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Run a Quick Search on "Jewface" Various Artists to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Jewface"Browse more products related to "Various Artists"Album DescriptionWhat did the dawn of American pop music sound like? The answer can be found on the new Reboot Stereophonic release Jewface, consisting of Jewish minstrel songs that took vaudeville stages by storm at the turn of the twentieth century. Composed by legendary tunesmiths like Irving Berlin and Gus Kahn, many of these songs made use of authentically Jewish musical motifs, fusing them with every Jewish stereotype under the sun. From "Under the Matzos Tree" to "I'm a Yiddish Cowboy," exploring the Jewface recordings reveals one of the dirty little secrets of American culture: some of the very first hit records were fiendishly catchy Jewish musical creations! All of these songs have been re mastered from cylinder recordings to create one of the most remarkable, and perhaps offensive, albums ever. Product NotesWhere popular music is concerned, most immigrant populations begin by looking back toward their homelands before developing styles that reflect their own take on the slow, arduous process of assimilation. Eastern European Jewish musicians had especially rich traditions to draw upon, although in the old country, professional players were often treated like social pariahs. But this began to change in the New World; many vaudeville and big band tunes evolved from klezmer tunes and owe as much to long-ago shtetl weddings as Tin Pan Alley. The cover says it all: "Jewface" is a wry reference to "blackface," yet another form of ethnic minstrelsy that is presently regarded as unspeakably un-PC. Recorded as early as 1905 and rescued from fragile wax cylinders and 78-rpm recordings, the tunes collected here are chock-full of Yiddish-inflected dialect pieces (comedian Jackie Mason is a modern descendant). They are often crudely, raucously funny, if one can get past the now-repugnant stereotypes. These ditties, which must have cheered up thousands of lonely newcomers, are heard in understandably antique yet remarkably clear sound. All are well worth the price of admission but Irving Kaufman's "My Yiddisha Mammy," which probably inspired Al Jolson, and "Becky Is Back in the Ballet," recorded by Fanny Brice in 1922, are both falling-on-the-floor, boffo numbers--in more ways than one! --Christina Roden If You Enjoy "Jewface (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Jewface (CD)" by Various ArtistsThere are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Jewish BestsellersReligious Music Bestselling Downloads
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