Jews with Horns


Jews With Horns is the third album by the American klezmer band the Klezmatics, released in 1995. It is the first album on which Matt Darriau performed, which led to his induction as a full member of the group. Marc Ribot is featured on the second track, "Fisherlid".

Critical reception

The Washington Post thought that "the Klezmatics are capable of the slow, lovely, horn-and-violin harmonies of the traditional 'Romanian Fantasy' or the exuberant Hasidic vocals of 'Nign'."
AllMusic wrote that "the fast numbers... are frenzied celebratory drinking songs—a true revival of the community spirit which spawned this eastern European brand of folk music."

Track listing

  1. Man in a Hat
  2. Fisherlid
  3. Khsidim tants
  4. Simkhes-toyre
  5. Romanian Fantasy
  6. Bulgars / The Kiss
  7. Nign
  8. Honga
  9. In Kampf
  10. Doyna
  11. Freyt aykh, yidlekh
  12. Kale bazetsn
  13. Heyser tartar-tants
  15. Overture

    Personnel

- trumpet, cornet, alto horn, piano, organ, vocals

Lorin Sklamberg - accordion, piano, lead vocals

Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals

David Licht - drums

David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals

Alicia Svigals - violin, vocals

Ray "Chinito" Diaz - guiro

Moxy Früvous - backing vocals

Matt Darriau - alto saxophone, backing vocals

Marc Ribot - electric guitar

Betty Silberman - backing vocals

Adrienne Cooper - vocals