Songs of Our Fathers
by Andy Statman & David Grisman
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1995
- Label: Acoustic Disc
- Country: United States
- Length: 54:23
- Community rating: 4.1/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by David Grisman and famously recorded in a single all-night session beginning after Havdalah, 'Songs of Our Fathers' sets twelve traditional Jewish melodies, several of them more than a century old. The band pairs Grisman and Andy Statman with drummer Hal Blaine, bassist Edgar Meyer and guitarist Enrique Coria.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, traditional, virtuosic, improvisational, folk
Tracklist
- Shalom Aleichem (7:16)
- Chassidic Medley: Adir Hu/ Moshe Emes (4:11)
- Shomer Yisrael (6:04)
- Toska (3:41)
- Bashie's Bounce (2:57)
- Dovid Melech Yisrael (2:06)
- Shabbos Waltz (4:21)
- For The Sake Of My Brothers And Friends (5:53)
- Der Rebbe (3:57)
- Adon Olam (3:23)
- Kazatski (3:12)
- Shalom Aleichem (7:15)
Credits
- Andy Statman - primary artist, clarinet, mandocello, mandolin
- David Grisman - primary artist, mandola, mandolin, mandolin [octave]
- Edgar Meyer - arco bass
- Irene Sazer - viola, violin