Posts from the “Albums” Category
The Idelsohn Society is thrilled to announce that our latest album,Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations, will be released on September 14. Hear Johnny Mathis croon Yom Kippur songs and the Temptations groove out on “Fiddler on the Roof”. Also featuring Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, and others, …
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The remarkable Gregor Ehrlich cut this short piece which takes us back to one lazy day at the end of summer in which Arturo O’Farrill lead a cast of thousands in a recreation of Mazeltov, Mis Amigos. This snippet includes glimpses of Sway Machinery’s Jeremiah Lockwood, Arturo, and Irving Fields, who incidentally is celebrating …
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Ok. we are a little late on this one. In honor of Yom Kippur which took place last Monday, we proudly present this masterful rendition of the opening prayer Kol Nidre by none other than Mr. Johnny Mathis, who mastered Aramaic to add this tune to his 1958 release “Good Night, Dear Lord.” We played …
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Jody Rosen, great friend of the Idelsohn Society and the gent who put our Jewface CD together took Sophie Tucker back to where she belongs on Sunday–the front page of the New York Times Arts Section. Rosen’s brilliant feature on the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas” coincides with the release of a new anthology …
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“Shalom aleichem and buenas noches.” So began one of the most memorable nights in the history of the Idelsohn Society.
After months of planning and rehearsal, the Idelsohn Society brought the 1961 album Mazel Tov Mis Amigos— a collection of Yiddish theater tunes gone Latin– back to vibrant life on the esteemed stage of …
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