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Re: Kramtweis?
- From: David Brown <dmvb...>
- Subject: Re: Kramtweis?
- Date: Sat 31 Dec 1994 23.00 (GMT)
maxwellst (at) aol(dot)com (Maxwell St) wrote:
> All I know about Itzikl Kramtweis is that he recorded a tune called "Baym
> Rebn in Palestina," I think in 1929. His style (drunken, joyous,
> technically brilliant) and this piece are so archetypical of the
> American-klezmer fusion that this track has been played and recorded by
> virtually all the contemporary klezmer bands. Get in touch with YIVO in
> New York for more info from their musical archives.
> Lori Lippitz
Lori, didn't he write "Kramtweiss Steps out?