Dave Tarras - Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956
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Artist: Dave TarrasEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-02-19
Music Label: Yazoo
Soundtracks:
- Unzer Toirele - Dave Tarras/Abe Schwartz Orchestra
- Yiddisher March - Dave Tarras/Joseph Cherniavsky's Yiddish-American Jazz Band
- Good Luck - Dave Tarras/Lou Lockett's Orchestra
- Polka 'Strelotchek' - Dave Tarras/Russkyj Orkestr 'Moskva'
- Chasidic In America - Dave Tarras/Moishe Oysher/Florence Weiss
- A Yid Bin Ich Geboiren - Dave Tarras/Michl Michalesco
- Dem Monastrichter Rebin's Chosid'l - Dave Tarras/Abe Schwartz Orchestra
- Hopkele - Dave Tarras/Seymour Rechtzeit
- Bridegroom Special - Dave Tarras/Yiddish Swing Orchestra
- Die Goldene Chasene - Dave Tarras/Abe Ellstein Orchestra
- Pas D'Espan - Dave Tarras/Russkyj Orkestr 'Moskva'
- Mazel In Liebe - Dave Tarras/Alexander Olshanetsky Orchestra
- A Vaibele A Tsnien - Dave Tarras/The Bagelman Sisters
- Zum Gali Gali - Dave Tarras/Yiddish Swingtette
- Die Reize Nuch Amerika - Dave Tarras/Abe Schwartz Orchestra
- Branas Hassene - Dave Tarras Trio
- Kinos, Tkios Un Ashrei - Dave Tarras/Boibriker Kapelle
- What Can You Mach? S'is America - Dave Tarras/Aaron Lebedeff
- Oriental Hora - Dave Tarras/Yiddish Swingtette
- Second Avenue Square Dance - Dave Tarras/Abe Ellstein Orchestra
- Freilachs - Dave Tarras/Lou Lockett's Orchestra
- Dayeynu - Dave Tarras/Yiddish Swingtette
- Rumanian Fantasy - Dave Tarras/Tantz Orchestra
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Music Review: Master of Klezmer Clarinet
Rating: 5 Stars
In many ways, this magnificent CD picks up where Arhoolie's "Klezmer Music - Early Yiddish Instrumental Music - The First Recordings: 1908-1927" left off, at least in regard to the Ashkenazi Jewish musicians who had relocated from eastern Europe to America during the early 1900s. Born in Ukraine in 1897, clarinetist Dave Tarras (standing second from left in the cover photo above) was an important part of this migration of klezmorim and by 1921 had settled in New York City. Despite his immense talent, it seems as though he more frequently recorded as a sideman than under his own name, at least judging by the selections featured on "Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956." Nevertheless, Tarras' clarinet work (he was proficient on balalaika and saxophone as well) tends to stand out, even when he was surrounded by other skilled musicians and singers.
What ultimately set him apart from other klezmorim of his era, including his rival and fellow clarinet player Naftule Brandwine, was his occasional incorporation of jazz into his performances, which can clearly be heard on some of the tracks included in this retrospective. In this sense, Tarras can be viewed as something of a missing link between more traditional klezmer performers (e.g. Abe Schwartz and the aforementioned Brandwine) and Jewish jazz musicians like Benny Goodman, who was one of the most important figures in the development of swing during the 1930s. Indeed, the listener will find that tracks such as "Good Luck," "Bridegroom Special," "A Vaiblele a Tsnien," "Zum Gali Gali," "Freilachs," and "Dayeynu" contain significant elements of that particular style of jazz added to the mix, which foreshadows some of the musical fusion that would take place during subsequent decades. "A Vaiblele a Tsnien" is especially interesting as it features the vocals of Clara and Minnie Bagelman, who would later achieve fame as the Barry Sisters.
What helps make this collection so compelling is the fact that it presents Tarras with many different aggregations and in many different settings. In addition to the aforementioned swing-like material, there are instrumentals more typical of early American klezmer from the 1920s ("Unzer Toirele," "Yiddisher March," "Polka 'Strelotchek'," "Dem Monastrishter Rebin's Chosid'l," "Pas D'Espan," "Mazel in Liebe," "Die Reize Nuch Amerika," "Kinos, Tkios un Ashrei"), sides featuring vocalists ("A Yid Bin Ich Geboiren," "Hopkele," "What Can You Mach? S'is America"), and later recordings from the 1940s and 1950s that hearken back to earlier times ("Die Goldene Chasene," "Branas Hassene," "Oriental Hora," "Second Avenue Square Dance," "Rumanian Fantasy"). The last-mentioned title is noteworthy as it is a seven-and-a-half minute piece divided into three sections that originally appeared on Tarras' 1956 LP for Epic, Tantz! Although nearly everything else is sourced from original 78s, many of the swing-influenced numbers listed in the previous paragraph come from transcriptions of radio shows such as Yiddish Melodies in Swing. The announcers and radio spots are often nearly as interesting as the music and provide a fascinating glimpse into an almost completely forgotten world. Although sandwiched between a commercial for a New York clothiers' association, "Chasidic in America" is a fantastic vocal duet by Moishe Oysher and Florence White on which Tarras and other musicians provide the instrumental backing. Can't understand the announcer's spiel in Yiddish? Not to worry since Henry Sapoznik's superb booklet notes not only provide a translation but an engrossing biography of Dave Tarras as well.
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