Browse by Label: TZADIK

Artist:	HEUERMANN, CLAUDIA
Title:	A Bookshelf On the Top of the Sky
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3001DVD

"A rare peek into the working methods of one of the most notorious and reclusive composers on the scene today. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn. At times frightening, at times hilarious, at times frighteningly hilarious. Featuring: John Zorn, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Joyce Hammann, Wayne Horvitz, Joey Baron, Yamatsuka Eye, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Anthony Coleman, Susie Ibarra, Josh Roseman, Jim Staley, Jamie Saft, Chris Speed, Briggan Krauss, Roberto Rodriguez, Mason Wendell, Mark Dresser, Greg Cohen, Dave Douglas, Jennifer Choi, Mike Patton, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, David Shea, Jim Pugliese, Ariadne Daskalakis, Michael Schröder, Matthias Kaul, Hartmut Leistritz, Uwe Dierksen, Stefan Schäfer, Anna Carewe, Astrid Schmeling, Nele B. Nelle, Otis Klöber, Stefan Blum, Kenny Wollesen, John Medeski, Dave Lombardo, Bill Laswell, William Winant, Cyro Baptista, Mihoko Fujimura." 82 minutes; NTSC All-region; stereo; color; Letterbox 1.66:1; 16 x 9 enhanced.

Artist:	FERRERA, ANTONIO
Title:	Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3003DVD

Featuring: John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron. "Finally a chance to see one of the great working bands up close and personal. Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by Antonio Ferrera, a close friend of Zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the Maysles Brothers, this beautiful DVD captures the band performing a passionate set of music at their home base in the Lower East Side, Tonic, back in the summer of 1999." 68 minutes; NTSC All-Region; Stereo; Color; Standard 4 x 3.

Artist:	JACOBS, KEN/ZORN, JOHN
Title:	Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3004DVD

Featuring: Ken Jacobs, John Zorn, Ikue Mori. "One of the most consistently experimental and prolific filmmakers in Avant Garde Cinema, Ken Jacobs has produced enough work for several lifetimes, and continues on stronger than ever into his seventh decade. From film and shadow play to magic lantern and nervous system, Jacobs is a master improviser with live film, inventing new ways of seeing and creating with each new project. This special collaboration with John Zorn, a fan and cohort of Jacobs' since the late 1970s, documents the very best of a series of performances originally presented at the Anthology Film Archives in 2004. Exquisitely mysterious landscapes of elusive beauty --fragile and mystical -- from two generations of the New York Underground."

Artist:	HEUERMANN, CLAUDIA
Title:	Sabbath In Paradise
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$32.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3005DVD

"Claudia Heuermann's fascinating documentary on the Radical Jewish Culture movement out of downtown New York's East Village in the early 1990s. Featuring exciting concert footage, in-depth interviews with Anthony Coleman, Marc Ribot, Andy Statman, David Krakauer, Frank London, John Zorn and many others, this is a fascinating view into a small cultural revolution in the making. Included as a bonus is a new thirty minute film showing perspective through newly filmed interviews and concert footage with a new generation of Radical Jews, including Steve Bernstein, Jon Madof, Shanir Blumenkranz and Jamie Saft. Reminiscences by Anthony Coleman and Zorn himself bring a new clarity to the movement that continues to redefine New Jewish Music for the 21st century." Running time: 85 minutes; Original language: English; Original format: 16mm, 1:1.37; Format: NTSC all regions, stereo, color and b/w, 4:3 ratio. Bonus: exclusive 50-minute documentary about Radical Jewish Culture featuring rare interviews and concert footage.

Artist:	JACOBS, KEN
Title:	New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3006DVD

"Born in Brooklyn in 1933, Ken Jacobs is one of the truly legendary figures in the New York Underground. Artist, filmmaker, inventor, theatrical innovator and teacher -- Ken Jacobs has been questioning and reinventing new film techniques for well over five decades. One of his most important and vital creations are his performances using the Nervous System, and New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903 is among his best. Pouring over every frame of a vintage film from the turn of the century, Jacobs digs out magical details both unexpected and unprecedented. Accompanied by music and sound from vocalist Catherine Jauniaux and the late cellist Tom Cora, this is one of Jacobs' masterworks." Running time 132 minutes. Format: NTSC All Regions; Stereo; Color; Full Frame 1:1:33.

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Bhima Swarga - The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3007DVD

Featuring: Ikue Mori, Matthew Welch, Gamelan Dharma. "Years in the making, Bhima Swarga is a fascinating film project from one of the most creative electronic musicians around. Delightfully animating traditional paintings from the Kertha Gosa temple ceiling in Bali, Mori depicts the journey of the soul from hell to heaven in two versions: one scored using her signature laptop electronics and one scored by Matt Welch, featuring a full gamelan ensemble augmented by Ikue's electronics and Welch on saxophone and percussion. A spectacular audiovisual presentation for all ages." Language: English; Format: NTSC All Regions, Stereo, Color, 1:1:33.

Artist:	FOREMAN, RICHARD
Title:	Sophia: The Cliffs/35+ Year Retrospective Compilation
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3008DVD

Ontological-Hysteric Theater Vol. 1. "Featuring: Andrew Noren, Margot Breier, Linda Patton, Jim Hoberman, Myron Adams, Jim Boerlin, Gregory Gubitosa, Iris Newman, Bill Plymptom, Allegra Scott, Richard Foreman, Ken Jordan, Kate Manheim, David Patrick Kelly, Henry Stram, Ron Vawter, Elena Lowenstein, Kate Valk, Bob Fleischner, Juliana Francis, James Urbaniak, Tony Torn among many others. Since the late 1960s, Richard Foreman has been writing, designing and directing one of the most important and innovative theater experiences in the world. Documenting dozens of productions, and replete with commentary and interviews, this first release in a series of DVDs from the Ontological Archives is an inner view into the mind of one of the world's greatest and most acclaimed theatrical geniuses. This special edition contains a retrospective of three decades of work, and a document of one of Richard's earliest plays complete from beginning to end." Sophia:The Cliffs total running time: 2 hour, 3 minutes; Retrospective Compilation total running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes. Stereo, black/white and color, NTSC All Region DVD can be played on any DVD player.

Artist:	HILLS, HENRY
Title:	Selected Films 1977-2008
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3009DVD

"Moving to New York in 1978, filmmaker Henry Hills formed a strong alliance with the Downtown improvisers and the 'Language' poets, guiding his film work toward a rhythmic, multilayered world filled with unpredictable changes and a striking improvisational edge. The very best of his short, intense films are presented here -- from the downtown all-star Money to structural dance films like The Little Lieutenant and Bali Méchanique. A major force in new cinema, these films are brilliantly visual, crammed with image and double meaning. Also included is his 1990 music video for the band Naked Cty, Gotham." 90 minutes, NTSC all region, stereo, color, full frame 1:33.

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:	MASADA STRING TRIO
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume One
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5001

"People are still talking about Zorn's 50th birthday month, and if you weren't lucky enough to have been at Tonic in September 2003, this new series of recordings will take you there. All of these CDs are beautifully recorded and hand picked for release by Zorn himself. Inaugurating the series is one of the highlights of the month, the incredible set by the Masada String Trio. Featuring three of the most amazing string improvisers in the world in peak form, urged on by Zorn's inspired conducting, this set is every bit as breathtaking on CD as it was that very night."

Artist:	GRAVES/JOHN ZORN, MILFORD
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Two
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5002

"Another one of the most talked about sets of the month was this historic fleeting between two of music's most powerful and controversial iconoclasts. Playing together yearly since 1999 for very special occasions, their musical connection and spiritual bond has gotten stronger and stronger. This set, played before a packed house of screaming enthusiasts, was without doubt their best and most outrageous performance to date. Intensity, fireworks and incredible mutual respect made this one of the highlights of the month."

Artist:	LOCUS SOLUS
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Three
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5003

"Continuing Tzadik's series of live recordings from Zorn's 50th Birthday month is this classic reunion of three downtown legends, Arto Lindsay (Ambitious Lovers), Anton Fier (Golden Palominos) and John Zorn (Naked City). There has never been a band quite like Locus Solus. Dating hack to 1982, the music of these improvised rock units is still as fresh as the day they first hit, and seems to get better with age. This high intensity set features all three players at their very best. Strangled vocals, loping grooves and structural complexity make these improvised rock songs a continual delight. A fascinating and charming set of tension, love, ideas, communication and miscommunication."

Artist:	ELECTRIC MASADA
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Four
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5004

"The long awaited first release of Zorn's most recent and most powerful Masada unit. A true downtown supergroup, blending the raw power of Naked City with the improvisational madness of Cobra and the lyrical soul of the Masada songbook, Electric Masada is considered by many to be the most exciting band Zorn has ever had. This set, the taut climax of a three night run at Tonic, features the full octet at its wildest and most creative. Incredible solos, jaw dropping ensemble conductions and much more."

Artist:	ZORN/FRED FRITH, JOHN
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Five
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5005

"Working together since 1978, the partnership of Zorn and Frith is one of the most enduring musical partnerships in the downtown scene. Their periodic duo concerts have always been special events in themselves, but when it happens in celebration of Zorn's 50th Birthday, it takes on even greater meaning. Two masters of improvisation meet head to head in the red-hot crucible of Tonic for an hour of telepathic communication and exploration, and you are there."

Artist:	HEMOPHILIAC
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Six
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5006

"Mike Patton, Ikue Mori and John Zorn are Hemophiliac, and together they are responsible for some of the wildest improvisational music ever. Performing for Zorn's 50th birthday month and playing to a packed house of screaming enthusiasts and obnoxious groupies, this set shows them at their most focused and most intense. Their first release since the 2001 online-only limited edition, this is new music from the outer reaches of madness."

Artist:	MASADA
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Seven
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5007

"As the members of this classic quartet get busier and busier, performances get rarer and rarer. This first set out of six they performed over three nights during Zorn's infamous Birthday month, was on fire from first note to last. Filled with wild extended solos and dizzying group conductions, this unforgettable evening of music highlights show this amazing band continues to grow into its second decade. Included as a bonus is a CD-ROM video of the band live at Tonic, accessible on your computer."

Artist:	SMITH/IBARRA/ZORN
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eight
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5008

"The pioneer creator of the rhythm unit, the master of the game piece and one of the most dynamic drummers in the downtown scene square off head to head in duo and trio improvisations. Two full sets of music are presented here, beginning with a brilliant set of duos by Ibarra arid Zorn, who have been working together for many years. Both surprising and inevitable, the second set features the historic musical meeting of Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn, and was one of the improvisational highlights from 2003's month of Zorn. Striking and radical sculptures of sound and silence from three generations of improvisational masters."

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:	EYE/ZORN DUO
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume Ten
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5010

Yamataka Eye, John Zorn, Sawai Taeji, Fred Frith. "One of the most talked about and well attended shows of Zorn's 50th Birthday month was his much anticipated duo concert with Boredoms mastermind, Yamataka Eye. Close friends and musical associates since 1985, their love, respect and telepathic interplay was augmented on this occasion by electronic technician Sawai Taeji, who responded to Eye's sensor movements via powerbook. Jewish Alchemy meets Japanese Shamanism in this ritual performance of music and magic from two of the world's most unusual and unclassifiable adepts. Included as a bonus is a Quicktime video of the performance accessible on your computer."

Artist:	BAR KOKHBA SEXTET
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	3CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 5011

Marc Ribot, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, John Zorn. "Bar Kokhba brings together six core members of the Masada family in a dynamic and versatile ensemble of strings and percussion. All the players were at their best on these nights. At times lush and lyrical, at times driving and powerful, but always filled with the intoxicating joy of music making, this long- awaited release is a real treasure. Featuring one set from each of their three nights, the band begins relaxed and laid back and slowly builds to an intense unstoppable powerhouse. This is a rare chance to hear how the band grows over the course of an engagement -- a specially priced 3CD package containing some of Zorn's most beautiful and exhilarating music. Sephardic exotica for young moderns."

Artist:	PAINKILLER
Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 12
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 5012

John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Hamid Drake plus special guest on vocals: Mike Patton. "A powerful and breathtaking meeting of masters. With the tight rhythm section of Laswell and Drake, who have a long history working together in a variety of bands and contexts, and the empathetic insanity of Patton and Zorn, this set was as much of a surprise to the musicians as it was to the pumped up crowd that were lucky enough to hear that night. Although billed as Painkiller, this once in a lifetime unit was really something completely different. At times hilarious, exhilarating, outrageous and transcendent, this is music only the New American Underground could create. East Coast meets West Coast meets Midwest: New York, California and Chicago come together in this twisted, funky improviser's paradise."

Artist:	CURRAN, ALVIN
Title:	Animal Behavior
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7001

Tzadik is John Zorn's most prolific label; similar (though not directly related) to his continuing Avant label, but these are pressed in the US, w/ a domestic list price. Their output has been very prolific to date, divided into 5 label series: Composer, Radical Jewish Culture, New Japan, Archival (for reissues) and Lunatic Fringe. The design is typically nice (mostly under the direction of Ikue Mori), with lovely 5-color graphics, detailed notes, small score reproductions, etc. Each release on the label seems to have some sort of burning personal aesthetic ingrained within, making Tzadik one of the most significant US labels of the contemporary continuum. The Tzadik Composer Series starts off with Alvin Curran, who was a founding member of the legendary MEV in the 60s, and has been one of the main outside composers of new music for the past few decades. This CD features 2 recent works: "Animal Behavior" is a slightly dated piece for sampler, juxtaposing Gulf War insanity with the moans and groans of Ms. Annie Sprinkle. "Why This Night Different Than All Others" is much more spectacular, a beautiful 30 minute piece for small ensemble: Curran (piano), Roy Malan (violin), Donal Haas (accordion), Peter Wahrhaftig (tuba), William Winant (percussion). A perfectly realized textural opus.

Artist:	BROWN, CHRIS
Title:	Lava
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7002

"Chris Brown, San Francisco based composer, pianist, and electronic instrument builder, studied composition with William Brooks, electronic music with Gordon Mumma and computer music with David Rosenboom. His music includes pieces for solo instruments with interactive electronics, and improvisational ensemble works... Lava describes a primordial state of flux, the transmutation of one material into another through a streaming of intensely concentrated energy. 'Lava' is written for brass quartet, four percussionists and 4-channels of electronic sound generated by a computer controlled signal processing system. Aspects of the physical structure of a volcano are applied to control musical elements, creating their own musical grammar. The fluid motion of burning lava streams are modeled by a score that describes all musical elements as states of change: there are no fixed pitches, loudnesses or timbres, only directions of pitch, timbre, and dynamic motion... The electronic sounds are all created by live sampling from the acoustic sounds of the instruments, and there are no synthesizers or previous recordings involved. The change from a solid (earth) into a liquid (lava) is modeled by this transformation of the acoustic sounds into electronic sounds that create an enveloping musical landscape." This is a fantastic 60 minute piece, in a very organic electroacoustic vein.

Artist:	DREYBLATT, ARNOLD
Title:	Animal Magnetism
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7004

"These pieces for just-intoned electric guitar, bass violin, cimbalon, percussion and horn section emphasize dynamics and sonorities, achieving stunning acoustical effects. American composer Dreyblatt studied under minimalist greats La Monte Young, Pauline Oliveros and Alvin Lucier, and formed the Orchestra of Excited Strings in 1979. He has released 2 previous albums on India Navigation and Hat Art." From Jim O'Rourke's Minimalism Top web site: "This is the record that really steps out as the first genuinely new sound in maybe 10 years. It's as if the Dirty Dozen Brass band got a hold of some of Arnold's records and decided to give it a go. I cannot overstate how unbelievably brilliant this record is. When played loud, I firmly stand by my declaration that it is one of the 4 or so best records ever made."

Artist:	SHEA, DAVID
Title:	Hsi-Yu Chi
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7005

Shea's 3rd release, following the excellent Shock Corridor CD on Avant, and the Prisoner (Sub Rosa). This one is based on the 1592 novel, and dedicated to "the Hong Kong film directors who use both technological, commercial, western, and traditional Chinese sources to create new work... Each musical territory is created with samples, live playing, traditional tunes, scored and improvised material... the travels cross internal and external space through religious devotion to B film exploitation." Shea uses a sampler, piano, turntables, CDs; with Zorn (as), Zeena Parkins, Marc Ribot, Jim Pugliese, etc.

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:	PARTCH, HARRY
Title:	The Seventeen Lyrics of Li Po
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7012

"Composer, theorist, inventor of musical instruments, and one of the most colorful characters of the 20th century music, Partch (1901-1974) broke with Western tradition and forged a new music based on a more primal, corporeal integration of the elements of speech, rhythm and performance using the intrinsic music found in the spoken word, the principles of acoustic resonance and just-intonation. The Seventeen Lyrics of Li Po were composed between 1931 and 1933 and are among Partch's earliest extant compositions. They were composed for Intoning Voice and Partch's Adapted Viola, a hybrid instrument consisting of a cello neck grafted onto the body of a viola, its open strings sounding one octave below the violin. Partch used texts from the 8th century Chinese poet, Li Po. This is the 1st recording of all 17 of Partch's 'Lyrics of Li Po.'"

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	7 NADEs
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7013

Debut album by Kang (one previous 7" on RGI), who plays violin, keyboard, voice, piano, tape manipulations, bass, erhu, harp, tuba, microphone and noise, along with a large accompanying cast. Kang is well known for his associations with the Sun City Girls and has also played with Zorn, Joe McPhee, Wayne Horvitz, etc. "One of the quirkiest and most indescribable of sound sculptures from a new generation of experimentalists. A composition that will bring new revelations with each listening. Kang is one sick puppy." --Zorn

Artist:	SUNG, LI CHIN
Title:	Past
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7014

Discovered on the historic 1995 Zorn/Eye tour of China. "Sung's debut album, a collection of his works from 1992 to '95, was never intended for commercial release. The subject matter of this work is deeply personal, dealing with the people and things around him, especially his family and friends, and as such does not always obey traditional music logic...Past presents intriguing and personal ambient/noise/environmental works by this adventurous young Hong Kong composer. Inspired by influences as diverse as Brit-pop, Luc Ferrari and Taoism, Sung has created a unique sound world that is both perplexing and seductive." Performed almost completely solo by Sung, on percussion, guitar, CD, synthesizer, voice and tapes; it's noisy and unpredictable, and should go over big with Otomo Yoshihide fanatics.

Artist:	SHARP, ELLIOTT
Title:	Xenocodex
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7016

"The Soldier String Quartet performs two extended compositions from the master of fractals: the psychedelic transformations of 'Xtopia' and the dark, jagged snapshots of 'Intifada.'" Sharp plays Buchla Thunder, fretless guitar, clarinet in addition. "Xtopia" is a lovely real-time approach to Elliott's re-assemblage techniques (prev. documented by "Crytid Fragments," where string materials were radically sculptured through time-expansion/compression, pitch-shifting, filtering, editing, etc.).

Artist:	SMITH, WADADA LEO
Title:	Tao-Njia
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7017

"A breathtakingly beautiful document of new compositions from a founding member of the Chicago's AACM and one of the world's most important contemporary musician/composers. Featuring his ensemble Nda-Kulture and California E.A.R. Unit." Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn, bamboo flute, monophony-bar, Indian low-bell, Japanese high-bell, nohkan flute, axatse, mbira); other members on drums, vibraphone, tubular bells, flute, piano, clarinet, cello, violin, etc. This fits in perfectly in that nowhere zone of post-jazz/new music composition of cosmic intention.

Artist:	KLUCEVSEK, GUY
Title:	Stolen Memories
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7018

Featuring the Bantam Orchestra: Klucevsek (accordion, piano, melodica), Sara Parkins (violin), Margaret Parkins (cello, voice), Achim Tang (bass). "World-renowned accordionist Guy Klucevsek has played with Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Anthony Braxton, John Zorn and Robin Holcomb, and is also a highly original composer in his own right. These stirring compositions are inspired by (among other things) John Cage, African melodies, sacrificial chickens and Fresh Kills, the world's largest landfill."

Artist:	GISBURG
Title:	Shadows In The Sea
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7019

Gisburg (voice, fl), Jeff O'Malley (narration), Christine Bard (perc.), Anthony Coleman (p), Midori Seiler (violin), Ron Lawrence (viola), Guy Tyler (bass). "Gisburg is an extraordinary young vocalist and composer, with influences ranging from Schoenberg to jazz to Fluxus. She has performed in an ensemble of Dieter Schnebel and in the vocal duo Alli Gaa in Berlin, and worked with Anthony Coleman, Marc Ribot, John Zorn and others in NYC. Using texts by Majakowksi, Plath and Fassbinder, Gisburg's second Tzadik CD continues her fascinating exploration of imaginary movie music. With a dramatic edge combining the smoky tones of Marlene Dietrich, the acrobatics of Cathy Berberian and an Ellingtonian sense of orchestration, she creates a unique compositional style that can't be pigeon-holed."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Garden
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7020

"Ikue more, a legend on the NY music scene, has played regularly with the world's top improvisers since 1979, as well as in the groups DNA, Tohban Djan, Death Praxis, Fukuko, Worlds of Love and Death Ambient. Mori has developed a personal and innovative technique of playing samplers triggered by adapted drum machines. Garden, her first solo recording, is a textbook in compositional economy, displaying her amazing approach to an instrument she has made her own." Adopting some of the crystallized-fracture ethos of concrete/surreal constructs and the spatialization of certain minimalistic ambient/techno works, this is a pure masterpiece of reproduced sound and one of the finest listening experiences to date within the Tzadik universe.

Artist:	LAM, BUN-CHING
Title:	....Like Water
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7021

"Bun-Ching Lam's extended composition '...Like Water' is an evocative and imaginative work, as sensuous as its title. A native of Macau, now living in NYC, Lam has studied composition with Roger Reynolds, Pauline Oliveros, and Robert Erickson, and has been previously commissioned to compose for the Arditti String Quartet, Ursula Oppens and Fritz Hauser." Performed by the trio of David Abel (violin, viola), Julie Steinberg (piano) & William Winant (percussion). "'Like Water' consists of short self-contained movements. It makes reference to images of water and its various manifestations such as ice, steam and mist."--Lam.

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. 'Étant Donnés' 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". "Étant Donnés" is performed by Feldman, Pugliese and Erik Friedlander (cello).

Artist:	SLUSSER, DAVID
Title:	Delight At The End Of The Tunnel
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7024

"Composer, performer, one of the foremost sound designers on the West Coast, the mad genius of David Slusser has enhanced the films of David Lynch, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and the music of John Zorn, Mike Patton and Angelo Badalamenti. Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as 1950's mood music, industrial demos, early musique concrete and beer commercials, Slusser takes on an exotic trip through his insane sound world via sound effects, Theremins and other rare electronic instruments that either have been or should have been long forgotten."

Artist:	FUJIEDA, MAMORU
Title:	Patterns of Plants
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7025

"Generating melodic material through the micro-changes of surface-electric potential on leaves, Mamoru Fujieda's 2nd Tzadik release was composed completely based on data taken from plants. Combining alternate tuning systems (just intonation, Pythagorean) with traditional instruments of China and Japan (sho, koto and the ancient 25-stringed zither, the hitsu), Fujieda has again created a world of sound never before imagined possible. Delicate and subtle variations of tone and timbre give a whole new life to classical musical forms such as the passacagalia and strophic variations in this bizarre and fascinating mixture of European Medieval music, the traditions of Asia and modern science."

Artist:	MOOREFIELD, VIRGIL
Title:	The Temperature In Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7026

"Composer Virgil Moorefield was born in Chapel Hill, NC in 1956 and grew up primarily in Europe. Living in NY since 1975, Moorefield recorded and toured as a drummer with numerous rock bands and avant garde ensembles, including the Swans, Glenn Branca, Bill Laswell, Elliott Sharp, and Damage. The music on this disc is a reflection of his recent interest in microtonality and in creating a music which is looser in structure than his previous works. Alternating between strict notation and passages which may be described by nothing more than a drawing -- Virgil blends minimalism, microtonal tunings and improvisations to create a unique sound world of precision, movement and surprise." Performed on violin, violincello, synthesizer, baritone sax, clarinet, bowed guitar, fretless guitar.

Artist:	DRESSER, MARK
Title:	Banquet
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7027

"One of the world's greatest virtuoso bass players, this CD features two of Mark's most important recent works. 'Banquet' is a double concerto for flute, bass and string quartet, featuring the Swiss flute virtuoso Matthias Ziegler and Mr. Dresser himself. Twisting timbres, jagged melodies and driving rhythms combine in this exciting work exploring extended instrumental techniques. 'Loss of the Innocents', written for the unusual combination of tuba, cello and clarinet, is a piece of haunting beauty."

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:	GOODE, DANIEL
Title:	Tunnel -- Funnel
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7029

First recording of this work by composer/clarinetist Goode, performed by The Crosstown Ensemble, conducted by Eric Grunin. Scored for: 3 flutes, 4 trombones, 4 strings, and percussion. "Composed in 1985, it is one of his most ambitious and exhilarating works...Trains have been a large part of Dan's dream and fantasy life: 'A funnel is a tunnel seen in perspective, and it is a focusing device. When reversed it's a telescope which magnifies, putting a more generous space around each thing magnified."

Artist:	GRAVES, MILFORD
Title:	Grand Unification
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7030

"Professor, herbalist, healer, Milford Graves is first and foremost one of the world's great geniuses of the drum. Rarely heard live, even more rarely found in the studio, a new recording by Graves is a special event. This is the CD that free jazz fans and every drummer in the world has been waiting for: his music for solo drums. Intense, shooting off in all directions at once and yet always firmly rooted in the tradition, Tzadik is proud to release this important and historic solo recording."

Artist:	LAM, BUN-CHING
Title:	The Child God
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7031

"For her second Tzadik CD, Lam has assembled some of the greatest traditional music performers of China and matched them with some of NY's most creative instrumentalists in creating a beautiful and lyrical meeting of western art music and Chinese troubadour traditions. Her mini-opera, The Child God written as a shadow play, incorporates spoken narration, instrumental music and tenor songs, and is based on a Ming Dynasty mystical novel The Creation Of The Gods. It tells the story of No Cha, from his miraculous birth, to the discovery of his own supernatural powers through various adventures which bring danger to his parents' lives. Adventurous, charming and delightful."

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	Theatre of Mineral NADEs
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7032

"NADE: (Sanskrit): Channels of the subtle body/also: sound/also: nothingness. Eyvind Kang has one of the strangest musical minds on the scene today, and this second installment of his 'NADEs' series is, as one would expect, something completely different. Medieval crumhorns, ecstatic arrangements, lilting melodies, unusual concepts and, of course, Eyvind's virtuosic violin stylings. This epic work, a year and a half in the making, is Kang's personal take on 'East' and 'West'. Theatre of Mineral NADEs is Kang's Sgt. Pepper's. Destined to become one of the most important records of the year."

Artist:	FERRARI, LUC
Title:	Cellule 75
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7033

"Irreverent, psychosexual and always fascinating, Ferrari's work manifests itself in texts, instrumental textures, electroacoustic compositions, reportings, films, theatre, etc. It is an honor for Tzadik to release two of his most important works from the 1970s, recorded under the supervision of the composer himself. 'Place des Abbesses,' the first electro acoustic portrait work realized at his home studio in Paris, 1977, is an evocative portrait of a small square between The Sacred Heart of God and Saints and the Pigalle of licentiousness and sex, two familiar Ferrari obsessions. 'Cellule 75' is an explosive, dynamic work for piano, percussion and tape, balancing improvisational spontaneity with the more exacting writing of classical forms."

Artist:	FRITH, FRED
Title:	Pacifica (1993-95)
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7034

"A major new composition by the world-famous guitarist, improvisor and composer. Over an hour in length and composed for a large ensemble of winds, strings and percussion, Pacifica sets the poetry of Pablo Neruda into a seductive and hypnotizing sound world that slowly metamorphoses into something altogether different. Lyrical written passages, inspired improvisations, sensual vocals and provocative sound effects all come together into a fascinating whole -- one of Frith's most brilliant orchestral creations."

Artist:	ITO, TEIJI
Title:	King Ubu
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7036

"Teiji Ito is one of contemporary music's most elusive mavericks. Born in Tokyo in 1935, he moved to NY at the age of six, and by 1952, at the age of seventeen, he was already composing music for the influential avant-garde film work of Maya Deren. Accompanying her to Haiti in 1955, Ito learned ceremonial and secular drumming techniques from the legendary Haitian musician Coyote. Applying these principles to his knowledge of traditional Japanese music, contemporary classical and African traditions, Ito's scores are a shocking precursor to today's cutting-edge composers. King Ubu, originally written for a 1961 NY production of Alfred Jarry's pre-Dadaist masterpiece, is a delightful and eclectic score filled with sly humor and ingenious dramatic effects. Intermixing a wise range of traditional and ethnic instruments, all of which are performed with great skill by the composer himself on this rare original recording, Ito's score to King Ubu establishes him as one of the most extraordinary and personal composers in the NY underground."

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:	GISBURG
Title:	Trust
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7038

"Gisburg's newest Tzadik recording couples two masterful compositions onto one disc. Her heartfelt opera for solo voice about the ups and downs of doomed and obsessive love is one of her most personal and striking compositional statements to date, a powerful combination of stark emotional content, minimalist melody and narrative charm. 'Anna' shows Gisburg's profound command of classic instrumental writing -- a lush and dramatic string quartet performed by the brilliant Cassatt Quartet."

Artist:	CURRAN, ALVIN
Title:	Theme Park
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7039

"Performed by virtuosic madman William Winant, Theme Park is a major new work by Alvin Curran and one of the most dynamic solo percussion compositions of the decade. Coupled with a kaleidoscope tribute to jazz giant Charlie Parker, this newest CD by one of today's most important musical pioneers incorporates minimalism, structuralism and post-modernism into an exhilarating new aggregate. Wild sounds, wit and passion to celebrate the opening of the 21st century."

Artist:	GOSFIELD, ANNIE
Title:	Burnt Ivory and Loose Wires
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7040

"Influenced by Harry Partch, Sun Ra and San Francisco's Musee Mechanique's collection of old nickelodeons and player pianos, Annie gosfield presents us with a new view of microtonal music. The sounds of a percussion factory, a destroyed piano and an abandoned guitar are twisted into sophisticated compositions incorporating tuned and detuned instruments, traditional and non-traditional techniques, composition and improvisation. Also included is an exciting premiere composition for saxophone quartet performed here by the world-renown group Rova, and one of the best sampler pieces you're ever likely to hear."

Artist:	SHEA, DAVID
Title:	Classical Works
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7041

"Two adventurous pieces of classical chamber music by one of today's busiest musical manipulators. The atmospheric Chamber Symphony #1 juxtaposes live and sampled instrumental sonorities in a complex world of modern polyphony with turntable/sampler wizard David Shea playing along with members of the Ictus Ensemble. 'The Voice Suite' features the brilliant cellist Erik Friedlander and long-tim Shea collaborator Jim Pugliese interacting with Shea's twisted sampler magic."

Artist:	DE GLI ANTONI, MARK
Title:	Horse Tricks
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7042

"Mark De Gli Antoni, the talented sampler magician for the pop group Soul Coughing studied composition at the Manhattan Schold of Music and released his first recording in 1995 on the Avant label as part of the experimental composer collective Rough Assemblage. Horse Tricks is his first solo release and features many of his acclaimed musical colleagues in a variety of musical contexts showcasing the wide range of Mark's compositional interests. From instrumental trip hop and rhythm tracks to ambient, minimalist and pieces of startling compositional complexity -- Mark's astounding virtuosity, mastery of new media and instrumental inventiveness is sure to surprise and delight both diehard fans and newcomers alike."

Artist:	AMACHER, MARYANNE
Title:	Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7043

One of the most impressive Tzadik releases in quite some time, Amacher's 'Third Ear Music" produces a rare dosage of interactive audio psychedelics that has to be experienced at proper volume. "Amacher is one of electronic music's truly legendary mavericks. Working mostly in large spaces and installations for the past twenty years, this diverse collection of electronic soundscapes and 'ear-dances' was chosen by the composer especially for Tzadik to work in the more intimate settings of the compact disc. Spectacular acoustical effects take you to expansive worlds of dancing difference tones and psychedelic sonorities. A rare release by one of the most reclusive and elusive of today's visionaries."

Artist:	HUNT, JERRY
Title:	Song Drapes
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7045

"Born in Waco, TX, Jerry Hunt was a friend of Jack Ruby, a pianist in strip clubs, a student of the occult and founder of his own mail order church at the age of 13. Jerry Hunt was also one of the great pioneers of live electronic music performance. Very much a modern-day shaman, he designed most of his own equipment and used it in unique ways to create backdrops for his magical performnaces that referred to, among many other things, exotic ritual, the esoteric traditions of Rosicrucianism, Aleister Crowley and modern science. The Song Drapes were some of Jerry's last and greatest creations -- and this special first release, authorized by the Hunt estate, includes performances by two of Jerry's closest friends and collaborators, vocalist Shelley Hirsch and performance artist Karen Finley, and one track featuring the popular vocalist Mike Patton."

Artist:	SMITH, WADADA LEO
Title:	Light Upon Light
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7046

"Trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, improviser and theoretician, Wadada Leo Smith is one of the most important composers of our time. An original member of Chicago's AACM, his exciting pieces blending composition and improvisation have been performed by many of the world's most important ensembles and soloists. Featuring an exotic composition for chamber ensemble and gameland quartet, a beautiful solo piece for viola, a bass concerto written for virtuoso Bert Turetzky and two electronic pieces featuring Leo's unique trumpet improvisations."

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, Bartók, 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:	DE GREGORIO, GIUSTION
Title:	Sprut
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7050

"Unusual and quirky sampling collages from the Italian neo-primitive composer Giustino Di Gregorio. Combining modern technology with concepts inspired by John Oswald's plunderphonics and mystery tapes, these charming and intriguing pieces chop, mix and blend known and unknown musical shapes into startling new compositions for the 21st Century." The Boredoms, Blue Cheer, Serge Gainsbourg, John Denver and about 100 other international music icons are sampled for your pleasure, not in a heavily cut-up fashion, but in stream of processed, flowing sound. Some very nice sections, others that almost veer into Merzbow-ian territory.

Artist:	YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO
Title:	Cathode
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7051

"Otomo Yoshihide has become one of Japan's busiest and most well known musical ambassadors, performing and recording with leading experimentalists the world over. Since the disbanding of his raucous and popular band Ground Zero, Otomo has written film and dance scores, and recorded dozens of ambient and noise projects. Here he steps out as a serious composer. 'Modulation #1' and '#2' are two of his most satisfying and provocative recordings, combining traditional Japanese instruments like the sho with noise, improvisation and ambient drones. The 'Cathode' pieces combine an ensemble of some of Tokyo's most interesting improvisers with analog electronics, turntables, samplers and tape manipulations to create an electric world of soundtrack moods, contemporary compositions and electronics."

Artist:	HEMINGWAY, GERRY
Title:	Chamber Works
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7052

"Cutting edge chamber music from one of the most prolific and ubiquitous composer-performers in new music. A veteran of countless musical projects whose experience includes jazz and funk bands, improvising units with Derek Bailey and Evan Parker, compositions for orchestra and big band, and over ten years as a percussionist in the Anthony Braxton quartet, Gerry's music is a magical blend of compositional structure and improvisational excitement, drawing upon his deep knowledge of classical, jazz and world traditions. Featuring complex string writing and wild percussive fireworks, this CD is one of Gerry's greatest achievements."

Artist:	GARLAND, PETER
Title:	The Days Run Away
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7053

"One of America's true maverick composers, a friend of Partch, Nancarrow, Cage, and countless others, Peter Garland is a tireless champion of new music, a passionate writer and one of the true unsung pioneers of minimalism. These evocative early piano pieces create hypnotic moods of impressionistic beauty and are some of his most personal musical statements. Beautifully performed by the brilliant pianist Aki Takahashi, to whom many of his works have been dedicated, this is an incredibly gorgeous CD of rediscovered masterpieces from the early days of minimalism."

Artist:	LEWIS, GEORGE
Title:	Endless Shout
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7054

"One of the world's leading composer/performers presents a dynamic collection of his most important recent works. Professor, musical scholar, author, composer, virtuoso trombonist, and computer music genius George Lewis has been a major name in new music since the mid '70s, having worked with just about everyone you can imagine, but his recorded output has been all too rare. This first release for Tzadik highlights the wide variety of his compositional approaches, with music for creative music orchestra, soloist with interactive computer systems, narrator with tape, and a suite for solo piano."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7055

"Ikue Mori's career in music reaches back to 1978 as drummer/co-founder/co-composer of the seminal punk/no-wave band DNA. In the 80s she became involved in the blossoming downtown scene, improvising with the likes of Bill Frisell, Christian Marclay, John Zorn, Tom Cora, Derek Bailey and countless others. Into the 90s her work with drum machines expanded into the world of electronic music, incorporating digital technology into her compositional palette. One Hundred Aspects of the Moon leads her into the 21st Century with an astounding suite of pieces for a chamber ensemble of voice, strings and percussion, inspired by the work of famous Japanese woodblock artist Yoshitoshi, it's clearly one of Ikue Mori's greatest works. Lush, romantic, violent, weird, ghostly and exhilarating sounds from one of the world's most important musical thinkers." Performed by: Theo Bleckmann, Anthony Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Erik Friedlander, Kato Hideki, Ikue Mori, Makigami Koichi & Mori.

Artist:	VIERK, LOIS V.
Title:	River Beneath The River
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7056

"Vierk's music explores texture and microtonality in highly structured pieces that build to swirling high energy intensity. Influenced by minimalism, Japanese Gagaku, and Appalachian folk music, Lois Vierk is one of America's great originals. Her first CD for Tzadik is an exciting collection of compositions for string quartet, brass sextet, and a dynamic piece for electric guitar, percussion, cello, and synthesizer. Definitive performances of some of Vierk's greatest works."

Artist:	IBARRA, SUSIE
Title:	Flower After Flower
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7057

"Born in California, raised in Texas and now based in NYC, Susie Ibarra is one of the most sought-after drummers in the downtown scene. Having worked with Derek Bailey, David S. Ware, Ikue Mori, Dave Douglas, and Matthew Shipp, among others. Of Filipino descent, her music blends Asian traditions, free jazz, improvisation and minimalism into evocative and dynamic soundscapes. This exciting recording features her in a variety of contexts, both solo and with an all-star group of her most illustrious musical compatriots. The sounds of Kulintang (Filipino gamelan), fiery free-jazz drumming, Leo Smith's delicate trumpet, and the 'deep listening' accordion of Pauline Oliveros all come together to make this on of the most unusual recordings of the year."

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	The Story of Iceland
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7059

"From the twisted world of pop, rock, classical and world music, to acts of revolution and riots in the streets violinist, composer, conceptualist, raconteur and world traveller Eyvind Kang takes us on an exciting new trip to Iceland. An avid fan of underground esoterica and a generous collaborator with the likes of Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori and many others, Kang is at his best in the studio, creating incredibly complex sound sculptures filled with meticulous detail, power and vision. His most recent CD, three years in the making features a rare appearance of Indian violinist Kala Ramnath, a bizarre cult anthem ('10:10') and a beautiful piece scored for gamelan."

Artist:	SMITH, WADADA LEO
Title:	Reflectativity
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7060

"Reflectativity, first released on Leo Smith's own label in the early 1970s is one of the most important extended compositions blending improvisation and composition, and one of Leo Smith's masterpieces. This exciting new version features the brilliant pianist/composer Anthony Davis (who performed on the original recording) and longtime friend and colleague Malachi Favors -- the legendary monster bass player from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Coupled with several new compositions, this CD brings together the past and present of creative music's most continually fascinating composer/performers."

Artist:	ROTHENBERG, NED
Title:	Ghost Stories
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7061

"A downtown mainstay for twenty years, composer/multi-woodwind performer Ned Rothenberg makes his Tzadik debut with a stunning CD of chamber music. Acclaimed for work in a wide variety of contexts, from the multi-metric funk of his Double Band to the large chamber jazz of Power Lines, Rothenberg here shows both range and focus in works for unprecedented instrumentations that have epic scope. Asian and western instruments combine in scores mixing improvised solo features with through-composed ensembles. Ghost Stories is one of Rothenberg's most accomplished works."

Artist:	DRESSER, MARK
Title:	Marinade
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7063

"Nine new compositions pushing the boundaries of instrumental virtuosity. From the lyricism of 'Air to Mir', commissioned by the Library of Congress, the textures of 'Spin X' for two basses and two percussionists, to the virtuosity of his own solo bass music and more, Marinade displays the full range of Mark Dresser's compositional vision. A nine year veteran of the Anthony Braxton Quartet and a vital member of the downtown scene, collaborating with Tim Berne, Diamanda Galas, and many others, Mark Dresser has been a creative force in new music for over twenty years."

Artist:	MAHLER, DAVID
Title:	Hearing Voices
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7064

"One of the unsung heroes from the early days of minimalism, David Mahler has been making music since the early 1970s. A master of the tape recorder and the razor blade, his pieces are legendary and (as is often the case with experimental composers,) underappreciated. David Mahler has champions in colleagues such as Larry Polansky, Peter Garland and Guy Klucevsek and thankfully his music is becoming more and more known. It is an honor for Tzadik to release this latest piece of the David Mahler puzzle: four new text-based tape pieces by one of the undisputed masters of the medium."

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 Mômo, 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 Buñuel 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:	MACEDA, JOSE
Title:	Gongs And Bamboos
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7067

"The first release outside Japan of music by one of the most original and underappreciated composers in contemporary music. Born 1900 in the Philippines, Maceda has been creating remarkable compositions, often for large ensembles of the same instrument for fifty years. This CD brings together three very different pieces from his enormous catalog. The hypnotic 'Suling-Suling' is scored for an ensemble of forty bamboo flutes. 'Colors Without Rhythm' is one of his most dynamic orchestral compositions -- performed brilliantly by the Manil Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer. 'Pagsamba' is one of the strangest masses ever written for gongs, voices and bamboos, recorded live in an open air temple in the Philippines. An incredibly exciting release of rarely heard music by a rarely heard from composer."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Labyrinth
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7068

"Eleven new earsplitting, brain-twisting electronic compositions by downtown legend Ikue Mori, one of the most respected composers in the contemporary electronica community. Completely unique and utterly original, Mori has developed a personal language through the combination of modified drum machines and triggered samplers. Labyrinth, her second CD of solo music for Tzadik, is a multi-faceted collection of complex compositions for the Apple powerbook. After twenty years, Ikue Mori continues to create some of the very best cutting-edge electronic music around."

Artist:	LEO SMITH, WADADA
Title:	Red Sulphur Sky
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7070

"The first solo recording in over thirty years by the brilliant composer/performer Wadada Leo Smith. Born in Leland, Mississippi, Leo was a founding member of the AACM in Chicago, and has been performing his music all over the world since the mid-1960s. His compositions for solo trumpet, highly acclaimed yet rarely documented, are some of his most personal and delicate creations. Red Sulphur Sky is the music of one of the true masters of creative music at the height of his powers."

Artist:	WOLFF, CHRISTIAN
Title:	Burdocks
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7071

"For half a century legendary scholar Christian Wolff has created a very personal musical response to John Cage's challenging experiments and three of his most distinctive compositions receive inspiring performances here by a collection of San Francisco and New York's best and most imaginative performers. Fred Frith, Joan Jeanrenaud, Bob Ostertag, Miya Masaoka and Stephen Drury are just a few of the remarkable players percussion virtuoso William Winant has brought together to pay tribute to the fascinating work of this conceptual visionary, who performs at the piano with an all-star ensemble on his most famous composition Burdocks."

Artist:	PREVITE, BOBBY
Title:	The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7072

An exciting new musical universe from the mind of composer/performer Bobby Previte. Filled with sweeping gestures and meticulous detail, The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró is Bobby Previte's dream project and one that he's been working on for over six years. Performed here with an all-star ensemble, Constellations is beautifully recorded and presented with a lush 36 page booklet containing color reproductions of all twenty-three of Miró's masterpieces. Previte's most original compositional achievement is also his most delightful."

Artist:	MUMMA, GORDON
Title:	Live-Electronic Music
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7074

"The ultimate document by one of the most important electronic music composers in new music. A lifetime in the making, these meticulously crafted masterpieces include the legendary Mesa performed by avant garde virtuoso David Tudor on electric bandoneon and the first release of the complete version of Mumma's classic composition Hornpipe fully remastered and reworked by the composer himself. One of the most important releases of this or any other year -- absolutely essential music by one of downtown's Founding Fathers."

Artist:	SINGLETON, ALVIN
Title:	Somehow We Can
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7075

"For over thirty years Alvin Singleton has been devising compositions blending written music with improvisation in the restrictive world of contemporary concert music. His work skillfully joins the European tradition of Lutoslawski and Ligeti with the African American traditions of James Brown, Mahalia Jackson, John Coltrane, Dolphy and the AACM. His first CD for Tzadik features four compositions of chamber music, including his orchestral masterpiece Again, a duo for trumpet and piano brilliantly performed by long time associates Wadada Leo Smith and Anthony Davis, and the prize-winning string quartet Somehow We Can, one of his most energetic and dynamic compositions."

Artist:	FRITH, FRED
Title:	Freedom In Fragments
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7076

"Active since 1978, the dynamic Rova Saxophone quartet has collaborated with and commissioned from some of the world's greatest composers. Here they give a dynamic reading of Fred Frith's major composition Freedom in Fragments, which was written expressly for them and comprises a series of short compositions that can be played in whole or in part and in any given sequence. Rova has chosen the most rigorous of these, and the final sequence, created by the composer himself gives a seamless flow to the overall listening experience. Messiaenic harmonic shifts, catchy folk melodies, complex dance rhythms and looping minimalism from one of new music's original border crossers."

Artist:	WUORINEN, CHARLES
Title:	Lepton
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7077

"Four absolute masterpieces by one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century. Spanning over three decades, Epithalamium presents New York born Wuorinen at his radical best, pushing the limits of instrumental and electronic music. Expressly chosen for this exclusive Tzadik release by longtime Wuorinen fan John Zorn, the pieces here include the electronic composition Time's Encomium, (winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1970); from the '80s: New York Notes, which brilliantly blends electronic tape with acoustic instruments; and two masterful miniatures from the '90s: Epithalamium for two trumpets and Lepton for harp, celeste and piano. All recordings were done under the supervision of Mr. Wuorinen himself, and have been remastered for exclusive release on Tzadik."

Artist:	MACÉ, PIERRE-YVES
Title:	Faux-Jumeaux
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7078

"Four startling studio compositions by an extraordinary young French composer. Born in 1980, Pierre Yves-Macé began as an improviser, played in jazz-rock prog bands, studied classically, accompanied dance classes and has composed electronic music for theater, dance and the martial arts. Faux-Jumeaux, his first CD release, brings the aesthetics of French romanticism into a head-on collision with sampling technology, electro-acoustics and minimalism. A lyrical, adventurous mix of styles and sounds, this is an astounding debut recording by a strange and wonderful new musical mind."

Artist:	SHEA, DAVID
Title:	Classical Works II
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7079

"In the 1990s David Shea was a regular on the downtown scene working with Anthony Coleman, John Zorn, Zeena Parkins, Shelly Hirsch and many others. Since 1998 he has been living and working in Brussels collaborating with some of Belgium's finest classical musicians, and performing his exciting solo concerts. Classical Works II, his third release on Tzadik, is the definitive document of Shea's new musical direction, bold integrating sampling technology into the classical concert music tradition. The compositions here range from interactive duets for soloist and sampler to a major new piece for chamber symphony. New music from a continually fascinating musical manipulator."

Artist:	BAILEY, DEREK
Title:	Pieces for Guitar
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7080

"Private recordings of incredible historical importance (practically the holy grail to fans of free improvisation), Pieces for Guitar presents the earliest known solo recordings of guitar innovator Derek Bailey. Dating from 1966 (possibly 1965) these pieces were recorded for personal study during a transitional period and include some of the only instances of him performing his own written compositions! Under the influence of the music of Anton Webern, Bailey began working through a variety of techniques as he formalized his unique approach to music in general and the guitar in particular. These fascinating recordings offer us a rare glimpse into the secret world of one of the most original and respected guitarists in the world."

Artist:	QIN, ERIC
Title:	Photographs
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7081

"This long awaited release completes a trilogy of CDs documenting the young composer collective Rough Assemblage. Active in the early 1990s out of Mannes College of Music, this trio of like-minded musicians also included Norman Yamada (Being in Time) and Mark Degliantoni (Horse Tricks). The tragic death of Eric Qin in 1993 ended the project, but in the following years efforts were made to collect and record Qin's extant remaining compositions. Photographs: 1988?1993 is the exciting result. Meticulously researched and detailed, these pieces show an astonishing variety and maturity. We can only guess where Eric's music may have gone, but these touching recordings, filled with passion and tenderness are a fitting tribute to this very young and very creative musical mind. Produced and organized by Norman Yamada."

Artist:	DENYER, FRANK
Title:	Fired City
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7082

"Composer, theoretician, inventor and instrument builder Frank Denyer is a legendary figure in the Harry Partch/Scelsi tradition. His music is utterly unique and intensely personal, often requiring specialized new instruments of his own design and radical playing techniques. Fired City presents six of his most dynamic compositions in definitive performances supervised by the composer himself. Having worked closely with Denyer for many years, The Barton Workshop is unsurpassed in this repertoire and performs it with passion and a meticulous attention to detail. These very special recordings, the group's best, show various sides of this enigmatic composer, making Fired City the best place to enter Denyer's mysterious and imaginative musical world."

Artist:	SMITH, WADADA LEO
Title:	Luminous Axis (The Caravans Of Winter And Summer)
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7083

"A relentless musical innovator since his early days in the Chicago AACM, Wadada Leo Smith is one of the most consistently creative composer/performers in new music. In his sixth Tzadik release he once again explores new territory, bringing six absolute masters of live electronics together to perform some of Wadada's most adventurous and colorful compositions. Including a large, sprawling work for four laptops and trumpet, and two dynamic duets with legendary laptop pioneer Ikue Mori, Luminous Axis is one of Wadada's most exciting and dynamic recordings."

Artist:	SHARP, ELLIOTT
Title:	String Quartets 1986-1996
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7084

"Elliott Sharp is one of the downtown's most consistently original composers and a wildly versatile string player, whether it be on bass, electric guitar, or one of his whacky homemade hybrids. His music is rhythmic and intense, often drawing upon mathematical models such as the Fibonacci series, fractals or chaos theory for inspiration. With the release of String Quartets 1986-1996 all of Sharp's work for this classic format is now available exclusively on Tzadik. Performed by his longtime associates The Soldier String Quartet and the virtuosic Meridian Quartet many consider this to be his best and most challenging music to date."

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:	YARNELL, CAROLYN
Title:	Sonic Vision
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7087

"Inspired by the beauty and power of nature, the music of Carolyn Yarnell straddles the borders of minimalism, romanticism and Baroque. A maverick in the American tradition of Partch, Ruggles and Riley, her compositions have been performed worldwide by orchestras, chamber groups and soloists such as Kathleen Supové, who is a fervent champion of her work. Sonic Vision, the first CD devoted entirely to her music, contains the powerful electronic composition 'Love God', a beautiful solo piece for Baroque flute, a minimalist suite for chamber ensemble and a powerful extended work for computer piano. Lyrical and mystical music that evokes volcanoes, birds and the Rocky Mountains."

Artist:	BABBITT, MILTON
Title:	Occasional Variations
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7088

"Tzadik is proud to present three world premiere recordings and a critically acclaimed classic by one of the world's greatest living composers. For almost six decades Milton Babbitt has been pushing the boundaries of contemporary composition creating a unique world of sound, form and color. Here, as one would expect, Babbitt is at his most radical. Two striking string quartets, including the first recording of his challenging sixth quartet performed by a special group organized by new music legend Fred Sherry, are balanced with rare electronic masterpiece 'Occasional Variations' and a virtuosic guitar composition evoking legendary jazzman Eddie Lang. An exciting program of compositional fireworks by one of today's most acclaimed, yet misunderstood composers."

Artist:	RIBOT, MARC
Title:	Scelsi Morning
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7089

"Marc Ribot's boldly beautiful world of atavistic horror reaches its apex in Scelsi Morning, a startling and eclectic collection of Marc's most powerful compositions for chamber ensemble. Touching upon Ayler, Morton Feldman, minimalism and of course the ritualistic music of Italian composer Giancento Scelsi, to whom the work is dedicated, Scelsi Morning features plenty of Marc's searing guitar work, lush orchestrations for clarinets and strings, and primitive noise percussion."

Artist:	HEMPHILL, JULIUS
Title:	One Atmosphere
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7090

"An original member of the legendary Black Artists Group (St. Louis' counterpart to the AACM), and founder of the World Sax Quartet, Julius Hemphill was one of the most important composer/performers in creative music. His work is marked by a sharp, edgy melodicism steeped in the blues, contrapuntal complexity and a striking formal logic. One Atmosphere presents the full range of his compositional talents: a long, epic work for seven woodwinds (one of his greatest compositions, here receiving its premiere recording); a beautiful quintet for piano and strings; and a bluesy tune originally written for his famous trio with Abdul Wadud, here featuring the versatile cellist Erik Friedlander and two of his closest collaborators, Marty Ehrlich and Pheeroan AkLaff."

Artist:	CHEN, CHIEN-YIN
Title:	Purr
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7091

"A native of Taiwan, Chien-Yin Chen is a marvelous young composer who spent ten years in Germany studying with Gyorgi Ligeti, and is now living in New York. Her work is remarkably inventive, honest and meticulously crafted. Purr, her debut CD, features five different pieces showing her love of Chinese traditional music, improvisation, and the Western classical tradition, which she effortlessly reinvents, creating an impressive original sound world. Includes two large ensemble pieces, one featuring pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen, a bizarre duo for organ and bass, a trio for three guitars and more."

Artist:	HUNT, JERRY
Title:	Phalba
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7093

"Composer and modern day shaman Jerry Hunt combined live electronics with esoteric spirituality in creating his own very unique ritualistic performances. This CD presents four rare compositions written expressly for James Fulkerson and the Barton Workshop, who had a long and intimate relationship with this elusive composer until his untimely death in 1993. Includes an extended piece for trombone and electronics, two colorful compositions for ensemble and a charming minimalist piece for violin and piano. Hunt's hypnotic sound world transfers brilliantly to this virtuosic ensemble, and they perform his challenging scores with passion and intensity. A wild new view from one of new music's legendary mavericks."

Artist:	MARTINEZ, ERNESTO
Title:	Mutaciones
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7096

"A native of Mexico, where as a young man he encountered and became friends with American maverick Conlon Nancarrow, Enrico Martinez has been sculpting remarkably original polyrhythmic compositions for well over a decade. Inspired equally by Balinese Gamelan techniques, the player piano masterworks of Nancarrow, and Mexican folk traditions, Enrico Martinez and his group Microritmica blends complex and virtuosic hocketing techniques, meticulously performed on a combination of piano, marimba and altered guitars, with a striking sense of drama. Tzadik is proud to present the first recordings outside Mexico of this iconoclastic composer."

Artist:	CURRAN, ALVIN
Title:	Lost Marbles
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7097

"A pioneer of live electronic music and one of America's most adventurous composers, Alvin Curran has been walking his own eclectic path since the late 1960s. The range and scope of his work is enormous, and unprecedented. Few composers have as many interests, or as much wit. This special compilation takes us on a whirlwind tour of fifteen of his most productive years (1987- 2002), capturing both live and studio performances from around the world. Featuring a seductive work for chorus and ensemble, an incredible piece for eleven of the world's largest and loudest musical instruments (shiphorns), an electroacoustic tribute to John Cage using the sound of his laughter and the purring of Merce Cunningham's cat and much, much more. This long overdue release will surely confirm Alvin Curran as one of America's most courageous and outrageous musical mavericks."

Artist:	IBARRA, SUSIE
Title:	Lakbay
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7098

"Two exciting new pieces from composer/percussionist Susie Ibarra, whose dynamic drumming has driven the bands of William Parker, David S. Ware, Pauline Oliveros, Derek Bailey and Mephista. Written for her trio, featuring pianist Craig Taborn and violinist Jennifer Choi, the title track 'Lakbay' is a musical portrait of a day in the life of a Filipino field worker -- a kaleidoscopic suite that effortlessly moves from folk to classical, jazz and back again. Also included is a brilliant composition for percussion featuring Susie with her husband, percussionist Roberto Rodriguez."

Artist:	LIGETI, LUKAS
Title:	Mystery System
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7099

"A fabulous string quartet, a dynamic piece for percussion ensemble, a bizarre miniature for string quartet with drum machine and a classic composition for two marimbas from this interesting young composer of Hungarian descent, who was raised in Vienna, has lived off and on in Africa, and now makes his home here in New York. Featuring repetitive patterns, complex cross rhythms and a sly sense of humor Mystery System is another brilliant CD of adventurous music from the Ligeti family."

Artist:	KRAKAUER, DAVID
Title:	Klezmer Madness!
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7101

First release in Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series. David Krakauer (clarinet, bs clarinet), Michael Alpert (vocals, accordion, violin, guitar), David Licht (perc.). "With a profound knowledge of Yiddish music heritage, the virtuosic Krakhauer Trio combines the traditions of klezmer with innovative composition, arrangement and improvisation to create a style with reverence, imagination and a sense of humor. Klezmer Madness features both traditional and original music, including tunes from the repertoire of klezmer clarinet greats Naftule Brandwine and Dave Tarras, and even John Zorn's Masada. Kraukhauer combines the diverse influences of Jewish and Balkan clarinet styles, minimalism, jazz and shredded Muzak to create a style uniquely his own."

Artist:	FRIEDLANDER, ERIK
Title:	The Watchman
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7107

Featuring the quartet Chimera: Friedlander (cello), Chris Speed (clarinet), Andrew D'Angelo (bass clarinet) & Drew Gress (bass) & a follow up to his brilliant CD on Avant. "Active for over a decade, NY cellist Erik Friedlander is finally receiving his due recognition, not just as a musician, but as a composer of note. These works display his unique take on Radical Jewish Culture -- sweeping melodic lines (reminiscent of cantorial singing) in instrumental arrangements that are both adventurous and traditional."

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:	PARKINS, ZEENA
Title:	Mouth=Maul=Betrayer
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7109

Latest album of composed material features her Gangster Band: Z. Parkins (electric harp, sampler, harp), Sara Parkins (violin), Maggie Parkins (cello, voice), Jim Pugliese (drums, vibes), Mark Stewart (cello, guitar, mandolin). Dense, elaborately constructed sound works that mix sampledelics and electroacoustic complexity with her well-documented improvisational flair; if you were excited by Zeena's Isabelle CD on Avant, this one will file alongside it perfectly. "One of the most intriguing and inspiring of Zeena Parkins' long-form compositions, 'Maul' examines the lives and deaths of Jewish gangsters throughout the ages. Utilizing texts in the lost language of Rotwelsch, she weaves a complex tapestry of voices, sounds, instrumental counterpoint, evoking a side of the Jewish experience perhaps best forgotten."

Artist:	COLEMAN, ANTHONY
Title:	Selfhaters
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7110

Coleman (organ, piano, sampler, voice, tbn, accordion), James Pugliese (perc., tp), Doug Wieselman (cl), Michael Attias (cl, as, bs), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, banjo), David Krakauer (bcl), Roy Nathanson (cl, ss). "...a masterpiece two years in the making, charting the darker realms of the Jewish experience. Essential listening for anyone who has ever suffered the pains of alienation and rejections -- or wants to!" Gorgeous jazz-drone from Coleman's group the Selfhaters (sometime in the more extended Selfhaters Orchestra mode). Composers such as Feldman, Ellington, Scelsi, Kagel and the Art Ensemble are all thanked in the notes and you can hear their various influences in the way these guys build slowly languishing reed lines and wrap them around your head.

Artist:	KLETKA RED
Title:	Hijacking
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7111

The trio of Leonid Soybelman (guitar, vocals), Andy Ex (guitar, viola) & Tony Buck (drums, samples). "Berlin resident Leonid Soybelman's frantic originals and punk covers of klezmer classics (sung in Yiddish) jerks Jewish music into the 21st century with a refreshing approach that hits you like a metal matzoh ball. Featuring the remarkable guitarist Andy Ex (of the Dutch band The Ex) and drummer Tony Buck (formerly of Japan's Ground Zero). An essential purchase for fans of The Ex, or anyone interested in adventurous new rock or the cutting edge of Jewish culture."

Artist:	NEW KLEZMER TRIO
Title:	Masks And Faces
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7112

Latest in Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series, by the trio of Ben Goldberg (clarinet), Dan Seamans (bass) & Kenny Wollesen (drums). "Following the astounding Melt Zonk Rewire, Tzadik is reissuing the out-of-print first album by SF's New Klezmer Trio. Masks And Faces is a modern Jewish classic, presenting avant garde reinterpretations of traditional tunes and new compositions expanding the klezmer tradition. This landmark album, originally released in 1990 on the Nine Winds label, was a precursor to John Zorn's Masada, and pointed the direction for future possibilities in Jewish music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7114

"Tzadik artists and special guests paying tribute to one of the great geniuses of American music. Modern jazz greats (Horvitz, Frisell, Baron, Douglas, Medeski, Martin & Wood), rock luminaries (Quine, Patton, Ribot, Kramer, Honda, Holcomb) and experimental stars (Frith, Parkins, Sharp, Hirsch) shed new light on a highly original and inspiring composer/arranger who brought the lessons he learned from bebop and Darius Milhaud to the world of pop music. Essential listening for anyone interested in anything." Zorn: " A trailblazer. A questioner. An unbridled genius. More than a great tunesmith, he a conductor, a pianist and singer, a bold arranger with an original vision and sharp ear for detail, a brilliant producer and sensitive collaborator. Bacharach's songs explode the expectations of what a popular song is supposed to be. Advanced harmonies and chord changes with unexpected turnarounds and modulations, unusual changing time signatures and rhythmic twists, often in uneven number of bars. But he makes it all sound so natural you can't get it out of your head or stop whistling it. Maddeningly complex, sometimes deceptively simple, these are more than just great pop songs: these are deep explorations of the materials of music and should be studied and treasured with as much care and diligence we accord any great works of art."

Artist:	SCHOTT, JOHN
Title:	In These Great Times
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7115

"A virtuoso guitarist best known as a member of Junk Genius and the SF jazz/funk supergroup T.J. Kirk, Schott is joined by tenor John Horton Murray (The Metropolitan Opera), bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) and drummer Kenny Wollesen on his debut as leader. Recalling the exotic precision of Schoenberg's chamber masterpiece Pierrot Lunaire, this ambitious song cycle creatively mixes contemporary classical compositional techniques with improvisation, using Hebrew, Yiddish and German texts by Franz Kafka and Jacob Glatshteyn."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7116

"Following on the enormous success of Tzadik's Burt Bacharach collection, this 3nd installment of Tzadik's Great Jewish Music series focuses on the songs of French composer Serge Gainsbourg. A superstar since the 1950's in his native France, Gainsbourg is barely known here in the US -- a condition this special tribute to his genius hopes in some way to remedy. In addition to Tzadik regulars, Tzadik is proud to be able to present tracks by Cibo Matto, Elysian Fields, Kramer, Franz Treichler (of the Young Gods), Blonde Redhead and many, many others. 21 tracks by 21 artists -- over 74 minutes of music, all on one dynamic disc."

Artist:	SOMECK/ELLIOTT SHARP, RONNY
Title:	Revenge Of The Stuttering Child
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7117

"An exciting meeting of two eclectic Jewish masters. Ronny Someck, a poet born in Iraq, now living in Israel and composer Elliott Sharp born in Cleveland, now living in NYC. Revenge... is a collaboration of sounds -- sounds as word and sounds as music, a tangled-up feedback loop that continuously builds and mutates. Much more than poetry set to music, each piece draws a bead, aims and fires in a different direction, hitting the familiar, the strange, the wry, the warm, the dark, the furious. As Ronny Someck's words are fleshed by his own throat, Sharp's music is manifest in his own varied instrumental voices augmented by the talents of pianist Anthony Coleman, the cello and accordion of the Parkins sisters and percussionist Salifoski. In the prolific, un predictable world of Elliott Sharp, this project stands apart."

Artist:	NAFTULE'S DREAM
Title:	Search For The Golden Dreydl
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7118

"From adventurous originals to surprising reinterpretations of traditional Jewish classics, Boston-based Naftule's Dream has created an instrumental music of passion and intensity. Fiery improvisation weaves in and out of complex arrangements in a style reminiscent of Mingus at his best. Very much in keeping with their namesake Naftule Brandwein, this century's greatest and most controversial Klezmer clarinetist, this is music that keeps you at the edge of your seat."

Artist:	LUCAS, GARY
Title:	Busy Being Born
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7121

"Guitarist extraordinary, Grammy nominated songwriter, TV and film soundtrack composer Gary Lucas has played with Captain Beefheart, Leonard Bernstein, Jeff Buckley, Joan Osborne and many others besides releasing four acclaimed solo albums in his own right. Here he offers his latest -- an album for kids of all ages based on Jewish themes. Combining madcap original classics with soulful renditions of traditional classics and left field hits like a medley of Popeye and Betty Boop themes played on National steel guitar, Busy Being Born is brimming with whimsical ideas and treasures old and new."

Artist:	ZORN'S MASADA STRING TRIO/BAR KOKHBA SEXTET, JOHN
Title:	The Circle Maker
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7122

"Zorn has again exquisitely arranged his popular and adventurous Masada project for string trio and chamber ensemble. The first disc of this outstanding 2CD set, 'Issachar,' features the Masada String Trio: Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) and Greg Cohen (bass). The passionate and evocative performances of these three virtuoso musicians sheds new light on Zorn's book of inspiring compositions expanding the Jewish tradition. Disc 2, 'Zevulun,' features the Bar Kokhba Sextet: Cohen, Feldman and Friedlander, joined by the gifted Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, guitar wizard Marc Ribot and jazz great Joey Baron on drums."

Artist:	SELFHATERS
Title:	The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7123

"Jazz, classical, Klezmer and improvisational traditions blend and crash in Selfhaters, Anthony Coleman's most personal project. A disturbing and all-too-close peek into the very Jewish world of alienation and self-revulsion. Two long masterful compositions separated by a strange solo piece for voice and piano -- one of Anthony's greatest creations. A CD that will vex you till the crack of doom." W/ Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim Pugliese, Doug Wiselman & Michael Attias.

Artist:	LACY, STEVE
Title:	Sands
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7124

"Recorded at his home in Paris from February to April 1998, Sands is Steve Lacy's most personal and remarkable solo document, and explores a wide variety of musical and dramatic subjects. Portraits of close friends Barney Wilen and William Burroughs; collaborations with the texts of Allen Ginsberg and Samuel Beckett; and of course his own peculiar take on identity and Jewish heritage, which he characterizes in his most recent composition 'Jewgitive'. The music of Lacy, like Judaism itself, is a praxis, a question, a floating anxiety, and Sands is one of Lacy's most poignant and intense recordings."

Artist:	SEPHARDIC TINGE
Title:	Morenica
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7128

"Anthony Coleman has one of the most intelligent and original musical minds on the downtown scene, capable of confounding you, delighting you, making you howl with laughter or scream with pain. With his popular Sephardic Tinge project he has chosen to delight you, showcasing an unique approach to the classic piano trio. this second collection of original compositions and quirky cover tunes adds a newly-developed virtuosic edge to this already sick and twisted technique, making Morenica his ultimate statement on piano jazz, Sephardic tradition, Latin rhythms and dysfunctional harmony."

Artist:	LONDON/SKLAMBERG/CAINE
Title:	Nigunim
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7129

"An intimate trio recording by two members of the Klezmatics and one of jazz's greatest young virtuosos. Blending the Yiddish inflections of Lorin Sklamberg's beautiful voice with the adventurous arranging skills of trumpeter Frank London and the sophistication of Uri Caine's harmonic piano phasing, Nigunim is a new take on Jewish classics that is sure to delight both young and old. Creative and heartfelt arrangements of traditional Jewish songs by three of the greatest musicians on the scene today."

Artist:	SPEARMAN, GLENN
Title:	Blues For Falasha
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7130

"The question of identity has historically played a large role in the survival of the Jewish people and had special significance to free jazz tenor titan Glenn Spearman, as the son of an African-American father and a Jewish mother. Before his death of cancer in Oct. 1998, Spearman become involved in a deep exploration of his Jewish roots, a journey that expressed itself musically in Blues For Falasha, his last and most adventurous recorded composition. This powerful meeting of Jewish and African-American traditions features Spearman's landmark group 'The Double Trio' in a long, visionary work composed especially for the Tzadik Jewish series." With Larry Ochs, Chris Brown, Lisle Ellis, Donald Robinson & William Winant.

Artist:	AMBARCHI/AVENAIM
Title:	The Alter Rebbe's Nigun
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7131

"One of the most extreme, passionate and fascinating recordings we've yet released -- a brilliant new addition to the Radical Jewish Culture series. Formerly orthodox Hasidic students of Talmud and Tanya, these two members of the Australian punk unit Phlegm have brought together influences from Boredoms and the Japanese noise scene, traditional Jewish Nigunim and Yiddish theatre, Marc Ribot, Ornette Coleman and countless others to create a new world of twisted dreams and startling sonorities. A must for all lovers of weirdness."

Artist:	PSAMIM
Title:	Abi Gezint!
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7132

"Breathtakingly beautiful Jewish music performed by an intimate ensemble of strings and accordion. Based in Belgium, Psamim has been presenting its original blend of of Klezmer classics and tuneful original compositions as a backdrop for renowned singer Zahava Seewald since the early 1990's. Stepping out on their own in these special instrumental arrangements composed especially for Tzadik, they weave a gorgeous, seductive tapestry of new Jewish song. Three nostalgic vocal selections round out this charming collection of Jewish melody."

Artist:	AHAVA, RABA
Title:	Kete Kuf
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7133

"Klezmer, East European folk music, contemporary classical and Tuvan throat singing all came together in this astonishing music of Ahva Raba, one of the most original and distinctive Jewish groups based in contemporary Germany. With a repertory ranging from exciting dance tunes, experimental chamber compositions and vocal pieces sung in a nonsense language of their own invention, Kete Kuf, their remarkable debut CD will surprise and delight you as creative music that is both challenging, beautiful and fun."

Artist:	RIBOT SHREK, MARC
Title:	Yo! I Killed Your God
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7134

"From Jewish punk revolutionary to neo-primitive composer to dance club burnout in 18 short months, Shrek was Marc Ribot's most controversial and eclectic band. Raw and powerful, Shrek Live captured Marc's wilder side, with an edge that cut through steel. Featuring plenty of his searing guitar guitar work, cynical, impassioned vocals and several exciting cover tunes, including the Cuban classic 'Jamon co Yucca,' the seed that led to his popular group Los Cubanos Postisos, this CD brings the visceral edge of one of the world's most exciting and original guitarists to your own living room!"

Artist:	DAVKA
Title:	Judity
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7135

"Davka is an acoustic group at the forefront of the new Jewish Renaissance. Based in SF these three masterful musicians have been performing modern Jewish music since 1992. Their third release (the first two, now out of print, are soon to be released on Tzadik) features their flowing melodic compositions and magical interplay in ten distinctive compositions drawing upon Sephardic and Ashkenasi traditions, jazz and classical chamber music. Beautiful, soulful music performed with astonishing technique and passion."

Artist:	EHRLICH, MARTY
Title:	Sojourn
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7136

"One of the most respected and versatile reed players in New Music, Marty has been an integral member in the units of Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, Anthony Braxton and Bobby Bradford, among others. Exploring the roots of his Jewish heritage, Marty takes us on a new path with his intimate Dark Woods ensemble, touching upon Coltrane and Klezmer on his journey. Sojourn is a very special release by one of today's most accomplished composers/performers. A musician's musician, his compositions are contrapuntally more complex and have a delightful folklike simplicity."

Artist:	BERNSTEIN, STEVEN
Title:	Diaspora Soul
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7137

"An endlessly inventive musical magician delving deep into his Jewish roots and coming up with sounds you've never imagined possible. Steve Bernstein has worked as musical director for the likes of Hal Wilner, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards and his own madcap bar band Sex Mob, but this newest project is his best yet. Jewish contunical melodies wailing over Afro-Cuban percussion. A funky, New Orleans rhythm section setting up Klezmer classics. Diaspora Soul is this and more."

Artist:	ZAMIR, DANNY
Title:	Satlah
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7139

"Danny Zamir is an astounding young alto saxophonist/composer from Israel who plays with a passion, command and mastery unheard of in a musician of only nineteen. Moving to NYC in 1998, Danny hooked up with two kindred spirits to create their telepathic trio, Satlah, which brings together elements of Masada, Steve Coleman, Ornette and David Sanborn into a music very much their own. Featuring John Zorn on three tracks, this is an incredible debut recording of new Jewish music by three musicians you will certainly be hearing a lot more from in the future."

Artist:	SAFT, JAMIE
Title:	Sovlanut
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7142

"Guitars and beats, both electric and acoustic, mixed in dub inform this dynamic new twist on Radical Jewish Culture. Bringing together ancient traditions with modern technology, Jamie Saft's debut recording deals with the interaction of Black, Arab and Jewish cultures in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY. Featuring his longtime collaborators Jim Black and Chris Speed as well as the Groove Collective's bassist extraordinaire, Jonathan Maron, Sovlanut (Tolerance) is a remarkable and original new take on contemporary club music -- Jewish style."

Artist:	SPARKS, TIM
Title:	Tanz
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7144

"Following the success of his first CD for Tzadik, Neshamah, the amazing Tim Sparks is joined here by extraordinary bassist Greg Cohen (Masada, The Charms of the Night Sky) and Brazilian percussionist Cryo Baptista (Herbie Hancock, Laurie Anderson) for a beautiful excursion into the far-flung and varied music of the Jewish diaspora. Featuring traditional tunes from India to Persia, Tin Pan Alley to Prague, Tanz is one of the most charming and engaging CDs of Jewish music you are ever likely to hear."

Artist:	LUCAS, GARY
Title:	Street of Lost Brothers
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7145

"Another brilliant collection of scintillating originals and Jewish classics from the unique and twisted mind of guitar madman Gary Lucas. Gary's first release for Tzadik was a delightful and uproarious collection for children. With Street of Lost Brothers, Gary has turned to the dark side. Dances, dirges, and doinas for Gary's versatile touring band, with special guest appearances by insane vocalists Kenny and Larry, sax squealer John Zorn, and Walter Horn."

Artist:	LONDON, FRANK
Title:	Invocations
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7147

"Trumpeter Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) presents his most intimate and personal work to date, evoking the passionate, imploring voices of the great cantorial virtuosos Rosenblatt, Sirota and Kamiol. Recorded live in the Community Synagogue in the heart of the Lower East Side, Invocations is a soulful collection of classic hazonos, scored for trumpet solo, harmoniums, glass harmonica and bass. A lush and beautiful contemporary reading of an ancient yet under-appreciated Jewish tradition. Featuring Anthony Coleman, Myra Melford, Ken Filiano, Gina Leishman, and of course the trumpet of the great Frank London."

Artist:	SATLAH
Title:	Exodus
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7149

"A beautiful live recording of acoustic Klez/Jazz by one of the most exciting young bands working today. In the year that has passed since the release of their first CD, Satlah has grown more confident, increasing in both power and sensitivity. Taking a cue from the music of John Coltrane, their sound is developing a spiritual intensity and their second release for Tzadik showcases all three players blazing through creative original compositions at the legendary new music venue Tonic, located in the heart of New York's Lower East Side. Jewish jazz for the 21st century."

Artist:	MESINAI, RAZ
Title:	Before The Law
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7151

"Raz Mesinai is one of the most respected young musicians in New York's burgeoning underground electronica scene. His unique approach utilizes samples of acoustic instruments performing his original compositions, electronics of his own design, computers and occasionally his dynamic percussion work. His latest project is inspired by the hermetic Jewish writer Franz Kafka whose influential work views the Jewish experience through a mystical, almost Kabbalistic lens. A complex and multifaceted CD of new electronic music at its best."

Artist:	EPHRON, FIMA
Title:	Soul Machine
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7152

"Fima Ephron, the dynamic bassist for the psycho-semitic-avant-klez-band Hasidic new wave steps out on his own for yet another new approach bringing Jewish music into the 21st century. Soul Machine blends Jewish scales and sensibilities with jazz/rock fusion via Weather Report and late Miles. Boasting an incredible lineup of downtown's newest jazz stars, Fima's colorful program also features a moody remix collage by the talented composer/performer David Torn."

Artist:	NAFTULE'S DREAM
Title:	Job
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7153

"Now a mainstay of the Radical Jewish Series, Naftule's Dream epitomizes the passion and creativity of New Jewish Music in the 21st Century. Their third CD for Tzadik captures them in front of an inspiring audience, live in Boston. Exciting compositions both old and new, and a charming Jewish take on the music of Erik Satie, Job is another brilliant musical statement by one of the most important bands in the New Jewish Renaissance. Mixed by producer extraordinaire Bill Laswell."

Artist:	FRIEDLANDER, ERIK
Title:	Grains Of Paradise
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7154

"One of the most important cellists in New Music and a dynamic bandleader and composer in his own right, Erik Friedlander has been a vital voice in the bands of Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Marty Ehrlich and John Zorn for over a decade. His latest project finds him surrounded by ten violins and rhythm section. Moments of lush romanticism, fiery brilliance and hypnotic moods, Grains of Paradise is an exciting trip to exotic lands inspired by the spices of the Orient."

Artist:	EISENBERG, JEWLIA
Title:	Trilectic
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7155

"One of the most important releases this year, Jewlia Eisenberg's radical setting of texts by Walter Benjamin, Asja Lacis and Gershom Sholem point to a whole new style of a cappella vocal music. Drawing upon traditions from doo-wop to Meredith Monk. Eskimo throat singing, to Hebrew cantilation and more, Trilectic is as charming as it is challenging. A brilliant vocalist and bandleader (Charming Hostess) Jewlia has studied a wide variety of vocal techniques, including the secular vocal music of women in the Jewish Falasha tribe in Ethiopia. An astonishing solo debut by this intensely creative musical thinker."

Artist:	GOULD, DAVID
Title:	Adonai In Dub
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7156

"A founding member of the popular rock group John Brown's Body, David Gould has been fascinated with the spiritual connections between Roots Reggae and Judaism for years. Adonai in Dub is his fascinating response. Traditional Hebrew prayers beautifully performed in Gould's inspiring ska arrangements, are deconstructed for the Tzadik Radical Jewish Series by dub master Jamie Saft into an entirely new universe of space dub noise. Extreme dub meets the Jewish tradition in this exciting meeting of three worlds. Shlomo Carlebach via Sun Ra and King Tubby."

Artist:	CRACOW KLEZMER BAND
Title:	The Warriors
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7157

"Each piece telling a different dramatic narrative, The Warriors is another brilliant release by one of Europe's most original and exciting avant-Klezmer ensembles. Based in the historic city of Cracow, one of the last strongholds of Jewish life in Poland and home to one of the most important annual festivals of Jewish music in the world, this brilliant quartet blends the spontaneity of improvisation, the precision of classical music and the soul of the Jewish tradition. Ever-surprising new music by this thrilling band of virtuosos."

Artist:	RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTO JUAN
Title:	El Danzon De Moises
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7158

"The dynamic Latin percussionist for Joe Jackson, Marc Ribot's Postizos and a variety of other groups here excavates the fascinating world of Cuba's little-known Jewish community. Roberto's firsthand experience with both Cuban and Jewish traditions (performing at Havana Synagogues in the 1970s, and exposure to the Radical Jewish Culture Revolution in New York's downtown community of the 1990s,) have resulted in a brilliant recording blending the two into a seamless new music. Featuring an all-star lineup, El Danzon de Moises is a CD that will make you think, make you laugh and make you dance."

Artist:	SEPHARDIC TINGE
Title:	Our Beautiful Garden Is Open
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7159

"The third CD in the legacy of mad genius Anthony Coleman's most popular working band takes us, as always, to a magnetic world of loving dysfunction. Together for over four years, the piano trio Sephardic Tinge has developed a unique style rivaling the telepathic interplay of Bill Evans, the compositional integrity of Herbie Nichols and the popular cheese of Irving Fields. Charming Jewish music informed by jazz, borscht belt humor, Latin rhythms, Ahasuerus and self-hatred from one of the most twisted minds in the downtown scene."

Artist:	SPARKS, TIM
Title:	At The Rebbe's Table
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7160

"The breathtaking guitarist who created Neshamah and Tanz, two of the most popular CDs in the Tzadik catalog, continues to delight us with his newest release At the Rebbe's Table. Tim Sparks once again has managed to choose a surprising program of Jewish music from around the world. Lilting melodies to tickle the soul. Harmonies and rhythm to make you dance. Special guests Marc Ribot and Erik Friedlander join Tim's trio from Tanz for some intimate duets and complex band arrangements."

Artist:	Z'EV
Title:	The Sapphire Nature
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7161

"One of the world's premier noise percussionists and a learned scholar of Kabbalah, Torah and Talmud, Z'ev has been a vital force in the downtown scene since the late 1970s. In addition to his collaborations with Glenn Branca, Rudolph Grey and his fascinating solo work, Z'ev is also a prolific writer and musical thinker. He has written on subjects ranging from music composition, ritual performance and has also translated several esoteric Tibetan and Hebrew texts into English. His latest study is Metaphonics, the spiritual in sound, and The Sapphire Nature is his first musical creation based on these principles. Accompanied by 54 pages of text in both English and Hebrew (in PDF files), the music is an atmospheric and hypnotic symphony of bangs, clangs and howls in the night."

Artist:	BRODY, PAUL
Title:	Sa'dawi
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7163

"Paul Brody is a remarkable trumpet player, composer and arranger based in Berlin. For his first Tzadik release he has brought together some of the best Klezmer players from the U.S. and Germany to create a Jewish music supergroup. The music combines exciting arrangements, catchy tunes and compelling solos into another classic of the new Jewish Renaissance. Along with Masada, the New Klezmer Trio and Naftule's Dream, Paul Brody is forging a new Jewish jazz for the 21st Century with imagination and a solid knowledge of tradition."

Artist:	SCHEINMAN, JENNY
Title:	The Rabbi's Lover
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7165

"An impressive new recording by one of the most sought-after new violinists in the downtown scene. Born in California, Jenny moved to New York in 1998. Most recently heard in a variety of contexts with Bill Frisell, Jenny has also graced projects by Myra Melford, Vinicius Cantuaria and Nels Cline. Here she leads a dynamic quintet of violin, trumpet, guitar, bass and drum creating a seductive and personal take on Radical Jewish Culture. From traditional tunes to creative originals, The Rabbi's Lover is both heartfelt and intense, lyrical and driving, a CD you will return to time and time again."

Artist:	LONDON, FRANK
Title:	Scientist At Work
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7167

"Originally released in 1999 in a privately pressed limited edition, this is much more than a re-release. Alchemically transformed by John Zorn through radical remixing, editing and overdubs by downtown superstars Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Gyro Baptista, Jamie Saft (and Zorn himself on sax), Scientist at Work is a dynamic collaboration in the Miles Davis/Teo Macero tradition. Featuring stand-out work by the late Thomas Chapin on saxophones and bass flute, as well as the lyrical trumpet of bandleader/composer Frank London, this music touches on Jewish prayer, Afro-funk, Jazz fusion, Middle Eastern Taqsim and more."

Artist:	RABBINICAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS
Title:	Cosmic Tree
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7168

"Based in California, the Rabbinical School Dropouts is about as crazy as a group of kooks as one could wish for. Sun Ra, the Hampton Grease Band, Frank Zappa and the Klezmatics all rolled into one, the music of the Three Freidmann Brothers is fresh and imaginative. Their ten-piece big band (featuring oboe, bassoon, mandolin, toy piano, tablas, etc.) storms through a dozen creative originals touching upon Klezmer, Jazz, funk, Latin, rock and varied silliness along the way. Jewish garage Jazz with a sick sense of humor from Long Beach, California."

Artist:	BURGER, ROBERT
Title:	Lost Photograph
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7170

"Fourteen exotic musical miniatures crafted by the brilliant accordionist from Tin Hat Trio, one of San Francisco's most acclaimed and popular bands. Accompanied by bassist Greg Cohen (Masada, Tom Waits, Lou Reed), drummer Kenny Wollesen (Bill Frisell, Sex Mob, The Wollesens) and a gaggle of vintage keyboards, Rob Burger has created a fun and fabulous adventure into exotica and west coast lounge, Jewish style. Moody melodies to make your brain dance and your heart smile."

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:	ARGOV, SASHA
Title:	Great Jewish Music
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7173

"A fascinating tribute, the first outside of Israel, to one of the most original and important composers of modern Jewish music, whose hits spanned over six decades, from the 1930s to the 1990s. Born in Moscow, Sasha Argov began composing during the Palmach period in Israel and he quickly became one of Israel's most prolific and beloved composers. Everyone knew and sang Argov's melodies, from the ultra orthodox haredim to the average Jew on the street -- yet outside of Israel his music is barely known. This fourth release of the thought-provoking Great Jewish Music series presents an all-star lineup of Tzadik regulars, and some very special guests."

Artist:	SHAPIRO, PAUL
Title:	Mindnight Minyan
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7174

"Paul Shapiro's fat tenor sound has graced the music of such diverse artists as Lou Reed, Michael Jackson, Nyorican Soul, the Microscopic Septet and Brooklyn Funk Essentials of which he was a founding member. On Tzadik he can be heard on two of the label's most beloved recordings, Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul and Daniel Zamier's Children of Israel. For his Tzadik debut, Paul has brought together a remarkable band of long-lime associates to perform loungey, old-school jazz renditions of seven Jewish classics and two moody originals. Midnight Minyan is a treasure for young and old."

Artist:	PEROWSKY, BEN
Title:	Camp Songsq
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7175

"A regular drummer with John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Steven Bernstein and many others, Ben Perowsky is a familiar name to jazz fans the world over. Joined here by keyboard sensation Uri Caine, one of the most acclaimed young pianists on the scene, Ben's first recording under his own name on Tzadik is an eclectic take on the songs he used to sing during his formative years at Jewish summer camp. Exotic percussion, twisted arrangements and several brilliant original compositions make Camp Songs a swinging delight. Wild, nostalgic, and completely unique."

Artist:	KRAMER
Title:	The Greenberg Variations
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7176

"The mastermind behind Shimmy Disc and co-conspirator of Bongwater, Shockabilly and countless other twisted indie bands, Kramer is finally coming into his own as a composer in the Twenty-first Century. His first solo project in five years is a delightful theme-and-variations inspired by baseball's first Jewish superstar, the legendary slugger Hank Greenberg. The dreamy tones of mellotrons, clavinets, pianos and other vintage keyboards (both real and imaginary) drift you off to a magical world where the baroque meets minimalism and anything is possible. Molded after J.S. Bach's brilliant suite of keyboard masterpieces, written to help Goldberg fall asleep, The Greenberg Variations is a radical departure for the pop producer/musical chameleon Kramer."

Artist:	SEEWALD/PSAMIN, ZAHAVA
Title:	Khad Gadya: A Tribute to Martin Weinberg
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7177

"Whether singing in Hebrew, Yiddish, Latino or French, Zahava Seewald is one of the most accomplished and soulful vocalists in the modern Jewish music scene. Following up on her very successful Tzadik debut AM Gezint!, her latest recording takes a traditional klezmer repertory into a dynamic world mixing gypsy violins and Kurt Weill cabaret. Dedicated to the creative arranger/performer Martin Weinberg, whose premature death robbed Jewish music of one of its guiding lights, Khad Gadya is a passionate blend of tradition arid modernity."

Artist:	KOBY
Title:	Dance Of The Idiots
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7179

"Koby Israelite is a young Israeli musician living in London who enjoys smashing genres together and grinding them into dust. Koby has absorbed an astounding array of musics, and blends them together here in dynamic and colorful musical world all his own. As complex and finely crafted as Naked City, Frank Zappa or Mr. Bungle at their best, the music on Dance Of The Idiots, Koby's debut recording, is a passionate exploration of the Jewish experience. Cantorial Death Metal, Nino Rota Klezmer, Balkan Surf, Catskills free improvisation. You've never heard such sounds."

Artist:	BERGMAN, BORAH
Title:	Meditations For Piano
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7180

"A solo piano recital by one of the most elusive mavericks in new- music. Born in Brooklyn, and a legend in the downtown music community since the late '6os, Borah Bergman is a master musician and an iconoclastic pianist who has worked with all the major figures in improvised music. This is Borah Bergman as you've never heard him before. Hypnotic and soulful ballads in the cantorial tradition reminiscent of Glenn Gould or Bill Evans. Beautifully recorded on a premium Steinway, Bergman's prodigious technique, deep harmonic knowledge and endless creativity has never been more striking. An incredibly personal document by one of the great pianists of our time."

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:	REICHMAN, TED
Title:	Emigre
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7182

"A veteran of countless Tzadik projects led by (among others), David Krakauer, Marc Ribot, Roberto Rodriguez and Anthony Coleman, accordionist Ted Reichman steps out on his own in this moody, hypnotic portrait of one of the 20th Century's greatest photographers, André Kertész. Beginning with his early life in the Jewish community of Budapest, Ted eloquently tells the classic story of a man who leaves his Jewish heritage behind only to find further alienation in attempted assimilation throughout France and the United States. A fascinating and touching musical journey by downtown NY's premiere accordionist."

Artist:	WALL, GREG
Title:	Later Prophets
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7186

"Saxophonist Greg Wall has been a leading figure in the Jewish Music scene since the late seventies. A veteran of countless bands, he is a founding member of the acclaimed Hasidic New Wave with Frank London, and was one of the first musicians to blend Jewish Music with Jazz. Later Prophets, his newest recording, is one of his best. A dramatic and powerful collection of originals inspired by the story of Ezekiel, whose prophecy resurrecting dry bones after the destruction of the temple contains a great message of hope. Merkabah Mysticism meets Free Jazz in this remarkable new work by one of Jewish Music's most passionate voices."

Artist:	BERNSTEIN, STEVE
Title:	Diaspora Hollywood
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7191

"In this, the third installment in Steve Bernstein's Diaspora series, one of the most active and imaginative musicians in the downtown scene explores compositions from the Jewish tradition through the rose colored lens of West Coast Jazz. Actually recorded in the Hollywood Hills with a fabulous all star quintet including vibes and bass flute, Steve's lush arrangements take off from the intimate small group jazz sound of the Shelley Manne and Shorty Rogers units from the mid fifties. Beautiful arrangements that come from the heart, and a savvy choice of traditional compositions make this one of Steve's greatest projects."

Artist:	DO BANDOLIM, JACOB
Title:	Great Jewish Music
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7192

"One of the founders of the Brazilian instrumental style choro, Jacob do Bandolim began his long musical career by plucking his violin with a hairpin, and very soon developed into the greatest mandolin virtuoso Brazil has ever known. His compositions virtually defined the choro style through the thirties, forties and fifties, and he remains one of the most endearing figures in Brazilian music to this day. This exciting tribute to one of Brazil's greatest Jewish composers features creative arrangements by Tzadik regulars ranging from the traditional to the experimental. Charming and powerful music with a sensual lyricism from one of the guiding lights of the Jewish Diaspora."

Artist:	ALEXANDER, AARON
Title:	Midrash Mish Mosh
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7194

"A native of the underground Seattle scene who moved to New York in 1993, Aaron Alexander has performed with many of the greatest groups in the new Jewish Renaissance, from the Klezmatics to Hasidic New Wave, Klezmer Madness, Klezmerfest, Babkas, Klez-Jazz, Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, and many more. Midrash Mish Mosh, his first CD for Tzadik, presents nine powerful compositions exploring the intersections of klezmer with thrash punk, free jazz and world music rhythms. Exhilarating, lyrical and intense."

Artist:	SHIRIM
Title:	Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7195

"'Did you hear of Boychick Pincus, how he opened wide the gate and hippety-hopped over the sweet warm meadow?' So begins Maurice Sendak's charming and hilarious retelling of Prokofiev's classic children's legend Peter and the Wolf where Peter has become Pincus and the wolf is Chozzer Pig. Together with the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, Sendak has created a Jewish tour de force, resonating with dark Jewish humor and mysterious subtexts. Prokofiev's timeless compositions receive the brilliant Shirim twist, and Sendak's striking drawings are highlighted in a full color booklet and a bonus sheet of collectible stickers. Years in the making, Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale is a delightfully entertaining romp for the entire family exploring the deep relationship between Jewish and Russian music, culture and story."

Artist:	KRAKAUER, DAVID
Title:	Music From the Winery
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7196

"Every Sunday at Tonic since 1998, Klezmer Brunch has been presenting some of the most exciting Jewish Music on the planet. Curated by David Krakauer, one of the masters of contemporary Jewish Music, this special compilation pulls together some of the very best performances from the past several years. Featuring some exciting young bands and some Jewish Music Superstars, Music from the Winery is an exciting cross section of the burgeoning New Jewish Music scene via clarinetist, composer, band-leader and impresario David Krakauer."

Artist:	CHARMING HOSTESS
Title:	Sarajevo Blues
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7197

"Following up on the enormous success of her Trilectic release from 2000, Jewlia Eisenberg has again fashioned a remarkable program of a cappella vocal and instrumental music on socio-political themes -- themes that Jews think about, maybe even obsess about, from genocide and the nature of evil to freedom under extreme restraints and the response of art to all of these conditions. Influences as varied as eastern European folk, contemporary classical, hard rock, jazz, gypsy and Jewish music mesh seamlessly in Jewlia's boldly original compositional voice. Featuring her all-star band, Charming Hostess, Sarajevo Blues is an exciting new release by one of the most prolific and creative women working in new music today."

Artist:	ISRAELITE, KOBY
Title:	Mood Swings
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7199

"Another exhilarating CD of stop on a dime genre-smashing courtesy of Koby Israelite, who jumps from Death Metal and Jazz to Klezmer, Balkan and Gypsy music like a chameleon on acid. This is music of great imagination, filled with humor, virtuosic technique and fabulous detail. Koby has matured since his first CD for Tzadik, and Mood Swings is the work of a master. In the tradition of Naked City and Mr. Bungle, Koby Israelite is forging a new Jewish music with power, wit and an intense passion for life."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Hex Kitchen
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7201

First in Tzadik's New Japan series. "Mori has developed a personal and innovative technique of playing samplers triggered by adapted drum machines. Hex Kitchen, which includes the soundtrack to Abigail Child's 8 Million Way to Die, features both Mori solos and performances with an all star line-up of innovative musicians." Included are David Watson (bagpipes, guitar), Hideki Kato (bs), Catherine Jauniaux (vocal), Zeena Parkins (el. harp, keyboard, accordion), John Zorn (clarinet), Hahn Rowe (guitar), Jim Staley (tbn).

Artist:	RUINS
Title:	Hyderomastgroningen
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7202

"Along with the Boredoms, Naked City and very few others, this amazing drums/bass duo are masters of quick-change, stop/start tempos, time-signatures and textures. Ruins' explosive and intricately composed tunes are sung in a peculiar language of their own invention. Hardcore, art rock, psych, heavy metal, funk and lots more ? if Ruins have heard it, they are likely to incorporate it into their music. Yoshida cites Magma, This Heat, Debussy and Webern as influences. Masuda's favorites are James Brown and Fred Frith."

Artist:	HIDEKI/IKUE MORI/FRED FRITH, KATO
Title:	Death Ambient
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7207

Trio improv in a "dark world of unusual sounds and unorthodox techniques" vein. Hideki (bs), Frith (guitar), Mori (drum machines). Hideki was an original member of Ground Zero, has a new group called Bass Army (CD on Trigram) and has collaborated with Tenko, Haino, Zeena, etc. It is assumed that Frith & Mori are known to all functional members of Planet Earth. Beautiful, non-disruptive instrumental music that lives up to the title w/o embarrassment.

Artist:	ZUBI ZUVA
Title:	Jehovah
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7209

"While Ruins fans have come to expect the unexpected, this latest curveball from Ruins mastermind Yoshida Tatsuya is a work of insane genius. Zubi Zuva is a freewheeling a cappella vocal trio, running the gamut from Gregorian Chant and Buddhist Shomyo to doo-wop, hardcore and looney tunes -- of course, as usual, all in a language of Yoshida's invention. Essential listening for those interested in the outer limits of weirdness." Features Yoshida Tatsuya (alto voice), Shibasaki Yukifumi (tenor voice) & Takahashi Hideki (baritone voice).

Artist:	JON
Title:	Smoke
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7210

"Songs about a dog...This bizarre home-recorded gem offers a very private glimpse into the world of a mysterious woman from Japan known simply as Jon. Her strange childlike vocals and pump organ charm and enthrall on their own terms; Jon's fresh approach can't be compared to anything you've ever heard before. Primitive, melodious, captivating and completely unforgettable -- Jon is a true original, destined to become a cult classic." Jon has one prior self-released CD and a full length video document available on Augen.

Artist:	COMPOSTELA
Title:	Wadachi
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7211

"One of the most original groups in modern Japan, Compostela blends folk musics of Eastern Europe with the tradition of Japanese chindon (street musicians who play at grand openings of supermarkets and pachinko parlors, dressed as geishas and samurai). The late saxophonist Shinoda Masami was one of the exciting musicians of recent years, the first to bring klezmer and Eastern European music to the Japanese audience. This special compilation, which includes original compositions as well as tunes by Sidney Bechet, Victor Jara and Gilrod & Sandler, was assembled by Compostela's surviving members to pay tribute to one of Japan's musical luminaries."

Artist:	INOUE, TETSU
Title:	Psycho-Acoustic
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7213

"Perhaps the most interesting electronic music since the classic period of Stockhausen and Xenakis. Tetsu Inoue is a composer and sound artist who has worked in a variety of musics -- ambient, sound installation, dance music, techno and is a frequent collaborator of Bill Laswell and Haruomi Hosono. This CD features some of the most intricate and fascinating computer generated compositions you have ever heard. Literally thousands of hours went into the creation of these miniature masterpieces charting a world of sound as yet unexplored. Also included is a powerful duet with brilliant electronic percussionist Ikue Mori."

Artist:	KOICHI/ANTON BRUHIN, MAKIGAMI
Title:	Electric Eel
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7216

"Creative and versatile, Makigami's first CD of solo voice improvisations was a favorite of vocalist from Mike Patton to Pavarotti. On Electric Eel he takes an unexpected turn. While studying Mongolian throat singing with masters in Tuva, Makigami became acquainted with the simple folk instrument the jaw harp. Fascination turning to obsession, he has now developed an incredible array of extended techniques on this ancient instrument, and in collaboration with Swiss 'Maul-Trommel' virtuoso Anton Bruhin (who has released several CDs of traditional European music for jaw harp), they have created a CD of sounds you've never heard before. In addition to over 50 different varieties from soprano to contrabasso, this astounding recording also features the premiere of Anton Bruhin's electric jaw harp and water jaw harp."

Artist:	DEATH PRAXIS
Title:	Mystery
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7217

"For over twenty years, Ikue Mori and Tenko have been on the forefront of new music, both here and in Japan. Veterans of countless classic bands from DNA to Dragon Bue, and countless collaborations with just about every musicians in the new music underground. A tribute to some of the world's greatest writers of suspense stories, Mystery brings these two masters of musical suspense together with many special guests to create a new collection of sound compositions for voice and modern ensembles. Also included are bonus tracks from their first duo recording from 1990, Death Praxis (issued on What Next?, currently o/p)."

Artist:	MICHIYO, YAGI
Title:	Shizuku
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7218

"One of the most versatile masters of the koto, Michiyo Yagi has performed in rock bands, jazz groups, movie soundtracks, classical ensembles, noise improvisations and of course Japanese traditional and folk groups. Here, using both orthodox and unorthodox techniques, she takes the koto to an exciting new world of her own invention incorporating influences from traditional Japanese and Korean music as well as the American maverick tradition of Partch, Cage, Nancarrow and Terry Riley. Astounding new music for an ancient instrument by one of the world's most adventurous and accomplished contemporary koto players."

Artist:	MELT-BANANA
Title:	MxBx 1998/13,000 Miles At Light Velocity
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7219

"Melt Banana is the defining band of New Japanese Hardcore and it is taking America by storm. Their songs combine compositional complexity and improvisational noise with the power of a locomotive going full blast through a brick wall. Recorded during their tour of the States in 1998, MxBx captures the band in a blazing fury that will leave you breathless. An astonishing performance by one of Japan's most innovative, personal and influential bands. Includes several songs not available anywhere else, and a brilliantly twisted cover version of Brian Wilson's classic 'Surfin' USA'."

Artist:	FUJII, SATOKO
Title:	Kitsune-Bi
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7220

"Jazz, contemporary classical and traditional Japanese folk music blend seamlessly in Satoko Fujii's powerful and unique musical universe. Her first CD for Tzadik presents here in three intimate groupings: in duo with her long time associate Sachi Hayasaka, in trio with the dynamic NY rhythm section of Mark Dresser and Jim Black, and of course here critically-acclaimed solo playing which has recently been compared to the work of Paul Bley, George Russell and Cecil McBee, Satoko is forging a new music with the help of some best experimental musicians in jazz."

Artist:	PURPLE TRAP (KEIJI HAINO)
Title:	Decided... Already...
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	TZ 7221

Full title: Decided... Already the Motionless Heart of Tranquility, Tangling the Prayer Called "I". "A new supergroup featuring Haino Keiji, one of the world's and original guitarists/vocalists, Bill Laswell, contemporary music's most personal and experimental bassists and Rashied Ali, Coltrane alumni and godfather of free jazz drumming. Haino is pulled kicking and literally screaming to new heights of inspiration by the most dynamic rhythm section he has ever worked with. Passionate, ear wrenching and exhilarating sounds from three of today's most creative and uncompromising musical masters."

Artist:	MICROCOSMOS
Title:	Pilgrimage
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7222

"Otomo Yoshihide (turntables) and Tenko (vocals) are two of the most internationally acclaimed performers to emerge from the Tokyo underground, and have worked with some of the best musicians from around the world. Collaborating together in bands, improvisational groupings and special projects for over ten years, this is their first duo release and is the result of over two years of recording. A fascinating meeting of two of Japan's most original musical masters."

Artist:	FRICTION
Title:	Zone Tripper
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7224

"Arriving in New York City in early 1977, Reck was a vital member of the New York No Wave punk scene, playing bass with James Chance and the Contortions and Lydia Lunch. Returning to Tokyo in 1978 he founded Friction, one of the most important and longest running underground bands in Japan. Together over 20 years, Friction has gone through many changes, while still retaining its hard-edged style and unique combination of hard rock, punk and noise. Zone Tripper presents some of their greatest songs and some surprising remixes by Tokyo's greatest DJs. Friction's first release outside Japan, Zone Tripper is a powerful introduction to one of the most legendary bands in the Tokyo underground." Features 2 remixes each by Audio Active and Fumiya Tanaka! Sensitive listeners should beware that the genres of "rock" and "punk" appear on this disc in apparently non-ironic fashion.

Artist:	MOTOR HUMMING
Title:	Musical Aluminum
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7225

"An absolutely raging new instrumental combo from the Kansai area of Japan, home to the Boredoms Omoide Hatoba, Haco and more. Combining hardcore punk, improvisation, metal, funk and fusion in a seamless and dynamic new music, Motor Humming is at the forefront of instrumental experimental rock and one of the most original bands in Japan. Musical Aluminum (a light metal) is their first CD, and it features an incredible range of pieces in a program you will find exciting, challenging and fun. Along with Melt Banana, Motor Humming is pointing the way to a whole new Japanese rock scene, inspired by the Ruins, the Boredoms, Massacre, Naked City and Japanese psychedelia."

Artist:	DEATH AMBIENT
Title:	Synaesthesia
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7226

"Death Ambient's (Ikue Mori, Kato Hideki, Fred Frith) eponymous debut CD was released in 1995 to great critical acclaim and continues to be one of Tzadik's best sellers. Synaesthesia is the long awaited follow --up and it finds them exploring new territory. Thirteen powerful new compositions blending vivid colors and complicated textures both electric and acoustic. Dark moods, minimal beauty and exquisite noise from three of the world's leading instrumental innovators."

Artist:	AYUO
Title:	Izutsu
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7227

"Ayuo (whose name translates as Fish-Light) is one of the most enigmatic figures in Japan, as unique a figure as Moondog, Sun Ra or Haino Keiji, with whom he occasionally collaborates. Ayuo's music is a delicate balance of world music traditions, new age, improvisation and classical composition. Drawing upon his love of the Celtic tradition as well as that of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, China and his own native Japan, Izutsu has a charming, mystical quality: hypnotic, sensitive and alluring. A one-act opera based on an ancient Noh play and scored for Celtic harp, hurdy gurdy, sitar-guitar and traditional Japanese instruments, this is Ayuo's masterpiece. Timeless music from one of Japan's maverick individualists who has been walking his own path without compromise for over twenty years."

Artist:	INOUE, TETSU
Title:	Fragments Dots
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7229

"Kyushu native Tetsu Inoue's recent works connect the vivid sound environments of classical ambient with the stark, conspicuous timbral explorations of academic computer music. Tetsu's second release for Tzadik delves deeper into the methods of sonic microscopy that marked his debut, constructing minute, peerless sound-surfaces that break apart and reconstitute in the shifting nth-dimensional space of the ear. while related, Tetsu's intentions differ sharply from those of post-digital composers mining the bitscape for evidence of technology's failure. In the ecstatic bustle of sound particles careening through acoustical space can be heard the distinct inflection of a new means of expression struggling to life."

Artist:	HOAHIO
Title:	Ohayo Hoahio
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7230

"A founding member of the legendary band After Dinner, Haco is one of the most versatile vocalists in the Japanese indies scene. Her newest project, Hoahio, finds her collaborating with two of the most exciting young musicians in Tokyo: koto virtuoso Yagi Michiyo, whose debut solo recording Shizuku was released on Tzadik in 1999, and Sachiko M, whose work with Otomo Yoshihide has earned her international acclaim. In the tradition of the great Japanese girl groups Saboten, Shonen Knife, Fukuko and Papaya Paranoia, this new trio recording is simultaneously charming, mysterious, and delightful."

Artist:	HEBERT/BOB OSTERTAG, PIERRE
Title:	Between Science and Garbage
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3002DVD

Artist:	FELDMAN, MARK
Title:	Violin Alone
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7006

Artist:	TAKAHASHI, YUJI
Title:	Finger Light
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7010

Artist:	O'ROURKE, JIM
Title:	Terminal Pharmacy
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7011

Artist:	PATTON, MIKE
Title:	Adult Themes For Voice
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7015

Artist:	YAMADA, NORMAN
Title:	Being And Time
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7035

Artist:	LASWELL, BILL
Title:	Invisible Design
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7044

Artist:	HYLA, LEE
Title:	Riff And Transfiguration
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7048

Artist:	BROVOLD, BILL
Title:	Childish Delusions
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7058

Artist:	KAYO DOT
Title:	Choirs of the Eye
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7092

Artist:	APPLEBAUM, MARK
Title:	Catfish
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7094

Artist:	PATERAS, ANTHONY
Title:	Mutant Theatre
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7095

Artist:	COLEMAN TRIO, ANTHONY
Title:	Sephardic Tinge
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7102

Artist:	HIRSCH, SHELLEY
Title:	O Little Town Of East New York
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7104

Artist:	TEITELBAUM, RICHARD
Title:	Golem
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7105

Artist:	MYSTIC FUGO ORCHESTRA
Title:	Zohar
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7106

Artist:	NATHANSON/ANTHONY COLEMAN, ROY
Title:	I Could've Been A Drum
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7113

Artist:	GOLDBERG/SCHOTT/SARIN
Title:	What Comes Before
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7120

Artist:	BOLAN, MARC
Title:	Great Jewish Music
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7126

Artist:	CRACOW KLEZMER BAND, THE
Title:	De Profundis
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7143

Artist:	BLOEDOW/JENNIFER CHARLES, OREN
Title:	La Mar Enfortuna
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7146

Artist:	ZAKARYA
Title:	Zakarya
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7148

Artist:	KRAKOWSKI, WOLF
Title:	Transmigrations: Gilgul
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7150

Artist:	ZAMIR, DANIEL
Title:	Children Of Israel
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7169

Artist:	MADOF, JON
Title:	Rashanim
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7178

Artist:	PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
Title:	Out of the Reeds
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7187

Artist:	SEPTETO RODRIGUEZ
Title:	Baila! Gitano Baila!
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7189

Artist:	SCHECHTER, BASYA
Title:	Queen's Dominion
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7193

Artist:	ZOHARA
Title:	Scorched Lips
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7198

Artist:	HAINO, KEIJI
Title:	Tenshi No Gijinka
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7203