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Liner
Notes
Produced by Tim Sparks
Executive Producer - John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded by Rod Volker, 1999
Mastered by Alan Tucker at Foothill
Digital, NYC
Design - Heung-Heung Chin
Tim Sparks plays a 1954 Martin 00-17 with
John Pearse Strings and B-Bands Pickup
Thanks to Robert Freedman and the Yiddish
Song database, Gitta Hartman of the Beth
Hatefutsoth Museum of the Jewish Diaspora,
Flory Iagoda, Tata Records and Duck Baker,
who introduced me to John Zorn. I am
especially indebted to Maury Bernstein,
who first mentioned me in ethnic music of
every imaginable variety, Mark Stillman,
who taught me how to play in odd-meter
Eastern European styles, Sima Shumelovsky,
a great entertainer who immigrated from
Russia to St. Paul whom I've had the
opportunity to accompany.
A special thanks to David Harris who,
along with Judith Brin Ingber and Mick
Labriola, members of Voices of Sepharad,
has schooled me in the Sephardic
tradition. Were it not for my work with
these individuals, I wouldn't have a clue
when it comes to this music. Thanks also
to Rod Volker, the sound engineer who was
endlessly patient and tirelessly
optimistic while recording this CD in the
beginning of 1999. Most of all, I thank
John Zorn for challenging me and
encouraging me to follow my
imagination.
Tim Sparks, guitar
"It could have been worse, and there is no
limit to how much better." Sholem
Aleichem
ADDITIONAL
NOTES
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Track
list
- The Baal Shem Tov's Melody
(3:21)
- Hamisha Asar (4:54)
- Odessa Mama (Odesa Mame)
(3:09)
- Skrip, Klezmerl Skripe (3:48)
- Los Caminos de Sirkeci (2:59)
- Kad Jawajuni (4:42)
- A Hora Mit Tzibeles (3:34)
- Viva Orduena (2:57)
- Quando el Rey Nimrod (3:49)
- A Leybedike Honga (2:13)
- The Shoemaker's Melody (2:50)
- Freylich (3:53)
- Sholem Aleichem (2:08)
- Naftule Spielt Far Dem Rebin
(2:40)
- Addio Querida (2:49)
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