John zorn roberto rodriguez aguares, book of angels vol 23 duration. Pat metheny, abbagliato dai risultati dei volumi precedenti, chiede a zorn di partecipare al progetto. One of my favorite jazz albums of the 2000s, not just in this series. For one of the last installments, zorn turns to autoryno, a wild power trio of three paris punk rockers and one of the most powerful bands in the french rock scene. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial john zorn flaga. The masada pieces were written using the jewish scales, which lends a sort of middle eastern meets eastern european sound to the pieces. The later volumes of john zorns book of angels series have included some impressive albums by large ensembles and this, the twentysixth, follows naturally. John zorn born september 2, 1953 is an american composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multiinstrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music. For one of the last cds in the book of angels series zorn has put together an astonishing allstar piano trio featuring three of the most powerful and respected musicians in the jazznew music scene. Cerberus book of angels volume 26 one of my personal favorite albums in the book of angels, cerberus, by the highoctane spike orchestra, embodies the adventurous spirit of masada by presenting zorn s radical jewish music in a bigband format.
Its a welcome and compelling idea that he decided to reform his stellar masada quintet for the occasion sort of. The music here is all from john zorns masada book two, book of angels volume 26. In the final months of 2004, john zorn wrote over 300 new tunes for his popular masada project, and he now initiates a new series of recordings featuring the best players out of the burgeoning masada family in dynamic units performing compositions from masada book twothe book of angels. What you hear on tzadik is the artists vision undiluted. Book of angels volume 12 is an album by the masada quintet featuring joe lovano performing compositions from john zorn s masada book two. Led by composers sam eastmond and nikki franklin, the spike orchestra is a large ensemble that draws on a wide range of influences including duke ellington, frank zappa, carl stalling, zorn and more. At the end of 2004, john zorn wrote 300 yes, that is 300 songs for his masada project, each song named after an angel. But in the last few years, hes tapped into a buoyant, almost gentle lyricism while still sounding distinctively zorn. Once again, the band brings its genrebending skills to bear on these wonderful tracks. Their third cd for tzadik presents tunes from the classic book of angels in a heavy rock. Book of angels, vols 24 26 the free jazz collective.
With the twentythird installment of the book of angels, cubanamerican roberto rodriguez interprets the music of john zorn through the lens of his cultural background. In the final months of 2004, john zorn wrote over 300 new tunes for. This site chronicles the recorded output of john zorn. On the torment of saints, the casting of spells and. American saxophonist and composer, born 2 september 1953 in new york city, usa. In addition to the rhythm section of joey baron and greg cohen, trumpeter dave douglas, and pianist uri caine, zorn enlisted tenor sax giant joe lovano to replace him on all but one cut where he. Though zorn and metheny are of similar age and both came to prominence in the late 1970s and have long admired each others music, tap is the first collaboration between the artists.
Avantgarde composer, saxophonist, film soundtracker, and musical gadfly who has collaborated with countless artists. Performing thirteen new compositions from zorn s legendary book of angels, these three brilliant musicians, under the baton of the composer himself present a varied program of delicate lyricism, poignant ballads and driving blasts of energy. Book of angels volume 15 is an album by the ben goldberg quartet performing compositions from john zorns second masada book, the book of angels. The album was released simultaneously on tzadik records and nonesuch records. With 27 volumes already released, zorn s completely outdone himself, taking some of the most notable. This album is the first collaboration between the two artists, considered among their generations most innovative musicians. A moody and evocative book of spiritual music passionately performed by the remarkable acoustic guitar trio of bill frisell, julian lage and gyan riley, whose previous cd for tzadik nove cantici per francesco dassisi was universally acclaimed as one of zorn s most beautiful recent projects. The man could have sat on his laurels after the 90s. In lambethvisions from the walled garden of william blake. This is a fan site not affiliated with tzadik or john zorn. Stolas is the 12th volume in john zorn s book of angels series of compositions. Their third cd for tzadik presents tunes from the classic book of angels in a heavy rock context.
Book of angels volume 2 is an album by the masada string trio performing compositions from john zorn s second masada book, the book of angels. Nonesuch records and tzadik simultaneously release guitarist pat methenys recording of john zorns tap. Apr 14, 2016 now the pianist, exploring john zorn s masada songbook two, offers up book of angels, volume 27. From fullon swing to distinctively middleeastern rhythms, they cover a wide gamut of styles. The book of angels volume 26 by the spike orchestra. Arrangers sam eastmond and nikki franklin are back with the latest release from the spike orchestra, this time on the legendary tzadik label. Nonesuch records and tzadik simultaneously release guitarist pat methenys recording of john zorn s tap. Cerberus showcases their arrangements of john zorns masada project, book of angels volume 26, intended by its composer. After 12 years and 28 cds, the book of angels project is drawing towards completion. By lee rice epstein with the increasing attention on john zorn s classicallyoriented output, its a little too easy to overlook his massive book of angels project. He owns the tzadik record label and has worked with a large number of experimental musicians, particularly in improvised music, modern classical music and jazz, though he has produced music in most styles.
Abraxas et autoryno play the music of john zorn, laeronef, lille, 26 novembre. Home page of the large ensemble led by sam eastmond tzadik label artists and part of john zorn s masada books masada book two. Home page of john zorn resource, an other not classifiable artist from new york city. John zorn resource, an other not classifiable artist from new york city. His music has long stressed wit and beauty as much as squeals and hollers. Dekoboko hajime, rav tzizit is an american avantgarde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist. Book of angels volume 7 is an album by marc ribot performing compositions from john zorns second masada book, the book of angels. Mary halvorson plays masada book of angels, the stone, 3 fevrier 2018. Led by composers sam eastmond and nikki franklin, the spike orchestra is a large ensemble that draws on a wide range of influences including duke ellington, frank zappa, carl stalling, zorn. From one perspective, there have been a handful of bigband masada projects throughout the book of angels series.
Book of angels volume 20 is an album by guitarist pat metheny performing compositions from john zorn s masada book two. With the increasing attention on john zorns classicallyoriented output, its a little too easy to overlook his massive book of angels project. This is the first known recording by the masada quintet. John zorn appears on over 400 recordings as a composer or performer. Book of angels volume 27 is an album by pianist craig taborn, bassist christian mcbride and drummer tyshawn sorey which was released in 2016 on john zorn s tzadik records as part of the zorn s book of angels series. Flaga, a set thatalong with chantsestablishes craig taborn as a top level leader of the dynamic, modernistic piano trio outings. John zorn s naked city the marquee club, new york city, ny, 19920409 proshot. Hanging in the cosmic tree by benjamin malkin february 2015 pt. The spike orchestra cerberus, the book of angels, vol. Book of angels volume is an album by the vocal group mycale performing compositions from john zorns second masada book, the book of angels. A moody and evocative book of spiritual music passionately performed by the remarkable acoustic guitar trio of bill frisell, julian lage and gyan riley, whose previous cd for tzadik nove cantici per francesco dassisi was universally acclaimed as one of zorns most beautiful recent projects. Book of angels volume 26 tzadik, 2015 great big band album.
In 2004, john zorn wrote over 300 tunes for his masada project and cerburus is from masada book 2. This is a selection of recordings released under his name, bands he wasis part of, collaborations with other musicians, and significant albums to which he has contributed. These compositions offer metheny something that hes seldom been able to take advantage of. The book of angels volume 26 is a music studio album recording by john zorn rioavantprogprogressive rock released in 2015 on cd, lp vinyl andor. Its being released simultaneously on both nonesuch and tzadik. Cerberus is the latest installment in the angels series part of the masada project orchestrated by john zorn with the considerable help of the deliriously talented spike orchestra. While hes regularly performed the works of other composers, he has seldom had the opportunity to so.
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