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John Zorn: Filmworks XIV
by Mark Corroto
Fans of composer/saxophonist John Zorn often talk about him in metric terms, as in “my Zorn collection has grown to this many meters in length.” His output of late has focused on his composing; he has been heard less on record, preferring to step back and showcase his writing. Other bands cover his Masada compositions and ...
Paul Shapiro: Midnight Minyan
by Celeste Sunderland
Jewish music is sexy. Slow, meandering melodies conjure hot, arid lands or intimate moments at the synagogue. Based on prayer, it's a mortal's direct link to divinely personal experiences with God. But its surface can evoke sensual undulations of the hips and exotic murmurs of the lips. On his debut disc as a ...
Elliott Sharp: String Quartets: 1986-1996
by Farrell Lowe
One of the epigrams from composer Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies notes that “repetition is a form of change" and that sort of idea is at the core of E#'s concepts in relation to this recording of string quartets--but it is a form of repetition that mutates like an old Delta blues. Consider the guitar work of ...
Wadada Leo Smith: Luminous Axis
by Farrell Lowe
Wadada Leo Smith has been a leading proponent of the creation of a new world music since the late '60s, in confluence with Chicago's AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). Much like Don Cherry, Smith draws from a broad palate of world musics, and he's a musical pioneer of the highest order.Luminous ...
John Zorn: IAO-Music in Sacred Light
by Farrell Lowe
An album of ritual, Magick, possible bloodletting, sex, and incantations, this recording is the aural equivalent of film director Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. As usual, John Zorn incorporates a wide array of influences and musical styles in IAO. To his credit, he never loses sight of his reason for creating the music in the first ...
Susie Ibarra Trio: Songbird Suite
by Farrell Lowe
Songbird Suite offers some of the most direct and heartfelt music you could ever want to hear. Honestly. The depth of these pieces is reflected in just about every aspect of recording. For instance, the very title of the album acts as a unifying theme throughout the individual pieces. Every song seems imbued with bird-like qualities... ...
Carla Kihlstedt: 2 Foot Yard
by Mark Corroto
Carla Kihlstedt, the violinist for the Tin Hat Trio, steps out to create her first solo project on Two Foot Yard. Ms. Kihlstedt seems equally comfortable in classical, jazz, pop, and the avant-classical/jazz/pop arenas. The ultimate compliment paid is to call her the female equivalent of Tom Waits. Like Waits she is a master ...
John Zorn: Masada Guitars
by Farrell Lowe
With the release of Masada Guitars, John Zorn begins a ten-year anniversary celebration of his Masada songbook. On this project Zorn asked three of his favorite guitarists (Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, and Tim Sparks) to contribute solo renditions of his pieces. Why solo guitar versions of these pieces? It was a wise choice in both personnel ...
Painkiller: Talisman/Live In Nagoya
by Mark Corroto
The music called jazz has met at many intersections over the years and the incorporation of popular music into this creative format knows no limits. Tin Pan Alley, Brazilian, Rock, and Hip-Hop music have all been reconfigured into this most passionate music. When John Zorn sought to combine his saxophone with the hardcore ...
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