Put another way, thats two generations closer to the original master tape. Public hosted by festival jazznklezmer and 2 others. Never before have i heard such inner detail, texture, and wide dynamics, the music emerging from such a deeply quiet background, with such intense immediacyor derived such sheer musical pleasure from this title. It is a concussive exploration of middle eastern infused hard rock. For the 20 album by shanir ezra blumenkranz composed by john zorn, see abraxas. But in the last few years, hes tapped into a buoyant, almost gentle lyricism while still sounding distinctively zorn.
Abraxas was deemed culturally, historically, or artistically significant by the library of congress and was selected for preservation in their national recording registry in 2016. Now the pianist, exploring john zorn s masada songbook two, offers up book of angels, volume 27. Shanir ezra blumenkranz was born in 1975 in brooklyn, ny. 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. It was later covered by jose feliciano, who added lyrics, and also by angelique kidjo, who put lyrics in yoruba on her album oyo. Abraxas fans, do not miss mobile fidelitys astonishing new reissue of santanas 1970 latinspiced, bluesrock masterpiece. John zorn, with abraxas psychomagia 2014 something else. Zorn is productive to the extreme and a site could keep busy just devoting itself to covering only his output. Paul acquaro stated shanir ezra blumenkranzs interpretations of john zorns second masada book is a raucous one that is full of energy and urgency. The best album credited to autoryno, john zorn is flauros. Abraxas was voted the 85th greatest album of all time in a vh1 poll of over 700 musicians, songwriters, disc jockeys, radio programmers, and critics in 2003.
Dekoboko hajime, rav tzizit is an american avantgarde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist. But for volume 19, abraxas was the vehicle and zorn is already returning to the quartet two volumes later. Book of angels volume 19 2012 rimbaud 2012 a vision in blakelight 2012 music and its double 2012 the concealed 2012 lemma 20 the mysteries 20. His music has long stressed wit and beauty as much as squeals and hollers. Consolidating the interest generated by their first album, santana recorded in may 1969, and their highly acclaimed live performance at the woodstock festival in august 1969, the band followedup with abraxas in september 1970. Keyboardist and vocalist, gregg rolie, does a fantastic job augmenting carlos santana with his. Archival series tz 8302,book of angels volume 19 format.
Avantgarde jazz john zorn the book of angels banquet. 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. Book of angels volume 19 is the debut album led by shanir ezra blumenkranz performing compositions from john zorn. Contemporary jazz john zorn shanir ezra blumenkranz abraxas book of angels volume 19 2012, cd discogs.
Zorns book of angels pieces, all of which use the modes and scales associated with traditional jewish music. Avantgarde jazz john zorn the book of angels banquet of the spirits, ben goldberg quartet, david krakauer, erik friedlander, eyvind kang, jamie saft trio, marc ribot, pat metheny, etc 23 albums 20052014, mp3, 320 kbps. As of 2019 he has released no less than 145 albums of disparate genres ranging from his more familiar avantgarde jazz motifs to highly experimental rock and chamber orchestral music to even grindcore. Shanir has recorded and performed extensively with satlah, rashanim, and pharaohs daughter. John zorns vast canon of avantgarde sounds is daunting if you happen to take a quick glimpse at his discography as a whole. When one considers just how different santana, jefferson airplane, moby grape, and the grateful dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. John zorn shanir ezra blumenkranz abraxas book of angels. Avantgarde jazz john zorn the book of angels banquet of the spirits, ben goldberg quartet, david krakauer, erik friedlander, eyvind kang, jamie saft trio, marc ribot, pat metheny, etc 23 albums 20052014, mp3, 320 kbps lossy. Psychomagia is a spot we picked to highlight because its another installment of zorns masada book two the book of angels series and his last one, tap. Hanging in the cosmic tree by benjamin malkin february 2015 pt. But at the dawn of the 1970s, this unorthodox mix of rock, jazz, salsa, and. This offering is supposed to be the final of the series, featuring the last 10 unrecorded compositions. The instrumental, samba pa ti samba for you, was written by santana after he saw a jazz saxophonist performing in the street outside his apartment.
John zorns complete masada discography rate your music. Sep 06, 2010 john zorns rep as the angry bad boy of the downtown avantgarde has always been a bit of a caricature. John zorn was born in new york city and learned piano, guitar and flute as a child. John zorns rep as the angry bad boy of the downtown avantgarde has always been a bit of a caricature. Zorns early small group improvisations are documented on locus solus 1983 which featured zorn with various combinations of other improvisers including christian marclay, arto lindsay, wayne horvitz, ikue mori, and anton fier. 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. Carlos santana s roaring guitar antics are drenched in distortion for added volume and intensity.
Book of angels volume 19 featuring compositions by john zorn. Afrolatin grooves and piercing lyrical psychedelic blues. 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. He incorporates diverse styles in his compositions, which he identifies as. Keyboardist and vocalist, gregg rolie, does a fantastic job augmenting carlos santana with his organ ornaments and his awfully bluesy tone of voice. This album is the first collaboration between the two artists, considered among their generations most innovative musicians. This first volume features jamie saft in an acoustic. Abraxas represents the first fruit of mofis ultradisc onestep plating process, in which the mother and stamper steps are removed, thus eliminating two generations of loss from lacquer to lp. In 2012 he released the first album under his leadership abraxas. Book of angels volume 19 2012 rimbaud 2012 a vision in. Other past performers of the book of angels have included ben goldberg, medeski.
New morning officiel 79, rue des petites ecuries, 75010 paris, france. Flaga, a set thatalong with chantsestablishes craig taborn as a top level leader of the dynamic, modernistic piano trio outings. Besides his frequent collaborator, drummer antonio sanchez, metheny plays all other instrumentsguitars, sitar, tiples. In the mid90s, an album as eclectic as abraxas would be considered a marketing execs worst nightmare. The man could have sat on his laurels after the 90s. Carlos santanas roaring guitar antics are drenched in distortion for added volume and intensity. Avantgarde jazz john zorn the book of angels banquet of. John zorns book of angels consists of 300 pieces and has been released on 32 albums over the last 12 years. Blumenkranz studied at the manhattan school of music, the rimon school of music in israel, and holds a b. Shanir blumenkranz kenny grohowski eyal maoz aram bajakian autoryno. Metheny, playing everything but drums, commits to rigorous, varied, sometimes wild versions of mr. John zorn s vast canon of avantgarde sounds is daunting if you happen to take a quick glimpse at his discography as a whole. John zorn resource, an other not classifiable artist from new york city.
With caravanserai 1972 the group shifted toward jazz. Black magic woman, the top five hit from abraxas, is definitive santana. Volume 20, famously featured pat metheny, earning wide acclaim last year. Besides his frequent collaborator, drummer antonio sanchez, metheny plays all other instrumentsguitars, sitar, tiples, bass, keyboards, orchestrionics, electronics. Musicians began leaving the bandmost notably rolie and schon. John zorn book of angels marciac 2012 full show youtube.
Domos and tsean introduce the albums sonic theme by playing middle eastern punk. Abraxas is the second studio album by latin rock band santana. Mar 04, 2014 zorn is productive to the extreme and a site could keep busy just devoting itself to covering only his output. Nonesuch records and tzadik simultaneously release guitarist pat methenys recording of john zorns tap. For one of the last cds in the book of angels series. Abraxas isnt just a great santana album, its shanir ezra blumenkranzs book of angels. Archival series tz 8302, book of angels volume 19 format. Book of angels volume 19 is the debut album led by shanir ezra blumenkranz performing compositions from john zorn s second masada book, the book of angels. Santanas second album, abraxas 1970, went to number one while spawning the hit singles black magic woman and oye como va, and santana iii 1971, featuring new guitarist neal schon, followed.
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