Little Princess (album)
Little Princess | ||||
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Length | 49:12 | |||
Label | Tzadik | |||
Producer | Tim Sparks | |||
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Little Princess (subtitled Tim Sparks Plays Naftule Brandwein) is the eighth album by guitarist
History
Naftule Brandwein, a flamboyant clarinet player, helped bring klezmer to North America in the early 20th century. His 78 rpm records were long seen as a primary source of klezmer until 1997 when they were re-mastered and reissued. Having previously recorded a few Brandwein compositions on his earlier Tzadik Records releases, Sparks returned to the Brandwein repertoire for his fourth CD for Tzadik. He stated “I’m not trying to make a klezmer guitar record, but rather rethink Naftule Brandwein through my particular kind of prism. I found that by taking a klezmer tune by Naftule Brandwein and putting it in a flamenco key, the melody suddenly just slides off the fret board.”[1]
Bassist
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Minor 7th | (not rated)[7] |
Little Princess received consistently favorable reviews.
Mark Keresman of the
Music critic Kirk Albrecht singled out "A Bagel with Onions" as the highlighted track, writing "...where Sparks (playing solo here) begins with cascading fingerpicking, and lets the tune flow in and out, but never loses its sense of direction. If you like Klezmer, or think you might, "Little Princess" is a good listen. "[7]
In his review for
Acoustic Guitar named Little Princess as essential in their article "20 Years of Essential Acoustic Albums".[8]
Track listing
All songs by Naftule Brandwein. Arrangements by Tim Sparks, Greg Cohen, and Cyro Baptista.
- "The Rebbe's Hasid" (Dem Rebin's Chusid) – 5:04
- "Der Yid in Jerusalem" – 6:21
- "Oh Daddy, That's Good" (Oy Tate, S'is Gut) – 4:50
- "Little Princess" (Kleine Princessin) – 3:18
- "Nifty's Freylekh" – 4:45
- "A Few Bowls Terkish" (Turkishe Yalle Vey Uve) – 5:21
- "The Dearest in Bukovina" (Das Teureste in Bukowina) – 4:22
- "Leben Zol Palestina" – 5:38
- "Turkish Circle Dance" (Der Terkisher-Bulgar Tanz) – 4:37
- "A Bagel with Onions" (A Hora Mit Tzibeles) – 4:54
Personnel
- Tim Sparks – steel-string acoustic guitar
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
Production notes
- Tim Sparks – producer
- John Zorn – executive producer
- Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
- Marc Urselli – engineer, mixing
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Hueng-Hueng Chin – design
- Chryll Sparks – photography
- Tatjana Mesar – photography
References
- ^ Glinter, Ezra (August 2009). "Sparks Fly in the Brandwein: Classic Klezmer for Six Strings". The Forward.
- ^ a b "20 Years of Essential Acoustic Albums". Acoustic Guitar. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17.
- ^ a b Simon, Elliott (4 June 2010). "Little Princess > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ a b Keresman, Mark (August–September 1997). "Little Princess > Review". East Bay Express.
- ^ a b Canter, Andrea (July 2009). "Little Princess > Review". Jazz Police. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Minor 7th. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Acoustic Guitar Magazine. 20 Years of Essential Acoustic Albums. Archived 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2010.