Tanz
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Label | Tzadik | |||
Producer | Tim Sparks John Zorn (executive producer) | |||
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Tanz is the second recording by American guitarist Tim Sparks on the Tzadik Records label, released in 2000. The word טאַנץ (tanz) is Yiddish for dance, cognate to the German word Tanz with the same meaning.
History
After the recording of traditional Jewish music arranged for solo guitar on
Tanz includes four arrangements of songs by
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat | (no rating)[4] |
Dirty Linen | (no rating)[5] |
Acoustic Guitar | (no rating)[6] |
Writing for
Commenting on the blend of styles used by Sparks, JazzTimes critic
Track listing
- "Wie Bist Die Gewesen Vor Prohibition?" (What Were You Doing During Prohibition?) (Naftule Brandwein) – 3:53
- "Min Khatrat" (Do Not Walk at Night) (Sham'a Avakam, Jewish-Yeminite trad.) – 4:16
- "Bolgarskii Zhok" (Bulgar Dance) (Rumanian trad.) – 3:25
- "Araber Tanz" (Naftule Brandwein) – 3:56
- "Dos Oybershte Fun Shtoysl" (The Most Conceited of All) (Yiddish trad.) – 4:53
- "Der Terk In America" (Naftule Brandwein) – 4:51
- "Fufzehn Yahr Fon Der Heim Awek" (Fifteen Years Away From Home) (Naftule Brandwein) – 3:26
- "Hila Wasa" (Karamanji Azdro, Judeo-Kurdish trad.) – 2:53
- "Aji Tu Yorma?" (Where Are You My Lover?) (Dagestan, Judeo-Azeri trad.) – 4:27
- "Tanst, Tanst Yidelekh" (Dance Little Yid) (Yiddish trad.) – 3:02
- "Gut Morgn" (Good Morning) (Yiddish trad.) – 2:22
- "Ayumati Te'Orer Ha-Yesheinim" (The Holy Presence Awakens the Sleepers) (Jewish-Yeminite Manakha trad.) – 2:47
- "La Rosa Enflorece" (The Rose in Bloom) (Anonymous, Balkan Sephardic trad) – 4:29
Personnel
- Tim Sparks – guitar
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
Production notes
- Produced by Tim Sparks
- Executive producer: John Zorn
- Associate producer: Kazunori Sugiyama
- Recorded by David Baker at Orange Music, NJ
- Mastered by Alan Tucker
- Design by Hueng-Hueng Chin
References
- ^ Kettlewell, Ben (April 2001). "Review: Tanz". Alternate Music Press.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Ferguson, Jim (April 2001). "Review: Tanz". JazzTimes.
- ^ Down Beat.
- ^ a b Comeau, Paul Emile (2001). "Review: Tanz". Dirty Linen.
- ^ a b Joyner, Gary (August 2001). "Review: Tanz". Acoustic Guitar.