One String Leads to Another

Tim Sparks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Acoustic Music
• ASIN: B00002Z782
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,171 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. L' étoile de Mer

2. Waltz With a Mermaid

3. Cornbread and Baklava

4. La Soledad

5. Mr. Marques

6. Eu So Quero Em Xodo

7. Elergy for Max

8. Trap Hill Breakdown

9. One String Leads to Another

10. Pata Negra

11. The Amsterdam Cakewalk

12. A Lucky Hand

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is going on here?, September 23, 2001

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Mr Joseph Jay Stern (Franklin Square, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One String Leads to Another (Audio CD)

This CD is a solid effort of high recording quality by a creative and skilled musician. It shows technical mastery, a fluid vocabulary of sounds, and is also held together thoughtfully by a clear set of musical ideas.

What I wanted to point out, though, is that some of the other reviews here are a damning indictment of guitar-only enthuiasts, who seem not to be able to resist pretentiously substituting their own hero-worship for fair and open-minded evaluation, and who believe, absurdly, that there are standards of absolute quality in music. They seems to think that there are only so many kudos to go around, and that praise for some must be accompanied by ridicule for others. No wonder so many appreciators of music turn a cold shoulder to the cult of guitar-worship (often at the expense of well-deserved appreciation for the fine guitarist over whom they insult each other).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb showcase for the acoustic guitar., May 4, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One String Leads to Another (Audio CD)

German based Acoustic Music Records offers a number of superb releases showcasing the music of the acoustic guitar. One of their newest and best is Tim Spark's One String Leads To Another featuring L'etoile de Mer (3:26); Waltz with a Marmaid (2:51); Cornbread and Baklava (5:35); La Soledad (4:02); Mr. Marques (3:30); Eu So Quero Em Xodo (8:35); Elegy for Max (2:56); Trap Hill Breakdown (3:57); One String Leads to Another (2:19); Pata Negra (4:44); The Amsterdam Cakewalk (3:45); and A Lucky Hand (2:32). All of these outstanding pieces were composed by Tim Sparks with the exception of Eu So Quero Em Xodo which was composed by Anastacia Dominguinhos. Total Time 48:12

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Marvelous Solo Acoustic Guitar Talent, April 20, 2000

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One String Leads to Another (Audio CD)

So much music, so little time (and money to spend on it!), but when I read a blurb in a recent issue of Goldmine that Leo Kottke was a big fan of Tim Sparks I needed no further introduction. I immediately ordered this CD. I was not disappointed.

This all-instrumental and mostly solo acoustic recording (Dean Magraw provides second guitar on "Eu So Quero Em Xodo") serves up 11 Sparks' originals (the duet is the only non-original tune). Sparks incorporates a number of influences in his fingerpicking: country blues ("Mr. Marques"), Brazilian ("Pata Negra"), Italian ("A Lucky Hand") and Turkish ("Athe Amsterdam Cakewalk").

Sparks' fingerstyle playing is relaxing and introspective without resorting to new age noodling. If you like artists like William Ackerman, Alex de Grassi, Leo Kottke or Adrian Legg, Tim Sparks is a guitarist worth checking out RECOMMENDED