New-comer query re Beregovski

[Colin E. Ramirez <cer7q...>]

Hello group
I  wonder if any of you knowledgeable folks could address 
the following:  I am getting a bit more active in picking 
out repertoire for a local Klezmer group, and have been 
trying to use the latest edition of Beregovski, with it's 
CD, as a source. (I really enjoy the old style of Budowitz 
and Rubin et al) It's tough to use, especially trying to 
find correlation between recordings to listen to, and the 
written transcriptions, because of the "name problem" (lack 
thereof). But worse, there is not even indication of which 
"number" of the tune is relevant for the examples included 
on the book-associated CD, for most of the examples! Seems 
a bit of an editorial oversight... A shame in an otherwise 
great resource.
I wonder if any one who is highly familiar with the 
repertoire has already done the homework to correct these 
issues i.e. linked the examples on the CD with the 
transcriptions and/or found common "recorded as" names for 
the generically named tunes in the book?  I always love to 
listen to as many examples as possible for stylistic 
possibilities and nuance before plunging in to the bare 
bones notes. The tape that accompanied H.S.'s "Compleat 
Klezmer" was/is a wonderful resource for this. The variety 
of names and even spellings under which tunes are recorded 
makes life complicated (as well as interesting)... I wonder 
if someday some compulsive organizer will do a database of 
recorded Klez tunes like some of the Irish/old time gang 
has done. I've not yet been to Klez Camp... has any such 
emerged out of that?
Much thanks for any idea,s from this mandolin/tenor 
banjo/wooden flute player, Cuban/Jewish heritage 
Irish/Contra/baroque player, who finally heard the question 
"ain't you people got any of yer own music?" and glad of it!

Colin
cer7q (at) virginia(dot)edu

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