John Zorn
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On this intriguing concept album, altoist John Zorn (who also "sings" and plays harpsichord, game calls, piano, and musical saw) utilizes an odd assortment of open-minded avant-garde players (with a couple of ringers) on nine themes originally written for Italian films by Ennio Morricone, plus his own "Tre Nel 5000." These often-radical interpretations (which... More Morricone endorsed) keep the melodies in mind while getting very adventurous. Among the musicians heard on the colorful and very eccentric set (which utilizes different personnel and instrumentation on each track) are guitarists Bill Frisell and Vernon Reid, percussionist Bobby Previte, keyboardist Anthony Coleman, altoist Tim Berne, pianist Wayne Horvitz, organist Big John Patton, and even Toots Thielemans on harmonica and whistling among many others. There are certainly no dull moments on this often-riotous program.
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Haven't heard this in a long while. It's an excellent album. Seems like he covers some Ennio songs on his Filmworks albums too. This reminds me that I need to check out some Tim Berne.
John Zorn has pretty much defined avant-garde in the 20th century. Him, Diamonda Galas and Coil anyway.
You like concept albums? Have you heard his exploration of silence? It's not as easy to produce as one might think. How often do you experience complete silence in your world? It's almost impossible to find where i live...
There's no incomplete or complete silence, just silence... and It's possible to find it where I live ( around me... not inside of me ).