Two of the striking hallmarks of the Ray Charles Singers are the warmth, uncluttered togetherness of their singing and the light, translucent clarity which Ray Charles achieves with these beautifully trained performers.
Ray Charles has led his group on the Perry Como Show for many years as well as recording innumerable albums in his sweet, "soft" singing technique. The subtlety and delicate balance of their musical sound is a
perfect vehicle for the words and harmonies of The Song of Esther.
"The talents of two legendary artists have fused in the making of this recording, which heralds a new dimension in Jewish musical liturgy, and which is the first of its kind in magnitude and depth."
1. Introductions
2. Come Beloved!
3. Kindling Delights
4. Kindling The First Light
5. Praise ye The Lord
6. Hear O Israel
7. Psalm 124
8. O Daughter of Zion
9. May The Words
10. Blessed Art Thou
11. Proclaim Liberty
12. We Bow Our Head
13. On That Day
14. Rock of Ages
15. Benediction
PROCLAIM LIBERTY
D'Ror Yik'Ra
A Musical Service for the Sabbath of Chanukah
Music by:
ISSACHAR MIRON
Performed by:
NORMAN ATKINS, Cantor
The Choir of the Metropolitan Synagogue of New York
Under the Direction of:
MAURICE LEVINE
The above selections represent all parts of the Musical Service-Oratorio:
PROCLAIM LIBERTY.
Track 1:
Introduction
Track 2:
P'Nei Hanukah Ne'Kabela
Track 3:
Hanuka
Track 4:
Hanerot Halaku
Track 5:
Bar'Hu Et Hashem
Track 6:
Sh'Mayisrael
Track 7:
Lulei (Pslms 124:1)
Track 8:
Lama Bat Tsiyon
Track 9:
Yih'U Leratzon
Track 10:
Kiddush Le'Shabbat
Track 11:
Dror Yik'Ra
Track 12:
Va'Anahnu
Track 13:
Bayom Ahu
Track 14:
Maoz Tzur
Track 15:
Benediction
Track 16:
Amen
Track 17:
Shabbat Shalom Introduction
Track 18:
Shabbat Shalom - Work o' the Weavers
Track 18:
Shabbat Shalom Introduction
Track 19:
Shabbat Shalom - Work o' the Weavers
Track 20:
Alleluia - Work o' the Weavers
Track 21:
Tzena Tzena Tzena Tzena - Work o' the Weavers
THE EARTHQUAKERS
Music by:
ISSACHAR MIRON
Performed by:
THE EARTHQUAKERS,
a middle-of-the-road group with two trumpets, trombone, electric guitar, electric bass, rhythm section, utilizing Moog synthesizers and other electronic instruments, and alternate with whistling and background humming a la Baroque.
Track 1:
Whistling in the Sunshine - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 2:
Golden Apples of the Summer - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 3:
Never - Music and Lyrics by Issachar Miron
Track 4:
Dreaming Moonlight - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 5:
Frisco Polka - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 6:
Rocking the Cradle of the Lord - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 7:
Whirlwind of Love - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 8:
It's Funny - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 9:
Stormy Heart - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 10:
A Southern Happening - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 11:
Lunar Module - Music by Issachar Miron
Track 12:
Alibabas Nights - Music by Issachar Miron
KENNY KAREN
Sings Hebrew Songs by:
ISSACHAR MIRON
ISSACHAR MIRON and I met quite by chance when I was a fledgling studio singer at the impressionable age of eighteen. His art was challenging to me, his diversified abilities almost intimidating. Nevertheless, it was love at first sight. He would write and I would sing. He created and I interpreted. Over the entire course of my adult life! have been the student and ISSACHAR MIRON the teacher. But, as in any enduring relationship, there must exist the ability to both listen and to be listened to. Our friendship has evolved. Our mutual respect for one another's skills has been lovingly carved to fit this unique mold.
My life is richer, my heart is fuller, my understanding greater. My admiration and respect for ISSACHAR MIRON, the man and his music, is immeasurable. This grouping of songs, this loving retrospective is an appropriate tribute to a remarkable man and a remarkable friendship, KENNY KAREN.
PROFITS FROM THE SALE OF THIS RECORDING GO TO A "BIKEL - MIRON" SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
1. Let Redemption Come
1:29
2. Three Hours Flight
3:04
3. Sinai at Dawn
2:03
4. Jerusalem the Beautiful (Vocal)
3:43
5. Tel-Aviv Auntie
2:18
6. Let My People Go
2:44
7. Nye Bayussya
1:45
8. One More Time
4:20
9. Next Year in Jerusalem
1:50
10. Oh My Clumsy Heart
3:07
11. Our People Lives (Vocal)
2:48
12. Our People Lives (Instrumental)
2:48
13. Jerusalem the Beautiful (Instrumental)
3:45
A Historic Collectors Gem
recorded in Russian, Yiddish and Hebrew
SILENT NO MORE!
AM ISRAIL CHAI!
Brimming with Tears and Laughter
Sung by:
THEODORE BIKEL
Arranged, Conducted and with musical bridges by:
ISSACHAR MIRON
Produced by:
THELMA MOORE
Adapted from the original Zionist underground tapes from the USSR with new additional lyrics and narrations by THEODORE BIKEL (BMI), and with new additional music by ISSACHAR MIRON (ASCAP)
