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title: "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music, from the Old World to the Jazz Age to the Downtown Avant-Garde"
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# The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music, from the Old World to the Jazz Age to the Downtown Avant-Garde

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- **What is this?** The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music, from the Old World to the Jazz Age to the Downtown Avant-Garde by algonquin books
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## Customer Reviews

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    Five Stars
  

*by C***T on Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016*

An excellent introduction to the music and the people who make it.

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    The one to buy!
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2000*

I'm not entirely unbiased -- Seth has generously praised my most recent book -- but as someone who writes on Jewish music regularly for several papers, I can honestly say that this is the book on klezmer to start with.  Seth's ecumenical, eclectic taste and balanced view of the current scene  make him a superb tour guide for either a first-time visitor or an old  klezmer hand. As a working music journalist, he has interviewed all the key  figures in this music -- even the notoriously reclusive John Zorn -- and  clearly he has asked the right questions, because his chapters on recent  music are insightful and zesty. And the book's lengthy critical discography  makes it an indispensable guide for the listener and record buyer.

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    Spot-on klezmer music heads-up!
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2000*

Having helped kick-start the klezmer revival, I'm delighted to see for the first time a book that gets the story right. Seth Rogovoy's readable account brings to life the personalities, bands, and stylistic experiments  that shaped -- and continue to shape -- this hip, passionate, influential  genre. Rich in detail yet down to earth, "The Essential Klezmer"  will appeal, I think, to both the novice and the aficionado. The  discography alone makes this slim volume indispensible; it should be  required reading in any college course about klezmer music. (Disclosure: I  was interviewed for the book, but didn't see the manuscript until  publication.)

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