Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim in ensembles known as kapelye, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations. In the United States the genre evolved considerably as Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who arrived between 1880 and 1924, came into contact with American jazz. During the initial years after the klezmer revival of the 1970's, the American sub-variety was what most people knew as klezmer, although in the 21st century musicians began paying more attention to the original pre-jazz traditions as revivalists including Josh Horowitz, Yale Strom and Bob Cohen have spent years doing field research in Eastern/Central Europe. Additionally, later immigrants from the Soviet Union, such as German Goldenshtayn, took their surviving repertoires to the United States and Israel in the 1980's.
Compared with most other European folk-music styles, little is known about the history of klezmer music, and much of what is said about it remains uncertain. There is, however, a heavy influence of Romani music, since many Jews and Roma lived side by side in Europe.
1 –Bagelman Sisters With Abe Ellstein Orchestra A Vaibele A Tsnien
2 –Dave Tarras, Beresh Katz, Abe Schwartz Ch'sidishe Nigunim
3 –Naftuie Brandwein Das Teureste In Bukowina
4 –Alexander Olshanetsky, Aaron Lebedeff What Can You Mach ? S'is Amarica
5 –Brandwein Der Terk In America
6 –Jacob Hohhman, Kandel's Orchestra Doina And Hora
7 –Naftule Brandwein Freilicher Yontov
8 –Naftule Brandwein Freit Sich, Yiddelach
9 –Steiner Haneros Haluli
10 –Naftule Brandwein Heiser Bulgar
11 –Seymour Rechtzeit, Abe Ellstein Orchestra Hopkele
12 –Naftule Brandwein Kleine Princessin
13 –Ziganoff Koilen
14 –Naftule Brandwein Naftule Spielt Far Dem Rebin
15 –Russkyl Orchestra Moskva Pas D'espan
16 –Abe Schwartz Orchestra Sher
17 –Abe Schwartz Orchestra Unzer Toirele
18 –Yiddish Swing Orchestra Bridegroom Special
19 –Joseph Cherniasvksy Yiddish American Jazz Band Yiddisher March
20 –Abe Ellstein Orchestra Second Avenue Square Dance
