[78-L] The Jewish Caruso

[Michael Biel]

I'm going to have to go to that shop next time I visit Leah in Brooklyn 
this fall.  That address is 15 minutes from her and  a few blocks from 
where my mother grew up and my grandparents had a delicatessen.   When  
I've driven thru there I never noticed a record shop.  My grandmother 
used to go to shul and often heard him sing.  When I was a kid I would 
play his records for her.  She took it personally that "her yussele" had 
been cheated by some moviemakers and caused his death. 

Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> Alas, he also adds newly recorded accompaniment to the original recordings.
>   

I haven't spotted any on the samples of Vol 3.  What tracks are you 
thinking of.  There are ten other Rosenblatt CDs, and I haven't checked 
any of the tracks on them.

> I immediately thought of those Caruso issues from the 30s that were hybrids.
>   

That's why I want to hear which tracks you think have added 
accompaniment.  I have the Pearl CD set of all of the Caruso overdubs, 
and some of them are pretty good. 
> His website is www.mostlymusic.com and you can hear samples. They are
> impressive.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>   
Brooklyn is a goldmine for things like this, especially in the Russian 
shops although the bargains are not like they were ten or even five 
years ago.  There have been a lot of Jewish reissues from Russia and 
prices used to be less than $3.. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com