Neshamah

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Neshamah
Studio album by Tim Sparks
Released	August 17, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Klezmer, world, jazz
Length	49:26
Label	Tzadik
Producer	Tim Sparks John Zorn (Executive producer)
Professional reviews
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Tim Sparks chronology
One String Leads To Another Neshamah (1999) Tanz (2000)

Neshamah (Songs from the Jewish Diaspora), (or simply Neshamah) is the title of the first solo recording by American guitarist Tim Sparks on the Tzadik Records label. "Neshamah" means "soul."

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Baal Shem Tov's Melody" – 3:21
2. "Hamisha Asar" (Flory Jagoda) – 4:54
3. "Odessa Mama (Odesa Mame)" – 3:09
4. "Skrip, Klezmerl Skripe" – 3:48
5. "Los Caminos de Sirkeci" – 2:59
6. "Kad Jawajuni" – 4:42
7. "A Hora Mit Tzibeles" (Naftule Brandwein) – 3:34
8. "Viva Orduena" – 2:57
9. "Quando el Rey Nimrod" – 3:49
10. "A Leybedike Honga" – 2:13
11. "The Shoemaker's Melody" – 2:50
12. "Freylich" – 3:53
13. "Sholem Aleichem" – 2:08
14. "Naftule Spielt Far Dem Rebin" (Naftule Brandwein) – 2:40
15. "Addio Querida" – 2:49

[edit] Personnel

• Tim Sparks – guitar

[edit] Production notes

• Produced by Tim Sparks
• Executive producer: John Zorn
• Associate producer: Kazunori Sugiyama
• Recorded by Rod Volker
• Mastered by Alan Tucker
• Design by Hueng-Hueng Chin