Big Kibosh

New Orleans Klezmer All Stars | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000DTL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,077 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Folk > Jewish & Yiddish Music

Track Listings

1. The Wake Up Call

2. A Viennese Freilach

3. Chaye!

4. Klip Klop

5. Lullaby

6. Di Zilberne Chasene (The Silver Wedding)

7. Transition To Buffet

8. Taking The Flower Arrangements Home After The Wedding

9. D'Bronx Tantz

10. Palestina

11. This One...

12. The Trio

13. ...Goes To Eleven

14. Bob's Birthday Song

15. Bweep, Bweep

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Klezmer Music!, February 24, 2001

By 

celia (baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Kibosh (Audio CD)

When I was looking for something new at Best Buy, I had to sift through a ton of unoriginal, cookie-cutter mainstream trash before I got to the Folk section. But that's another story. I picked up "The Big Kibosh" not knowing what kind of music it was, i just thought the cover was interesting. Well, i was pleasantly surprised-accordions have never sounded as good as this before! I do like that they have an accordion; some bands choose to go without one, and that can be good too, but this accordionist is accomplished beyond belief! They start out on the right, upbeat, crazy note with the spirit-lifting "Wake-up Call", which puts you in the mood for the wonderful craziness that pervades the rest of the CD, stopping only for "transition to buffet" and picking right back up again. I would not recommend spinning this one when you are uptight, nervous or anxious, because the many different sounds, the fast pace and the ever-changing tempos and tunes sre not meant to calm you down. Some of the songs near the end of the CD give the impression that they were running low on inspiration, but just when you're about to skip back to the early tracks, on comes the spectacular violin-based "Bob's birthday song", where the phrasing is so vivid that you can just see the circus clowns serenading their friend Bob. "Bweep Bweep" could have been improved by stopping after 10 minutes, but it is a fantastic, catchy song. Overall, a fantastic intro to the wonderful world of klezmer music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible combination of innovative jazz and klezmer!!!, July 30, 1998

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[e-mail] (Huntington Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Kibosh (Audio CD)

This group has really got it together. They've managed to take klezmer music and combine it with innovative and exciting modern jazz rifts and style. The music also reflects they're New Orleans heritage which adds an additional element of complexity and excitement. This album is an absolute must for anyone who believes groups should not play to the lowest common denominator!!!!! Itzhak Perlman would add some real spice to his act with this group in tow!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites!, November 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Kibosh (Audio CD)

This ins't just a CD that contains Klezmer music, it contains Klezmer music and great songs, all well as wacky sounds. My dad showed it to me a lond time ago, and it was my first introduction to Kelzmer music. Now I'm looking foward to hearing their other CD.