Klezmer!: Jewish Music from Old World to Our World

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Summary: PLAY KLEZMER, PLAY!
Review: A delightful and informative romp through the footstomping, handclapping world of Klezmer music that's perfect for both experts and novices -- you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy klezmer and this book! Mazal Tov Henry Sapoznik!

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Summary: Great Book
Review: For a history of Yiddish instumental music in America this is the Book to get. Hank Snow(poznick) live's and breaths the music in the pages of this must have book.

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Summary: Henry Knows the beat of klezmer!
Review: For those who go to klez-kamp and those who don't.....this is a G-R-E-A-T book for the Klez-Fan

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Summary: Written from the heart...
Review: Mr. Sapoznik not only does an enviable job of painstakingly researching the history of Klezmer and its players, but brings his unique voice to telling the tale without placing himself above the remarkable story. This is not just a history of Jewish music, but the history of the American record industry and the birth of "popular" music as we know it today, recorded music in the hands of the average listener. Above all Mr. Sapoznik takes us on his own journey - influential names in Klezmer turn out to be members of his own family - and his expertise is a heritage well-lived. An absorbing subject and a wonderful book. Even if you know nothing about this music you owe it to yourself to read it.

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Summary: He's got me until the end
Review: The first three-fourths of this book are a fascinating cultural history of a style of music I love but know little about, and I found it all extremely enlightening. The last quarter of the book I frankly found a little self-serving, as it basically details Sapoznik's own career. Frankly, I kinda felt he was bragging a bit.

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Summary: He's got me until the end
Review: The first three-fourths of this book are a fascinating cultural history of a style of music I love but know little about, and I found it all extremely enlightening. The last quarter of the book I frankly found a little self-serving, as it basically details Sapoznik's own career. Frankly, I kinda felt he was bragging a bit.