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Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Volume 11 - For Terry Riley
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Volume 11 - For Terry Riley

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Performing on the 7,466 pipe Æolian-Skinner organ at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, one of the first American classic-style organs and among the largest church organs in the West, John Zorn continues his solo organ series with this tribute to Terry Riley in two extended improvisations, part of his 70th birthday celebration as part of Fred Barnes's concert series.

Terton (Belogenis / Dunn / Sawyer): Outer, Inner, Secret
Terton (Belogenis / Dunn / Sawyer):
Outer, Inner, Secret

(Tzadik -- USA )


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In Tibetan Buddhism a terton is a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or terma, an apt description of the masterful, exploratory free jazz heard in the New York City band Terton of Trevor Dunn on bass, Louie Belogenis on tenor & soprano saxophones and Ryan Sawyer on drums, in ten powerfully assertive studio improvisations.

Zorn, John (Medeski / Marsella / Hollenberg / Grohowski): Parrhesiastes
Zorn, John (Medeski / Marsella / Hollenberg / Grohowski):
Parrhesiastes

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The fifth album from John Zorn's Chaos Magic Ensemble of Brian Marsella on Fender Rhodes Piano, John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grochowski on drums and Matt Hollenberg on guitar, in three free flowing works that display Zorn's perceptive merging and the band's enormous skill, contrasting lyrical electric jazz with turbulent rock forms and disciplined contemporary structure.

Zorn, John (Frisell / Riley / Lage): Nothing Is As Real As Nothing
Zorn, John (Frisell / Riley / Lage):
Nothing Is As Real As Nothing

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The completion of John Zorn's second trilogy of albums performed by the extraordinarily masterful acoustic guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley and Julian Lage, here performing six intricate and lyrically graceful compositions dedicated to literary visionary Samuel Beckett; uniquely packaged in a clear imprinted sleeve.

Webber, Anna / Matt Mitchell: Capacious Aeration
Webber, Anna / Matt Mitchell:
Capacious Aeration

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Insanely virtuosic exchanges between two New York heavyweight improvisers--pianist Matt Mitchell and multi-wind player Anna Webber on tenor saxophone & flute--in three concise dialogs and two extended works, through twists and turns supporting each other in an equal exchange of expression that implies telepathic exchange of elegant lyricism or rapid-fire excitement.

Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Lage / Roeder / Smith): Homenaje A Remedios Varo
Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Lage / Roeder / Smith):
Homenaje A Remedios Varo

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Continuing his work with the Incerto quartet of Julian Lage on guitar, Brian Marsella on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass and Ches Smith on drums, the fourth album for the group from John Zorn's compositional pen explores the artwork of Spanish surrealist/irrealist painter María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo, whose life was influenced by Paris enlightenment and the terrors of war.

Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder): Full Fathom Five
Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder):
Full Fathom Five

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Zorn expands the canon for his lyrical jazz quartet Incerto of Brian Marsella on piano, Ches Smith on drums & Haitian Tanbou, Julian Lage on guitar and Jorge Roeder on bass, composing a suite of seven subtle and passionate nocturnes inspired by the night imagery of Shakespeare, merging jazz and chamber forms with a Downtown NY sensibility; gorgeous.

Zorn, John (Julian Lage / Gyan Riley): Quatrain
Zorn, John (Julian Lage / Gyan Riley):
Quatrain

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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Based on the influential 1929 novel by Welsh writer Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica, about the disturbing ordeal of four children captured by pirates on the sea, realized through John Zorn's compositions for two guitarist--Julian Lage and Gyan Riley--and expressed through a spectrum of tranquil and portentous passages of virtuosic playing.

Zorn, John / Bill Laswell: Memoria
Zorn, John / Bill Laswell:
Memoria

(Tzadik -- USA )


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A heartfelt tribute to three significant jazz innovators associated with the 1960's free jazz scene--Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, and Milford Graves--in one improvisation each from the long-running collaboration of alto saxophonist John Zorn and bassist Bill Laswell, contrasting Laswell's fx-expanded bass underpinnings with Zorn's emphatic and expressive playing.

Zorn, John (Lage / Marsella / Roeder / Smith): Multiplicities II
Zorn, John (Lage / Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
Multiplicities II

(Tzadik -- USA )


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A collection of twenty musical aphorisms inspired by the writings and thought of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), following Zorn's first Multiplicities volume performed by his electric jazz ensemble Chaos Magick, here in Volume 2 energetically performed by his acoustic Incerto ensemble of Brian Marsella on piano, Ches Smith on drums, Julian Lage on guitar & Jorge Roeder on bass.

Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith): The Fourth Way
Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
The Fourth Way

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Inspired by the writings of Russian philosopher, mystic and composer Georges Gurdjieff (1866-1949), John Zorn composes for his piano trio of Brian Marsella (piano), Ches Smith (drums) and Jorge Roeder (bass), their 3rd album after Suite for Piano and their quartet work with guitarist Julian Lage on Incerto; technically sophisticated and melodically compelling music; exceptional.

Zorn, John (Marsella / Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg): 444
Zorn, John (Marsella / Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg):
444

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The 4th release from the New York electric jazz quartet Chaos Magick of Brian Marsella on electric piano, John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums and Matt Hollenberg on electric guitar, playing the lyrical & passionate compositions of John Zorn, in eight tracks varying from rhythmically propulsive to contemplatively dream-like, with a little Chaos thrown in.

Zorn, John (w/ Lage / Roeder / Wollesen): New Masada Quartet, Volume Two
Zorn, John (w/ Lage / Roeder / Wollesen):
New Masada Quartet, Volume Two

(Tzadik -- USA )


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LOWER PRICE! Taking on another set of compositions from John Zorn's Masada Songbook, the New and electrified Masada quartet of Kenny Wollesen on drums, Julian Lage on guitar, Jorge Roeder on bass and Zorn himself on alto saxophone releases their second volume, seven melodically rich and intricate works that lead to incredible, often burning soloing and group interchange.

Zorn, John / Eugene Chadbourne: John Zorn's Olympiad Vol. 3 - Pops Plays Pops - Eugene Chadbourne Pl
Zorn, John / Eugene Chadbourne:
John Zorn's Olympiad Vol. 3 - Pops Plays Pops - Eugene Chadbourne Plays The Book Of Heads

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The third volume in John Zorn's "Olympiad" series is this solo performance in 2007 at the Kompo Cultural Center in Gyungee, Korea by Zorn associate and eccentrically eminent improviser Eugene Chadbourne, performing on electric and acoustic guitars as he interprets 15 compositions for improvisers from John Zorn's seminal 1976 series: The Book of Heads.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 10 - Bozar, Brussels [CD + DVD]
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 10 - Bozar, Brussels [CD + DVD]

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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A combination CD and DVD of John Zorn's improvisation on the powerful organ at Henri LeBoeuf Hall, Bozar in Brussels in a dramatic musical reading of the epic Faust legend, performed with classical soprano vocalist Barbara Hannigan, who improvises with Zorn for the first time, the film allowing listeners to view Zorn's unusual keyboard techniques in close proximity.

Zorn, John (w/ Marsella / Roeder / Smith / Lage): Incerto
Zorn, John (w/ Marsella / Roeder / Smith / Lage):
Incerto

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Bringing together John Zorn's trio from Suite for Piano (Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, Ches Smith) with guitarist Julian Lage, this new jazz quartet is a versatile and flexible unit capable of instantaneous changes in direction of genre or mood with virtuosic finesse and sensitivity, as Zorn's compositions explore concepts from Freud, Sartre, and the Uncertainty Principle.

Titan to Tachyons (Gates / Dunn / Grohowski / Hollenberg): Vonals
Titan to Tachyons (Gates / Dunn / Grohowski / Hollenberg):
Vonals

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Led by West Coast-based New Zealand guitarist Sally Gates, the 2nd album from this genre-blurring heavy improv band of original members Matt Hollenberg on the 6-string bass VI and Kenny Grohowski on drums, now officially a quartet with prior guest bassist Trevor Dunn a fourth member, here in 6 tracks that shred and weave intricate layers of jazz, rock, blues and metal.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 9 - Liber VII
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 9 - Liber VII

(Tzadik -- USA )


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John Zorn's extended solo organ improvisation at the 2022 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN performing on the Goulding & Wood seventy-rank organ at St. John's Cathedral, Zorn's performance inspired by Aleister Crowley's Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli and performed in a kind of trance state, as he traversed moods and mystery in a 44 minute journey of massive sound.

Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith): Suite for Piano
Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
Suite for Piano

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Blurring the lines between composed and improvised music, John Zorn's ten-part composition in his "Suite for Piano" was inspired in part by the Goldberg Variations and Schoenberg's solo piano music, set in the classic piano trio format and performed by extraordinary New York musicians and improvisers, Brian Marsella on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass, and Ches Smith on drums.

Zorn / Chadbourrne / Bradfield / Baker / Hutton: John Zorn's OIympiad - Vol. 2 Fencing 1978
Zorn / Chadbourrne / Bradfield / Baker / Hutton:
John Zorn's OIympiad - Vol. 2 Fencing 1978

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Two exceptional live performances of John Zorn's interactive "Fencing" concept leading free improv into unusual directions, from the early Downtown NY scene in 1978, first at Zorn's own loft in the trio of guitarists Eugene Chadbourne, Duck Baker and Randy Hutton; then at Bard College, in Kingston, NY with Zorn on multiple reeds, Chadbourne on guitar and Polly Bradfield on violin.

Mori, Ikue: Tracing The Magic
Mori, Ikue:
Tracing The Magic

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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A large work from Downtown New York improviser and innovator Ikue Mori, seven piece dedicated to women artists whose vision found them creating into their 80's & 90s, performed in an ensemble with Sylvie Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg, Zeena Parkins, Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, Erik Friedlander, David Watson, Makigami Koichi, Charmaine Lee & Sae Hashimoto.

Charming Hostess: The Ginzburg Geography
Charming Hostess:
The Ginzburg Geography

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $12.89    




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An examination of the lives and work of anti-fascist political activists Natalia and Leone Ginzburg during World War II, researched and developed by late vocalist and composer Jewlia Eisenberg, this album completed by her longtime collaborator Marika Hughes and performed with musicians including Nils Frykdahl, Darren Johnston, Dan Cantrell, &c.

Zorn, John Simulacrum: Spinoza
Zorn, John Simulacrum:
Spinoza

(Tzadik -- USA )


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John Zorn composes for, conducts and plays saxophone with his Simulacrum group with Kenny Grohowski on drums, Matt Hollenberg on guitar and John Medeski on organ & electric piano, a scorching band that combines Downtown NY jazz and metal forms as they explore the life and thoughts of Dutch 17th century Age of Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza.

Zorn, John (Frisell / Marsella / Medeski / Wollesen): Perchance To Dream
Zorn, John (Frisell / Marsella / Medeski / Wollesen):
Perchance To Dream

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Intended for late night listening, John Zorn's seven rich and evocative compositions are beautifully rendered by the Downtown New York quartet of Bill Frisell on guitar, Brian Marsella on piano & Fender Rhodes Piano, John Medeski on organ and Kenny Wollesen on drums & chimes, in an album to accompany a dream-like evening of reflective music.

Amba, Zoh (Amba / Thomas / Morgan / Baron w/ John Zorn): O, Sun
Amba, Zoh (Amba / Thomas / Morgan / Baron w/ John Zorn):
O, Sun

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Next generation tenor saxophonist Zoh Amba, a Tennessee transplant living in NYC who grew up playing with the mountains & forest of her native state, in her debut album with the quartet of pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Joey Barron, performing a mix of Amba compositions and collective improvisations, including one with John Zorn on alto sax.

Zorn, John (Bill Frisell / Julian Lage / Gyan Riley): A Garden of Forking Paths
Zorn, John (Bill Frisell / Julian Lage / Gyan Riley):
A Garden of Forking Paths

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The fifth set of compositions from John Zorn for the guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley, these works inspired by the short stories of Argentine philosopher and writer Jorge Luis Borges, each of the nine pieces drawing on elements of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass, world music and more, rendered impeccably by the masterful skills of all three guitarists.

Zorn, John / Bill Laswell: The Cleansing
Zorn, John / Bill Laswell:
The Cleansing

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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A series of duo improvisation between long-time Downtown NY collaborators, alto saxophonist John Zorn and electric bassist Bill Laswell, recorded in the studio during pandemic lockdown and the first return for Zorn to the saxophone after 15 months, in a uniquely thoughtful set of recordings named for artists including Brion Gysin, W.S. Burroughs, Alejandro Jodorowsky, &c.

Zorn, John: New Masada Quartet
Zorn, John:
New Masada Quartet

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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John Zorn remakes his Masada Quartet with the new quartet of Kenny Wollesen on drums, Julian Lage on guitar, Jorge Roeder on bass, and the leader and composer himself on alto saxophone, the band having honed the elements of the Masada Songbook through live performance in NYC since 2019, here captured in Bill Laswell's studio in 2021 for 8 lyrically ecstatic recordings.

Zorn, John: The Ninth Circle
Zorn, John:
The Ninth Circle

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Chaos Magick, composer John Zorn's quartet with Brian Marsella on Fender Rhodes, piano & Mellotron, John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums and Matt Hollenberg on guitar, merge contemporary classical with jazz, funk, rock, blues, film soundtrack, and noise improvisation on a journey of 9 compositional Cantos into Orpheus' ninth concentric Circle of Hell.

Okazaki, Miles / Trevor Dunn / Dan Weiss / John Zorn: Hive Mind
Okazaki, Miles / Trevor Dunn / Dan Weiss / John Zorn:
Hive Mind

(Tzadik -- USA )


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A new collective trio of New York luminaries from bassist Trevor Dunn, guitarist Miles Okazaki and drummer Dan Weiss, Okazaki and Weiss having collaborated in Weiss' own Large Ensemble and Dunn a part of Weiss' Starebaby, here in a set of unbridled and unorthodox collective improvisations, with alto saxophonist John Zorn joining the trio on two tracks.

Zorn, John: Meditations On The Tarot
Zorn, John:
Meditations On The Tarot

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The followup to John Zorns' 2019 CD The Hierophant, exploring the single Tarot card of the same name, this album performed by pianist Brian Marsella's Trio with Kenny Wollesen on drums and Trevor Dunn on bass, continues Zorn's exploration into the mystery of the occult through the remaining 13 cards, rendered as lyrical and sophisticated jazz compositions.

Medeski, John: Crawlspace
Medeski, John:
Crawlspace

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Music with "no restrictions, no guidelines, no imposed intention, no expectation" from keyboardist John Medeski, in an album that evolves static noise into rich and fascinating soundscapes, a blend of improvisation and composition using electric and acoustic keyboards, synthesizers, mellotron and early electronic gear, masterfully unfurled in riveting ways.

Zorn, John: Nostradamus: The Death of Satan
Zorn, John:
Nostradamus: The Death of Satan

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The Simulacrum trio of John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums and Matt Hollenberg on guitar, with prior releases Inferno, Unspeakable Depravity..., Beyond Good And Evil and Baphomet, continue composer John Zorn's investigation on the dark side of swinging jazz merged with rock & compositional attitudes, as he explores the written works of Antonin Artaud.

Zorn, John: Chaos Magick
Zorn, John:
Chaos Magick

(Tzadik -- USA )


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"Chaos Magick" is a contemporary magical practice based on the ideas of Austin Osman Spare, influencing the work of William Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, and Aleister Crowley, and here inspiring the compositions of John Zorn for his Simulacrum ensemble of Kenny Grohowski on drums & percussion, Matt Hollenberg on electric guitar, Brian Marsella on electric piano and John Medeski on organ.

Mori, Ikue / Brian Marsella / Sae Hashimoto: Archipelago X
Mori, Ikue / Brian Marsella / Sae Hashimoto:
Archipelago X

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $10.65    




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Part of Tzadik's Spectrum series, the Downtown NY trio of electroacoustic improviser and composer Ikue Mori, pianist Brian Marsella performing on electric keyboards and synths, and classical percussionist Sae Hashimoto on a wealth of marimbas, drums, bells, shakers and chimes, composed these intricately fascinating works by exchanging tracks composed in their home studios.

Riley, Gyan: Silver Lining
Riley, Gyan:
Silver Lining

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $10.65    




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Virtuoso guitarist and composer Gyan Riley, son of composer Terry Riley, in his second solo album on the Tzadik label, a brilliant collection of classical guitar works expanded with influences from minimalism, flamenco, bossa nova, and folk, nine pieces recorded during the pandemic lockdown for an album of intricate detail and reflective perseverance.

Zorn, John (Frisell / Riley / Lage): Teresa de Avila
Zorn, John (Frisell / Riley / Lage):
Teresa de Avila

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The third and final CD in composer John Zorn's trilogy inspired by historic figures of Christian mysticism, following works for Francesco d'Assisi and Julian of Norwich, these 10 pieces are conducted by Zorn and written specifically for the acoustic guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley; an album of breathtaking character and inspired playing.

Zorn, John (Gosling / Hashimoto / Roeder / Smith): Heaven and Earth Magick
Zorn, John (Gosling / Hashimoto / Roeder / Smith):
Heaven and Earth Magick

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Zorn's compositions on this album bridge the worlds of contemporary compositional and fully improvised jazz, Zorn conducting a quartet with Stephen Gosling's piano and Sae Hashimoto's vibraphone parts fully notated, while drummer Ches Smith and bassist Jorge Roeder provide an improvisational rhythm section, bringing to life these dynamic and lyrical works.

Haden, Petra (w/ John Zorn / Jesse Harris feat. the Julian Lage Trio): Songs For Petra [VINYL]
Haden, Petra (w/ John Zorn / Jesse Harris feat. the Julian Lage Trio):
Songs For Petra [VINYL]

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $32.95    




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The songwriting team of John Zorn and Jesse Harris, who worked together on Zorn's The Song Project, wrote these beautiful melodies & lyrics that merge elements of rock and jazz for singer Petra Haden, performed in a quintet with Jesse Harris on acoustic guitar, keys & background vocals, Kenny Wollesen on drums, percussion, Julian Lage on guitar, and Jorge Roeder on bass.

Zorn, John  Gnosis Quartet: Gnosis: The Inner Light
Zorn, John Gnosis Quartet:
Gnosis: The Inner Light

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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John Zorn's Gnostic Quartet of Bill Frisell on guitar, Carol Emanuel on harp, John Medeski on organ, piano & Fender Rhodes, and Kenny Wollesen on vibraphone perform Zorn's melodic compositions dedicated to one of Zorn's earliest mentors, Ennio Morricone, through nine compositions of "beautiful harmonies, a driving rhythmic pulse and stunning lyricism."

Red Fiction: Visions of the Void
Red Fiction:
Visions of the Void

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.45    




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Composer and guitarist Jason Schimme of Secret Chiefs 3 steps out on his own with a set of effusive and irresistible compositions for a large ensemble of primarily West Coast musicians, his works blending a wide variety of traditions and styles, from blues, jazz and surf rock to Balkan folk, shifting quickly within each piece in nimble and clever ways.

Zorn, John (Stephen Gosling): The Turner Etudes
Zorn, John (Stephen Gosling):
The Turner Etudes

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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A suite of short pieces for solo piano subtitled "Images and Impressions for Piano", composed by John Zorn and performed by frequent Zorn interpreter Stephen Gosling, the works inspired by the sketches of English painter J.M.W. Turner, embracing influences including Ligeti, Scriabin, Bach, Glass, Debussy, Bartok, Berio, Feldman, Xenakis, Schoenberg &c.

Zorn, John: Azoth
Zorn, John:
Azoth

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Two compositions by John Zorn for solo cello and two works for cello and rhythm section, performed by cellists Jay Campbell (JACK Quartet) and Michael Nicolas (Brooklyn Rider, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)), with drummer Ches Smith and bassist Jorge Roeder taking the rhythm chairs; exciting and innovative compositions in virtuoso performances.

I.P.Y. (Ikue Mori / Phew / YoshimiO): IPY
I.P.Y. (Ikue Mori / Phew / YoshimiO):
IPY

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $10.65    




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Bringing together three Japanese avant experimenters and improvisers — Ikue Mori (DNA, Downtown NY mainstay), YoshimiO (Boredoms, Saicobab and OOIOO) and Phew (Aunt Sally) — for a live performance at U.F.O. Club, in Tokyo in 2019, blurring the edges of experimentation, improvisation, and rock, an exciting and powerful first meeting for this trio.

Haden, Petra (w/ John Zorn / Jesse Harris feat. the Julian Lage Trio): Songs For Petra
Haden, Petra (w/ John Zorn / Jesse Harris feat. the Julian Lage Trio):
Songs For Petra

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The songwriting team of John Zorn and Jesse Harris, who worked together on Zorn's The Song Project, wrote these beautiful melodies & lyrics that merge elements of rock and jazz for singer Petra Haden, performed in a quintet with Jesse Harris on acoustic guitar, keys & background vocals, Kenny Wollesen on drums, percussion, Julian Lage on guitar, and Jorge Roeder on bass.

Zorn, John: Les Maudits
Zorn, John:
Les Maudits

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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An outrageous interpretation of Alfred Jarry's fictional character Ubu performed with with the International Contemporary Ensemble and core Downtown New York performers Ikue Mori, Ches Smith and Zorn himself, using Zorn's quick cut approach to composition; presented along with a work inspired by French poet Charles Baudelaire and an elegy to painter Paul Gauguin.

Spike Orchestra, The: Splintered Stories
Spike Orchestra, The:
Splintered Stories

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.45    




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Director Sam Eastmond composed and arranged these works for the 15-piece big band Spike Orchestra, as he examines the power and magic of words through stories, splintered and fragmented through resonance and dissonance, merging influences, styles and instrumental colors over four expansive works yielding inspired moments in orchestration and soloing.

Zorn, John (Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg): Baphomet
Zorn, John (Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg):
Baphomet

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The eight album from John Zorn's Simulacrum ensemble, blurring the lines between improvisation, fusion, exotica, compositional forms, and death-metal organ trio, performed with keyboardist John Medeski and members of heavy rock bands Cleric and Imperial Triumphant--Kenny Grohowski & Matt Hollenberg--in an epic 40 minutes long-form composition.

Zorn, John feat. the Brian Marsella Trio: Calculus
Zorn, John feat. the Brian Marsella Trio:
Calculus

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Two major 20-minute long-form compositions scored for piano trio from composer John Zorn, performed by the NY trio of pianist Brian Marsella along with the dynamic rhythm section of Trevor Dunn and Kenny Wollesen, each piece a tour-de-force from rapid runs of technical mastery to fervid moments of instrospection and delicacy, a passionate expedition in the piano trio form.

Marsella, Brian: Gatos Do Sul
Marsella, Brian:
Gatos Do Sul

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Pianist and composer Brian Marsella leads an all-star octet including Cyro Baptista, Mark Feldman, Jon Irabagon performing Marsella's lyrical and upbeat compositions inspired by classical, jazz, and folkloric Brazilian music and influenced by composers from Ernesto Nazareth, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Pixinguinha to Baden Powell and Egberto Gismonti; irrepressible!

 

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