The Epstein Brothers Orchestra - Kings of Freylekh Land

66 minutes of American-Jewish musical and cultural experience of the past 100 years. Max Epstein ranks as one of the greatest klezmer clarinetists of this century. Max and his brothers are considered to have been innovators in the fields of Yiddish, klezmer and Hasidic music: They brought their knowledge as American dance band players to klezmer music, transforming the celebratory music of the Eastern European shtetl into an urban expression of North American Jewry.

Track listing:

1. Beresh Katz Bulgar
2. Mitzve Tants
3. Olshanetsky Medley
4. Hasidic Medley
5. Fotta-Poppa & Shtekelekh
6. Cabaret Songs & Gypsy Bulgar
7. Hora & Sirba
8. Epstein's Doina
9. Moskowitz' Sirba
10. Romanian Drinking Song & Kalarash
11. T'Khies Ha-Meysim (Resurrection of the Dead)
12. Keshenever Shtikele
13. Hungarian Melodies
14. Silkene Pajamas & Epstein Nign

personnel:

Max Epstein, clarinet in Bb
Julius Epstein, drums and percussion
William Epstein, trumpet and fluegelhorn
Danny Rubinstein, alto and tenor saxophone
Peter Sokolow, piano
Pat Merola, string bass