At the Rebbe's Table [SEP] performer
At the Rebbe's Table
At the Rebbe's Table is the third recording by guitarist Tim Sparks on the Tzadik Records label.
History.
Producer John Zorn combined Sparks with Masada alumni Greg Cohen and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista on Sparks' previous release "Tanz", and this time adds guitarist Marc Ribot on nylon-string guitar and Erik Friedlander on cello.
Reception.
"At the Rebbe's Table" received favorable reviews. Allmusic music critic Steven Loewy stated "Sparks treats the melodies respectfully as serious
the rebbe of Ger. When he visited Ger, he was called by his first name and refused to sit at the Rebbe's top table, an honour reserved for visitors of note.
As Rabbi Ziemba grew up in Warsaw, he gained a reputation as a formidable "Talmid Chacham" (scholar) and dazzling genius. He maintained a unique correspondence with the Gaon of Rogatchov, a fiery individual not known for his tolerance of mediocrity, nor tolerance of younger students.
At the age of eighteen, Rabbi Ziemba