Re: cantorial music by/for women

[Lori Cahan-Simon <lsimon...>]

The album is called _Shaindele Sings the Songs of her People_, M 613,
Orchestra and Chorus, Conducted by Abraham Ellstein, who had his hand in
all Yiddish music, it seems, for many decades.  It is from Margot Records,
at the time located at 242 W.36th St. NY, 18, NY, tel: 212-LO-3-3670.  It
was produced by Daniel Sloan, English narration by Zvee Schooler, who was
the voice of the "Gramm Meister" on the Jewish Forward Hour.  Arrangements
by Abraham Ellstein.  Miss Pearl Williams was Shaindele's manager at 170
Second Avenue in NYC, tel: 212 GR-7-3289.  I include the obsolete details
for historical interest.

The pieces are ROCHEL M'VAKOH AL BONEHO (David Roitman), 7:30; MEIN
STAITELE (Ellstein-Lillian) Metro Music, 5:30; TIHAIR RABBI YISHMAEL (Zavel
Kwartin [the FAMOUS cantor]), 6:33; (side 2) ANNENU (Mordecai Hershman),
7:40; ELI ELI (Traditional), 5:00; and AV HORACHAMIM (Mordecai Hershman),
7:22.

I'm guessing, by the hair, clothing, album style, and other recording
information that it was recorded around 1955-57.  I have no clue as to
where this might be available now, so if you find this or something else by
her, I would love to know.  My father used to tell me about her and her
extraordinary voice, listening to her on the Jewish/Yiddish radio stations
at home as a child and how she would fill the Atlantic City venues with
followers in the years of its heyday (pre-casino), so I was thrilled when I
found this album.

Does anyone know what the law is about recording an old album like this to
share it with others?

Lori


At 07:34 AM 09/03/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Lori,
>
>It sounds as though she's worth listening to.  On what recording can
>we hear her?
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lori Cahan-Simon <lsimon (at) SoftHome(dot)net>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:11 PM
>Subject: Re: cantorial music by/for women
>
>
>>Robert,
>>
>>I don't have exactly what you have in mind, but what about Shaindele
>(aka
>>Jean Gornisht) of Philadelphia, extremely popular woman cantor of 40
>or 50
>>years ago.  I guarantee you've never heard a voice like it before.
>Such
>>power, such emotional delivery!  The one recording I have verges on
>the
>>sentimental at times, but she has no equal IMHO!
>>
>>Lori
>>
>>At 11:29 AM 09/02/1999 PDT, you wrote:
>>>Does anyone have any suggestions of recorded pieces of particularly
>lyrical,
>>>pleasing liturgical music written _by_ contemporary women cantors
>and/or
>>>_for_ same--i.e., with women's voices in mind?  Any thoughts on what
>>>composing w/ women's voices in mind would entail?  Has anything
>(i.e., an
>>>article somewhere) been written about same?
>>>
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>>Lori Cahan-Simon
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