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Re: question about Ray Musiker
- From: Peter Rushefsky <rushefsky_p...>
- Subject: Re: question about Ray Musiker
- Date: Wed 20 Dec 2000 17.07 (GMT)
Does anyone know of any plans to rerelease Tanz! ?
>>> Bill Barabash 12/20 12:00 PM >>>
>I have a question concerning Ray Musiker: is his music available on
>CD's?
>I know that there is a cassette from 1991 titled "Ray Musiker & the
>NuKlez Quartet: Matai? When?". He also appears on the compilation album
>"Klezmer Music: A marriage of heaven and earth" together with the
>Klezmatics. Is there anything else out there from him?
I don't believe any of his recordings are available on CD other than
the set he recorded with the Klezmatics. There are a number of vinyl
LP recordings of his music, some of which you may be able to find:
[1] "TANZ! with Dave Tarras and Sam Musiker" (Epic LM 3219 [1956]).
Ray is the third woodwind player on this *great* album.
[2] "Tzena Tzena, Hava Nagila and Other Jewish Wedding Dances" (Audio
Fidelity AFLP 2114 [1963]). Ray's playing on this album is a
bit over-rehearsed and wooden.
[3] "Jewish Dance Hits" by Bobby Silver and His Orchestra [featuring
Ray Musiker] (Cameo SC-1049 [1963]). Ray's playing on this album
is spontaneous, straight from the heart, brilliant. A real gem.
[4] "New York Klezmer Ensemble" (M.A. Productions M.A. 500 [1982]).
This one may still be available on casette. I like it very much,
expecially the soulful "Kale Bazetsn & Processional" that Ray
plays as a duet with his son, pianist Lee Musiker.
Good luck.
-- Bill B.
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