Theodore Bikel - While I'm Here (CD)

Theodore Bikel - While I'm Here - While I'm Here is a 2-CD celebration of the late Theodore Bikel, the legendary Austrian-born, American artist whose 70-plus-year career encompassed stage and film acting, songwriting and performance (folk and Broadway), with albums on Elektra, Reprise, and other labels. Known for his talent and stamina, he played Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof in over 2000 performances. Along with co-founding the Newport Folk Festival and mentoring generations of younger folk artists such as Judy Collins and Peter Yarrow, Bikel was a passionate human rights advocate, labor leader, Jewish activist and supporter of Israel. - Disc one is entirely spoken word and is dedicated to Bikel's reflections and remembrances of his rich and eventful life. Disc two is a 17-song career musical retrospective spanning his early work through his last recordings made during his 90th birthday concert in 2014 at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Name Bikel
2. Head Goy
3. Judaism
4. Social Justice
5. Grandma and the Books
6. Palestine
7. First Acting Job
8. London
9. Coming to America
10. The Sound of Music
11. Return to Austria
12. Yiddish
13. Love at 90
14. Life Wisdom
15. Use Your Voice
16. When I'm Gone

Disc: 2

1. Wasn't That a Mighty Day?
2. Partizaner-Marsh (March of the Partisans)
3. Tsum Hemerl (The Hammer Song)
4. Dem Milners Trern (The Miller's Tears)
5. Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of the Roses)
6. Di Mizinke Oysgegebn (The Youngest Daughter Is Given Away)
7. Edelweiss
8. Pourquoi Je Chante (Why I Sing)
9. The Lady Is Waiting
10. Di Zun Vet Aruntergeyn (The Sun Will Be Setting)
11. Beryuzoviye Kalyechke (Emerald Rings)
12. Un Az Der Rebbi Tantz (And Then the Rabbi Danced)
13. Oh Freedom
14. Adios Grenada