Hanging in the cosmic tree by benjamin malkin february 2015 pt. Its being released simultaneously on both nonesuch and tzadik. Zorn is famously very community driven and no project in his oeuvre is more about community than the book of angels. The man could have sat on his laurels after the 90s. After 10 years of performing the first book, i thought maybe itd be nice to write some more tunes. Nie dziwi wiec fakt, ze do swojej stajni zaprosil ich john zorn. This album is the first collaboration between the two artists, considered among their generations most innovative musicians. John zorn the dreamers ipos book of angels volume 14 2010. John zorn has been at this book of angels project for 31 volumes spanning nearly thirteen years.
These compositions offer metheny something that hes seldom been able to take advantage of. Lucifer is yet another brilliant release from zorns book of angels one of the most consistent and compelling collections on tzadik. The album was released simultaneously on tzadik records and nonesuch records. But in the last few years, hes tapped into a buoyant, almost gentle lyricism while still sounding distinctively zorn. 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. Jz vinyl collectiona new limited edition vinyl series of select releases out of. Book of angels volume 20 is an album by guitarist pat metheny performing compositions from john zorn s masada book two. While hes regularly performed the works of other composers, he has seldom had the opportunity to so. John zorn book of angels marciac 2012 full show youtube.
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. Book of angels volume 30 john zorn garth knox and the saltarello trio duration. 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. Nonesuch records and tzadik simultaneously release guitarist pat methenys recording of john zorn s tap. John zorn masada string trio haborym book of angels. Sep 06, 2010 john zorns rep as the angry bad boy of the downtown avantgarde has always been a bit of a caricature. Lyrical and soulful, this is some of the most exciting and enjoyable chamber music you are ever likely to hear.
John zorn bar kokhba lucifer book of angels volume 10. The rain horse and the dreamers are superb records, and likewise lucifer, the latest entry in zorn s masada book ii. Ever curious, courageous and endlessly creative, virtuoso guitarist and musical mastermind pat metheny takes on john zorns masada songbook to create some of the most soulful and adventurous sounds yet heard in the book of angels series. Book of angels volume 14 is an album by the dreamers performing compositions from john zorns second masada book, the book of angels. His generosity is boundless and recently, when given a week long residency at the legendary village vanguard in greenwich village, nyc, he shared it with eleven artists from the book of angels, most of whom had never played there before he is doing so again in february, 2015. In 2004, zorn began composing the second masada book, the book of angels, resulting in an additional 316 compositions.
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