Hebrew National Kosher Classics (1996)

About this title: The Hebrew National food company and RCA team up for this very enjoyable collection of classic Jewish sides recorded between 1952-1969. From Broadway, there's, of course, a few numbers from Fiddler on the Roof, including Zero Mostel's take on "Tradition" and Perry Como's version of "Sunrise, Sunset." Jerry Herman's musical romance about two middle-aged Americans in Israel, Milk and Honey, also gets a few turns here, including "Independence Day Hora" and "Shalom." And from the world of film, we have some songs featured in French director Claude Berri's 1969 comedy of manners, Marry Me, Marry ... read more

Tracks:

1. Coney Island [Kroll/Basse]
2. Mazel Tov [Traditional]
3. Tradition [Bock/Harnick]
4. Mein Shtetele Belz [My Little Town Belz] [Olshanetsky]
5. Bei Mir Bist du Schön [Seconda/Jacobs/Cahn]
6. Milk and Honey [Herman]
7. Channa from Havanna [Kroll/Basse]
8. Sunrise, Sunset [Bock/Harnick]
9. If I Were a Rich Man [Bock/Harnick]
10. My Yiddishe Momme [Yellen/Pollack]
11. Independence Day Hora [Herman]
12. Makin' Whoopee [Kahn/Donaldson]
13. Shalom [Herman]
14. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena [Grossman/Miron/Pari]
15. Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) [Burkhard/Parsons/Tu]
16. Wheel of Fortune [Benjamin/Weiss]
17. Kiss of Chaya [Fuchs]
18. Medley: Ritual Dance/Hava Nagila/Shalom Aleichem [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.