Browse by Artist: ZORN, JOHN

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Lacrosse
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3161

"Dating from 1977, Lacrosse contains the first recordings of Zorn's infamous game pieces. Featuring two all star groups, including guitarists Eugene Chadbourne, Henry Kaiser, and Davey Williams, the music here sets the tone for much of what was to come -- sharp contrasts, block changes, unusual juxtapositions, instrumental virtuosity, and a personal approach to composition, improvisation, sound, silence, and color. Previously available in the lavish 7 CD box set The Parachute Years, these seminal recordings are now made available in separate issue. The complete sessions on two CDs, including a rare alternative version, outtakes, photos, the original and new liner notes, and more. Multiple versions of the same piece highlight the versatility of Zorn's approach to composing for improvisers."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Hockey
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 3162

"Original recordings from 1980. In a catalog of bizarre oddities, this CD could be the weirdest yet. Written in 1978 the composition Hockey has produced some of the strangest music ever conceived. By limiting each improviser's personal language to five sounds and carrying them through a complex structure of solos, duos and trios, Hockey forces its interpreters to focus on timing, economy and context. Featuring all the music recorded at the original 1980 session (including over twenty minutes of unreleased material) this CD contains both the electric and acoustic versions of this startlingly bizarre piece."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Pool
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 3163

"This second release from the acclaimed box set The Parachute Years features some of the strangest music ever put to tape. Containing the essential seed that was to grow into Zorn's legendary gamepiece 'Cobra', the extended composition 'Pool' was a major step in Zorn's compositional development. Featuring electronics wizard Bob Ostertag, percussion madmen Mark E. Miller and Charles K. Noyes (The Toy Killers), the legendary master of noise violin Polly Bradfield and of course the composer himself on sax, clarinets and duck calls, this is one of Zorn's most rigorous and enigmatic game composition. Included as a bonus track is the original test and false start of 'Archery'."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Archery
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	3CD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3164

"Orchestral music from another dimension. Often fetching prices well over $100, the 1981 LP release of Archery is one of the most sought-after collector's items in the Zorn catalog. Leading the way back toward Zorn's most well known and oft-performed composition Cobra, Archery is Zorn's first large scale game piece and features an incredible all-star band, including, among others: Eugene Chadbourne, Bill Laswell, George Lewis, Bob Ostertag, Kramer, Tom Cora, Wayne Horvitz and of course the composer himself on saxophone and duck calls. Available from here in a newly remastered edition, complete with the original notes, inserts, session photos and over an hour of newly discovered outtakes."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Classic Guide to Strategy Volume Three: The Fire Book
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5009

50th Birthday Celebration Volume Nine. Jim Pugliese, Okkyung Lee, Jamie Saft, Anthony Coleman, Marc Ribot, John Zorn. Two outrageous compositions dating from 1978 in brilliant realizations by some of Zorn's most illustrious longtime collaborators: the gamecall-hocket etude Hockey and the first release of his genre twisting game piece Fencing. Both were to be recycled many times in future Zorn compositions from Cobra to Cat O'Nine Tails and are part of the foundation of Zorn's compositional vision. Also included is his rare and striking solo performance, The Classic Guide to Strategy: the saxophone as you've never heard it before. Zorn's unique saxophone style is a microcosm of his entire body of work, and this set of improvisations are some of his best. The basic building blocks of Zorn's concepts of compositional form, pacing, juxtaposition, tension and release, sound and silence are revealed here in their rawest possible state."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Redbird
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7008

This first CD consists of two pieces of composed acoustic minimal/ambient music, as influenced by Scelsi, Feldman & Olivier Messiaen. The first part ("Dark River") is for bass drums only, and acts as a low-toned pulse-stopper intro for the main title piece, which goes on for (only!) 41 minutes of harp, viola, cello and percussion, which is beautifully performed in the new '90s minimalist style (ala Feldman Hat Art recordings), slowly evolving, luxuriously toned acoustic sound waves.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Book of Heads
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7009

Composition for solo guitar, from 1978. Originally written for Eugene Chadbourne, it is performed here by Marc Ribot. "I took the scores home and stared at them for a long time in complete bewilderment. Virtually every note involved some sort of extended technique, non-traditional notation or nearly impossible juxtaposition. This was not surprising, given the task Zorn had set out for himself: to compose in the language of the late 70's/early 80's 'free improv' guitarists (Chadbourne, Frith, Bailey), a language most had assumed to be unnotatable."--Ribot.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Duras:Duchamp
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7023

"France has been the birthplace of some of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century. Duras:Duchamp is a tribute to two timeless figures who have forever changed our view of the world. Over 30 minutes in length, 'Duras' is a major new composition inspired by the romantic writings of Marguerite Duras and the mystical music of Olivier Messiaen. Seductive, elusive, ritualistic. 'Duras' is a hypnotic work of startling clarity and complexity. '�tant Donn�s' is the perfect companion piece to 'Duras': a provocative noise trio inspired by the enigmatic last masterpiece of Marcel Duchamp, on of France's greatest conceptualists." "Duras' features Mark Feldman (violin), Cenovia Cummins (violin), Anthony Coleman (piano), John Medesky (organ), Christian Bard (perc.) & Jim Pugliese (perc.) and is strongly recommended ala Zorn's prior minimalist masterwork "Redbird". "�tant Donn�s" is performed by Feldman, Pugliese and Erik Friedlander (cello).

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Angelus Novus
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7028

"Here is a side of Zorn's work that has pretty much remained hidden -- his compositions for classical chamber ensembles. This CD marks the first in a series documenting these pieces, commissioned by some of the world's leading ensembles and appearing on CD for the first time. The works here span over 20 years, and include 'Christabel', a student piece written in 1972 inspired by the romantic mystic poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the wind octet 'Angelus Novus' composed for the world-renown Netherland's Wind Ensemble and dedicated to the Jewish cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, the dynamic chamber symphony 'For Your Eyes Only' and 'Carny', a virtuosic solo piece that receives an impassioned and breathtaking performance by pianist Stephan Drury. Students of the New England Conservatory perform this challenging music with startling clarity and intensity that will surprise and delight Zorn fans and detractors alike."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7037

"An aporia is an impossible passage and this 'Requia' pays tribute to the indomitable creative spirit that negotiates the aporia of life and death. Written for piano soloist, six boy sopranos and full orchestra, Aporias is John Zorn's most accomplished composition to date. This monumental piece, part piano concerto, part Requiem has been universally hailed by performers, composers and audience alike as a new vision of modern orchestral music. Performed here by pianist Stephen Drury, the Hungarian Radio Children's Choir and the American Composers Orchestra, this premiere recording made under the supervision of the composer is an exhilarating experience filled with subtle detail, unusual instrumental colors and emotional power."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	String Quartets
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7047

"At last all four of Zorn's infamous compositions for string quartet are available on CD. Originally commissioned by the world-renown Kronos Quartet, three of these pieces are recorded here for the first time. From the cartoon/montage qualities of the popular 'Cat O'Nine Tails' to the S/M poetry of 'The Dead Man,' the hermetic philosophy of 'Memento Man' and the spiritual transcendence of 'Kol Nidre,' these four quartets take on and challenge the tradition of classical string quartets from Beethoven, Bart�k, Webern, Carter and Ferneyhough, forging an exciting new world of their own. Performed by an exciting new quartet of Zorn veterans and new music virtuoso, Zorn's unique compositional voice shines like never before."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Love, Madness And Mysticism
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7065

"Definitive performances of three dynamic new chamber pieces pushing the boundaries of virtuosity and intensity. Le M�mo, for violin and piano is a work of extremes, a ritual about exorcism and possession inspired by the works of visionary 20th Century shaman Antonin Artaud. Untitled, dedicated to Joseph Cornell, the hermetic New York artist whose delirious box constructions mix innocent nostalgia with uncomfortable personal obsessions, is a tour de force for solo cello brilliantly performed by Erik Friedlander. The piano trio Amour Fou explores love -- obsessive love, mad love, doomed love in a compendium of moods ranging from Bu�uel to Bataille, Scriabin to Messiaen. A mysterious and romantic new direction from John Zorn."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Songs From The Hermetic Theatre
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7066

"In March 2001 Zorn entered the recording studio to create four very different compositions. 'American Magus' is Zorn's first piece of purely electronic music, and it is dedicated to the underground innovator Harry Smith, whose legendary paintings, groundbreaking films, eclectic collections (ranging from Ukranian Easter eggs, string games, found paper airplanes to cassettes of New York City ambiences) and encyclopedic mind has continued to excite, confound and inspire artists worldwide. BeuysBlock, a bizarre meditation on the work of conceptual/performance artist Joseph Beuys, is scored for piano, string orchestra and an incredible array of homemade sound devices, all performed by Zorn himself. Also included is Zorn's tribute to Maya Deren, dancer, filmmaker, authority on Haitian voodoo and one of the most important and influential figures in the New York underground and the mindbending sonic hieroglyphs of Codebreaker, Zorn's first piece of computer music. An essential collection of dialogues from one generation of the underground to another."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Chimeras
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7085

"Composed throughout 2001 and previewed at the prestigious venue BargeMusic, Chimeras is a major new chamber work by John Zorn. Loosely inspired by Schoenberg's masterwork Pierrot Luniere, and scored for the same small ensemble (plus percussion), each of the twelve movements combine different permutations of the players, climaxing with a breathtaking tutti of all eight musicians. Dramatic and colorful, with a soprano vocal part that takes virtuosity to another level, Chimeras is a work of beauty, truth and imagination. Premiere recording by a handpicked ensemble of the best musicians in contemporary music."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Bar Kokhba
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7108

AKA the Masada Chamber Ensembles, featuring various groupings of: Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Anthony Coleman (piano), David Krakauer (clarinet), John Medeski (organ, piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Kenny Wolleson (drums), Chris Speed (clarinet) & Dave Douglas (trumpet). "Masada has quickly become one of John Zorn's most popular and adventurous musical projects. These special arrangements for small ensembles of strings, keyboards and clarinets, shed new light on his book of inspiring compositions expanding the Jewish tradition. Bar Kokhba presents over two hours of dark, passionate and evocative Jewish music, featuring some of NYC's finest musicians."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Masada Guitars
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7171

"In 1993, John Zorn began composing and performing his 208 tunes that now comprise what is known as the 'Masada' songbook. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of this, his most popular musical project, John Zorn has organized a series of CDs, featuring his most illustrious colleagues performing their own unique arrangements of these classics of modern Jewish music. This first release contains three guitarists whose styles are as varied as the compositions they perform. From the singular brilliance of Marc Ribot, the lush sonorities of Bill Frisell, to the orchestral virtuosity of Tim Sparks, Masada Guitars is a glittering tribute, lovingly executed by three of the most original guitarists in the world."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Voices In The Wilderness: Masada Anniversary edition Vol.2
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7172

Featuring: Pharoah's Daughter, Zony Mash, Lemon Juice Quartet, Jewlia Eisenberg, Naftule's Dream, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Pachora, Cracow Klezmer Band, Mike Patton, Satlah, Perowsky/Caine Trio, Steven Bernstein. "As John Zorn's most popular project teaches its tenth year, Tzadik celebrates the Masada songbook with a series of all-star tributes. Following Masada Guitars, Volume 2 is an eclectic and powerful collection of eleven Masada classics artfully arranged by some of the downtown scene's most creative performers. Zorn's catchiest and most lyrical tunes performed by rock bands, klezmer groups, vocalists, jazz piano trios, electronica musicians and more: A fabulous celebration and a party for the ears. Over sixty minutes of Masada compositions as you've never heard them before."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3: The Unknown Masada
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7181

"The third installment in this Tenth Year celebration is the most exciting yet. Fourteen tunes from Zorn's legendary Masada songbook that have never been heard before. Performed and arranged by an incredible lineup of musicians, the music here touches upon hard rock, world beat, klezmer and jazz, often all in the same arrangement. Highlights include a lyrical ballad by Wadada Leo Smith, two explosive rock tracks by the powerful Japanese duo the Ruins and Mike Patton's Fantomas, and a gorgeous solo performance by Ukrainian bandura virtuoso Julian Kytasty."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Kristallnacht
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7301

Tzadik introduces its Archival Series, to reissue previous works that are now out of print or only available as more expensive imports. Kristallnacht was issued in Japan on the Eva label in 1993. "Zorn's most powerful and unforgettable composition. The premiere work of Radical Jewish Culture features a virtuoso ensemble of creative Jewish musicians: Mark Feldman, Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman, Mark Dresser, William Winant, David Krakauer & Frank London." A seamless and flowing mix of organic breaking-glass-like noise blurts and small ensemble improv bouts, this is an impressive work, and seems less pointedly conceptual than some of the better known Nonesuch pieces.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Locus Solus
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7303

Reissue of the Rift 1983 DBL LP. Locus Solus was made up of small groups of Zorn's closest contemporaries at the time: Christian Marclay, Peter Blegvad, Arto Lindsay, Anton Fier, Wayne Horvitz, Ikue Mori, M.E. Miller. Subtitled "In search of improvised song form," this is supremely disorienting sonic chatter, but still quite listenable; watching this one waft though your speaker cones can't help but give you a feeling of superiority towards the human race's numerous inferior forms.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	First Recordings 1973
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7304

Previously unreleased materials from '73/74, giving "A peek into the secret world of a teenage weirdo, revealing the early seeds that developed into the composer's later dementia. Private tapes, home recordings and candid notes." Contains "Mikhail Zoetrope", a piece for soprano sax, toy percussion, glasses, pots & pans, turntable, TV set, vacuum cleaner, etc., that Zorn calls his craziest piece ever. "Conquest of Mexico," influenced by Varese and Artaud, is a stunning primitive piece of musique concrete; violent sci-fi madness. "Wind/Ko/la" is a solo guitar/vocal work of lo-fi percussive banging. "Automata of Al-Jazari" is a short filmic cut up. Plus a weird electronic collage tribute to Albert Ayler. Say what you will, this is one of the premier Zorn listening experiences.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	The Classic Guide To Strategy
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7305

"Zorn's infamous solo music for saxophone and duckcalls brings together his obsessive love for cartoon music, free jazz and musique concrete in a passionate and astonishing heterophony... using self-invented techniques, bizarre effects and unusual tools, Zorn created his own personal instrumental language -- instantly recognizable and still breathtaking over a decade later." This reissues both volumes (long o/p on LP since their issues in '81 and '85) on one CD. "This music is both exhilarating and frightening... largely coming out of the solo music of Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker, the cartoon music of Carl Stalling, and of course the Lyrebird record on Folkways (an absolute classic), it is clear to me that the dedication displayed in developing this language is such that I will never be able to play quite like this again, with this precision, speed or intensity. So it is more than fortunate that we have these recordings documenting my commitment to a language that only one person spoke and no one understood." --Zorn

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks V -- Tears Of Ecstasy
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7307

A quartet of Zorn (as, prepared piano, samples), Robert Quine (guitar), Marc Ribot (guitar) & Cyro Baptista (percussion), recording the soundtrack to Tears of Ecstasy in 1996. "Forty-eight sound cues for Japan's leading gay porno director, Oki Hioyuki....mixes together world beat, surf music, hard rock, ambient industrial noise, classical, jazz and just about every other genre you can think of in a bizarre sound world for an equally bizarre film."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks VI -- 1996
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7308

Performed by Zorn (as, sound effects), Ribot (guitar), Greg Cohen (bass), Baptista (perc.), Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) & Ikue Mori (drum machines). "Three very different scores for three very different films all recorded in the first months of 1996. Happy-go-lucky surf rock grooves, modern classical improvisational madness and a dark electro-acoustic construct using the sounds of water, fire and wind recorded for an erotic film noir S/M fantasy." For films by Dina Waxman, Henry Mills & Maria Beatty. As you might expect, the packaging on these Filmworks CDs is outrageously nice and beautiful sound images abound.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks III -- 1990-1995
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7309

"Contains 25 cues commissioned by Portland's vanguard advertising agency Weidman & Kennedy for 15-to-60 second TV commercials directed by, among others, Godard, Cronenberg, Sven Nykquist and Industrial Light & Magic. Also included on this incredible collection are the first recordings by Zorn's current group Masada (w/ Douglas, Cohen, Baron) for the film Thieves Quartet, a bizarre duo with guitarist Marc Ribot, and nine cues that served as a blueprint for Zorn's impossible-to-find soundtrack to the Japanese cartoon Cynical Hysterie Hour." With Frisell, Marclay, Lindsay, Laswell, Mori, Quine, many more; an overwhelming, breathtaking collection of music, bizarre & beautiful.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks IV: S&M + More
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7310

"Focuses on his work in the intriguing S&M film genre. Included here is a solo sampler composition for Mn Sarah's A Lot Of Fun For Evil One, a hypnotic trance piece for KimSu Theiler's Pueblo, a suite and variations for solo piano from Hiroke Yuichi's Japanese porno film Mauguy (Sadistic City), and unusual sound-design for Lebanese writer Jalal Toufic's experimental documentary Credits Included, and the score for Maria Beatty's Elegant Spanking, which was a blueprint for Zorn's extended composition Redbird." Performed by Zorn (keyboards, sound-design), with Quine, Ribot, Baptista, Coleman, Baron, Friedlander, etc.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	New Traditions In East Asian Bar Bands
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7311

"From the lyrical sensuality of 'Hu-Die' (for 2 guitars), the aggressive fireworks of 'Hwang Chin-Ee' (for 2 drummers) and the mystical ambiance of 'Que Tran' (for 2 keyboards), this album shows yet another side of Zorn's genius for the dramatic and unexpected. Using the spoken languages of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese as pure melody, this suite of 3 pieces of twin instruments and narrators is perhaps Zorn's most beautiful creation to date." Performed by Frisell & Frith (breathtaking duet recording in 1986), Baron & Bennett and Horvitz & Coleman, this is unlike any other Zorn document to date and quite lovely overall.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Film Works 1986-1990
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7314

"This original installment of the FilmWorks Series presents three scores ranging from punk-rockabilly (featuring the nasty guitars of Bob Quine, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay); a jazzy Bernard Herrmann fantasy; to a quirky classical/improv/world music amalgam for Raul Ruiz's bizarre film The Golden Boat. Out of print for several years these classic recordings are made available here with the original cover art intact. This is the place where it all began."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Film Works VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7315

"The holy grail of Zornthologists is finally available in a newly mastered definitive version. Released in Japan for only a few short months in 1990, this is the original music Zorn created for a series of four shorts by one of Japan's most endearing cartoonists: Kiriko Kubo. A long time champion of Warner Bros. cartoon composer Carl Stalling, Zorn considers this to be his finest and most personal take on cartoon music to date, a genre that has influenced him deeply. The all-star band includes Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Arto Lindsay, Robert Quine, Wayne Horvitz, Bobby Previte and Cyro Baptista."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	1977-1980: The Parachute Years
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	7CD BOX
Price:	$90.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7316CD

Reissue of the legendary game pieces, first issued as the LPs Lacrosse, Pool & Archery, with lots of unreleased material, packaged in a deluxe box with detailed liner notes, photos, musical sketches, etc. "Just three short years after his 1973 home recordings, Zorn had devised a series of complex game structures that challenged improvisers in ways no one had thought of before. Pulling together influences from classical music (Brown, Cardew, Kagel, Stockhausen) and the AACM (Braxton, Smith, Mitchell) Zorn's scores forged a sound world of striking originality thanks to the virtuosic brilliance o the musicians he worked with. From 1978-81, Zorn produced three 2LP sets of his game compositions for Eugene Chadbourne's Parachute label. There are included here in a newly mastered edition along with hours of outtakes, rehearsals and other rarities. Among the musicians who rose to the challenge of playing these early esoteric compositions are Eugene Chadbourne, Polly Bradfield, Bob Ostertag, Bill Laswell, Henry Kaiser, George Lewis, Wayne and Bill Horvitz, Kramer, Robert Dick, Anthony Coleman, Tom Cora, Davey Williams and many others."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Film Works VIII -- 1997
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7318

"Zorn's Masada music has never sounded as beautiful or as evocative as in this recording originally created for Port Of Last Resort -- a film documentary about the Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany by resettling to Shanghai. Augmenting the exciting Masada String Trio with the sensual pipa of Min Xiao-Fen, the versatile guitar of Marc Ribot and the ivory touch of Anthony Coleman's piano stylings, this music blends Jewish and Chinese themes in a way both touching and fresh. Also included is an exotic all-percussion score for Ela Troyano's quirky gay porno film Latin Boys Go to Hell, featuring the bizarre sonorities and driving rhythms of Cyro Baptista and Kenny Wollesen."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	The Bribe
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7320

"Written a few months after the session that created one of Zorn's most influential compositional masterpieces, Spillane, The Bribe is a major new discovery in the Zorn oeuvre. Recorded in the same style as Spillane, with the same engineer, and very close to the same ensemble, these cues are not unlike an extended version of that classic piece. Created originally for three thirty minute radio plays produced by Mabou Mines theater company back in 1986, this exciting music features lush moody orchestrations, swinging jazz, hard rock, groovy funk, noise, improvisations, exotic ambience and much, much more."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Music Romance Vol. 1: Music For Children
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7321

"First in a series of quirky collections that show Zorn's compositional genius at its most eclectic. 3 short never-heard-before Naked City compositions (written at the time of Torture Garden) performed by Zorn with the scorching Boston-based band Prelapse; a 20-minute electro-acoustic excursion for 3 wind machines and 2 controlled feedback systems dedicated to Edgar Varese, and a virtuosic classical chamber piece for violin, percussion and piano brilliantly performed by the Abel-Steinberg_Winant Trio. These are framed by a poly-rhythmic etude for percussion and celeste and a charming nostalgic lullaby for music box. As one would expect, Zorn's vision of childhood is unlike anyone else's and Music For Children is one of his most provocative recordings."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Godard/Spillane
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7324

"Two of Zorn's most influential compositions, one long out of print, now sound better than ever in this newly remastered critical edition, complete with detailed notes, session photos, reminiscences and more. A lot has been written about Zorn's 'file card' compositions, of which 'Godard' and 'Spillane' are the first and purest examples. Described as 'aural movies,' these exciting tributes to the life and work of two of the world's most original and infamous artists feature many of Zorn's most important musical colleagues: Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Bobby Previte, Anthony Coleman, Christian Marclay, John Lurie, Richard Foreman among others. Essential Zorn from the mid '80s."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Taboo and Exile
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7325

"Not since the early days of Naked City has there been a CD as remarkably varied and at the same time as enjoyable as Taboo and Exile. Running the gamut of styles from moody exotica, hardcore punk, classical, jazz, surf, world music and more, this second volume of this new Music Romance Series features 12 new Zorn compositions performed by the very best of today's musical visionaries: guitar heroes Marc Ribot, Fred Frith and Robert Quine, bass renegade Bill Laswell, percussion masters Joey Baron, Dave Lombardo and Cyro Baptista, the Masada String Trio and vocalists Mike Patton and Miho Hatori, among others. For lovers of music in all its various mutations."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	The Big Gundown: 15th Anniversary Special Edition
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7328

"Boasting an incredible all-star lineup of musical masters, The Big Gundown is the landmark album that first introduced Zorn's wild musical universe to a larger audience, influencing a whole new generation of creative musicians. Newly remastered, this 15th anniversary edition includes six remarkable bonus tracks recorded especially for this definitive edition now available exclusively from Tzadik. Accompanying this classic pairing of Morricone's brilliant originals and Zorn's exciting arrangements is a fabulous 32 page full color booklet filled with informative notes, movie stills, posters, and more. 'This is a record that has fresh, good and intelligent ideas. It is realization on a high level, a work done by a maestro with great science-fantasy and creativity. At times my works have been varied from but it doesn't change anything because the pieces are still recognizable. My ideas have been realized not in a passive manner, but in an active manner which has recreated and re-invented what have have done previously for films. Many people have done versions of my pieces, but no one has done them like this.' -- Ennio Morricone. It's also worth noting that the bonus tracks feature contributions by Derek Bailey, Mike Patton, Joey Baron, Trevor Dunn, Marc Ribot, etc.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Xu Feng
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7329

"This exciting release initiates a new series of CDs documenting the best of John Zorn's infamous game pieces. Composed largely between 1977 and 1989, these pieces harness improvisers in complex compositional formats, combining the unpredictable edge of improvisation with the structural integrity of written composition. Xu Feng was composed immediately after Zorn's most well-known game piece Cobra and is the most dynamic and fast-paced of them all. Intense and violent, and featuring an extraordinary band of Tzadik all-stars, Xu Feng captures the exciting kung-fu action of the Chinese martial arts for which the piece is named. With Chris Brown, Fred Frith, Dave Lombardo, John Schott, David Slusser, William Winant."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Cartoon S&M
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7330

"Featuring the Mondrian Quartet, The Asko Ensemble with Stephen Ashbury conducting, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Arnold Marinissen, Rick Huls, Ina Hesse, Niek Wijns, Erno Hartsuiker. Passionate performances of John Zorn's exciting chamber music by some of the greatest European classical masters. Divided into light and dark, with one CD of quirky cutup compositions influenced by (among other things) cartoon music. Another is from Zorn's S/M Torture Garden period. Both CDs conclude with different versions of Zorn's Jewish standard 'Kol Nidre', including the world premiere recording of his version for clarinet quartet. Beautifully produced by Dutch master-musicologist Gert-Jan Blom."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-D
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7331

"Zorn's first soundtrack in three years is a dark and moody setting for a controversial documentary about the Gay Hasidic community. The score for Trembling Before G-D features two of the most inventive and creative musicians out of the burgeoning Brooklyn scene: Jamie Saft on organ and piano and Chris Speed on clarinet, with a special guest appearance by Filmworks regular Cyro Baptista. Over sixty minutes of beautiful and haunting Jewish music, including several pieces from Zorn's popular book of Masada compositions."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	The Gift
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7332

"A beautiful and lyrical exploration of surf, exotica, easy listening and world beat, The Gift is an honest and heartfelt offering to music lovers the world over: an invitation to forget about the worries and cares of the world; to sit back and relax. Featuring Marc Ribot (Postizos), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle), Cyro Baptista (Herbie Hancock), Jamie Soft (Bobby Previte), Joey Baron (Masada) and many special guests, this is the album Naked City fans have been waiting for. A side of John Zorn you've rarely heard, the music of The Gift is both relaxing and stimulating, like feeling perfectly at home in a place you've never been before. John Zorn 'for lovers only.'"

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks X: In The Mirror Of Maya Deren
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7333

"Hypnotic, sensual and evocative music for Martina Kudlacek's brilliant and detailed documentary on the life and work of underground film legend Maya Deren. Mixing myth and ritual with avant-garde dance and film techniques, Maya forged a creative language that continues to resound in the very best of today's experimental artists. The music here moves from nostalgia to mystery, capturing the many moods of Maya's life and art. Performed by Erik Friedlander, Jamie Saft and Cyro Baptista, In the Mirror of Maya Deren also features the unique piano stylings of John Zorn over three dreamy string arrangements. From Klezmer to classical, Haitian drumming to Indonesian gamelan, easy listening to minimalism, this score is one of Zorn's most beautiful and touching listening experiences."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Masada Live At Tonic 2001
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7334

"You can always expect the unexpected to happen at a Masada concert, but when Masada plays at its home base Tonic, in the heart of New York's Lower East Side everything just shoots right off the scale. One of the most exciting live bands performing two of their most incredible live sets ever to an electrically charged packed house at the most important new club for new music in the world. Nights like this are what New York is all about. One magical evening on two CDs -- over two hours of music."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Cobra
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7335

"One of the most often performed compositions in new music, the Cobra phenomenon lives on into the 21st century with continuous monthly performances in Japan, Europe, Australia and the United States. Under the direction of the composer himself this newest recording gives Zorn's infamous game piece a startling new reading by some of downtown New York's leading improvisers. Cobra is never really Cobra without Zorn himself at the helm -- and here the music takes some surprising turns that even he never expected. A 21st century update of a 21st century classic."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Masada First Live 1993
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7337

"How many times do you get the chance to hear the initial meeting of a legendary band? This CD is just that. A diamond in the rough. The absolutely first time the original quartet Masada ever played the music that has made them one of the premier bands of modern Jewish music. It's all here -- the fireworks, the telepathic communication -- the Masada magic. Experience the same excitement the musicians felt when they realized the possibilities this very special September evening at the old Knitting Factory back in 1993. A little loose, a little wild -- but completely compelling. It all started this night."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	IAO
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7338

"The name lAO is Kabbalistically identical to the Beast and his number 666. In the tradition of Zorn's longform studio compositions Godard, Spillane, Elegy, Kristallnacht and Duras, yet completely unique in form and content, lAO is a hypnotic seven-movement suite of Alchemy, Mysticism, Metaphysics and Magic both black and white. Inspired in part by the esoteric works of Aleister Crowley and his magickal disciple, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, the seven movements range from hypnotic exotica, ritualistic percussion and death metal to ambient, electronica and a stunning piece for female chorus. As varied and listenable as The Gift and as perplexing as Songs from the Hermetic Theater, lAO is a major new work by downtown's master of the unexpected." Performed by: Cyro Baptista, Jennifer Charles, Greg Cohen, Beth Hatton, Bill Laswell, Rebecca Moore, Mike Patton, Jim Pugliese, Jamie Saft & John Zorn.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XI: Under The Wing
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7339

"The latest volume in a continuing series documenting Zorn's varied and creative work for film features one of his most popular ensembles -- the Masada String Trio. Feldman, Friedlander and Cohen are not only brilliant soloists, but also sensitive ensemble players, thoughtful composer/arrangers and the best of friends. Their incredible rapport is at its best in this haunting score for Aviva Slesin's documentary film on Jewish children hidden from the Nazis during the Shoah. Orchestral arrangements, intimate improvisations, lyricism and a handful of new Masada tunes make this tine of Zorn's most memorable film scores."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7340

"The popular Filmworks series is a microcosm of the Zorn universe, following his maturing as a composer and his ever-widening musical interests. The music of Volume 12, all recorded in the space of a few weeks (March/April 2002,) is as varied as the films they were written for. A touch of minimalism laces the score to Charles Dennis' film on New York's East Village dance scene; haunting and childlike, the music for a documentary on outsider artist Morton Bartlett is tenderly scored for voice and cello; finally, guitarist Marc Ribot goes head to head with Chinese pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen for a film on the lives of Shaolin Monks who have come to America to spread the teachings of Buddha through the martial arts. Obsession, culture clash and minimalism from the crucible of John Zorn and his circle of creative musicians."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XIII: Invitation To A Suicide
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7341

"2002 proves to be a watershed year for Zorn, with this being his fifth film score in three months. Here, a taste of Ennio Morricone, Astor Piazzola, French musette and Nino Rota make up what is perhaps his greatest film score to date. At times bizarre, haunting, exhilarating and powerful, the lush sonorities of this dynamic group will surprise you as much as it did Zorn himself. A romantic new lyricism. A remarkable new direction. Unexpected, inevitable and absolutely essential."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7343

"In a Martin Denny mold, Zorn has created a beautiful and exotic soundtrack with lyricism and a wry sense of humor. Scored for classical guitar, vibraphone, Brazilian percussion, acoustic bass and voice, and performed by an all-star unit from Zorn's exciting band Electric Masada, this is one of the most delightful additions to the popular FilmWorks series. Also features backing vocalist from the Smokey and Miho/Cibo Matto groups, Ganda Suthivarakonfl."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XV
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7345

"Working fast and loose with a small unit of close friends, Zorn has created a sensitive and intimate score for a dynamic new documentary film on a controversial subject: the rise of anti-Semitism alter 9/11. Featuring hypnotic grooves and ominous moods, there is an unsettling feeling throughout this score that is in part due to the subject matter, but heightened by Zorn's unique keyboard stylings. Here for the first time are extended improvisations, spontaneous compositions and thoughtful ramblings by one of the world's maverick composers. In the tradition of 'composers at the piano' recordings (Mingus, Bacharach, Ives), this CD is a fascinating peek into the inner ear of Zorn the composer. One can literally hear him thinking, developing ideas aloud, aided by the most supportive possible environment in the person of Cyro Baptista, Zorn's longest musical associate -- they have been working together consistently since 1981 -- and Shanir Blumenkranz, the young bass player from Satlah, Rashanim and Pharaoh's Daughter. A must for any Zorn fan, this is one of Zorn's most interesting, enjoyable and personal recordings."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7347

"Zorn's latest soundtrack is scored for percussion and electronics, and features two masterful musicians who have been working with him consistently since 1981: Cyro Baptista and Ikue Mori. The subject of the film is quite remarkable -- men who work life-threatening jobs -- and as the settings jump from Java to China, Nigeria to the Ukraine, so does the music. Steaming sulphur mines, the bloodbaths of a brutal slaughterhouse -- these are just a few of the scenes that are evoked in this unique score that blends dynamic rhythms with ambient soundscapes." Soundtrack to the film Workingman's Death, directed by Michael Glawogger.

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	The Best of Filmworks - 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7350CD

"Film and film music has had a tremendous impact on the life and work of composer John Zorn, and his own soundtrack work reflects his affinity, love for and deep knowledge of the medium. As of this writing he has released sixteen volumes of film music -- twenty years of work on over twenty-seven films, and dozens of commercials. Drawing upon his talented downtown musical community, the players on these recordings reads like a 'whos who' of modern music: guitarists Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay; keyboardists Jamie Saft, Wayne Horvitz, Peter Scherer and Anthony Coleman; string players Mark Feldman and Erik Friedlander; bassists Bill Laswell, Greg Cohen and Trevor Dunn; percussionists Joey Baron, Bobby Previte, Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista -- the list goes on and on. As one would expect, Zorn's methods in the soundtrack world are remarkably unique, and have resulted in some of the most unusual and creative music for films in the past several decades. This CD is an excellent introduction to the burgeoning sixteen volume series and features twenty-seven tracks handpicked by Zorn for this rare 'best of' compilation. As an added bonus, there is an unissued track from Zorn's most recent soundtrack release Workingman's Death."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XVII
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7353

"Featuring two members of the exciting trio Rashanim with drum master Kenny Wollesen and Zorn himself on sax, this is a poignant and varied score for a new documentary about elusive film maverick Marie Menken who was a close friend of Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, etc. and an important member of the first generation of American Experimental Filmmakers. Also included are five unique pieces of polyrhythmic polyphony for percussion and African thumb pianos, painting a picture of legendary West Coast skull collector Ray Bandar. Poignant exotica, moonlit moods, bizarre percussion and several tracks of manic intensity."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7355

"For Oren Rudavsky's new romantic comedy, Zorn has put together a new quartet with a fresh new sound. Drawing upon the modern tango of Piazzolla with a touch of minimalism, this dynamic quartet of violin, accordion, vibes and bass is modern instrumental music at its creative best. At times upbeat and humorous, at times dark and moody, the music combines a soaring lyricism with interlocking counterpoint and complex rhythmic tapestries. Featuring guitar genius Marc Ribot in a supportive role on several tracks, this is one of Zorn's finest scores. A remarkable listening experience from start to finish."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7356

Peformed by Koby Israelate. "Born in Tel Aviv, multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite has been playing music since the age of nine. Conservatory- trained on piano and keyboards, he was drawn to punk and heavy metal as a teenager, switched to drums and then got turned on to jazz, world music and the downtown scene. For his third Tzadik CD, this tireless and ever creative musical spirit turns his hand to the complex lyricism of Zorn's complex Book of Angels. Interpreting tunes handpicked by Zorn himself, Koby mixes in everything he knows, including metal, jazz, gypsy and klezmer with stylish flair and great virtuosity. Naked City, Zappa, Taraf de Haidouks and Fantomas all rolled into one, this is an amazing orchestral achievement by an exciting young musical adventurer."

Artist:	ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Moonchild
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7357

"Zorn's newest project is a hardcore song cycle scored for voice, bass and drums. This powerful rock unit features three of his most illustrious, longtime cohorts who have worked together in bands such as Naked City, Fantomas, Mr. Bungle and Electric Masada and are keenly in tune with Zorn's language and aesthetic. Musicians are always at their best in Zorn projects and Moonchild is no exception. You have never heard these players as up front, on the edge or as inspired as they are here, raging through eleven pieces of terrifying intensity. Drawing on preverbal language and the primal power of rock music, this is Torture Garden with an alchemical twist -- spontaneous, complex and evocative. Eleven new Zorn compositions executed with a ritualistic passion that will take your breath away."