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hole666666 escreveu:
ah yes, I just got that one, haven't listened much, seems all-the-way improvised but as you stated it's hard to tell.
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murraytaylor123 escreveu:
It can be difficult to tell if Zorn's music is improvised or not. The simple answer is that a lot is, a lot isn't. I thought that Magic, Love and Mysticism was mostly improvised when I first listened, but that was before I realised that there is an arseload of thematic development which runs throughout and a really tightly controlled structure. On the other hand, I know that Locus Solus is almost 100% improvised, and a pretty big portion of his music is I guess what you'd call structured improvisation... some of his game pieces come to mind, which are basically where an improvising conductor conducts improvising players. Weird now I think about it. I'd personally like to know to which degree his Classic Guide to Strategy is improvised.
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Sckxyss escreveu:
Zorn is just as much a brilliant improviser as he is a genius composer. CygnusX-12: Definitely check out Spy vs. Spy. Also, his Masada and Electric Masada projects feature a lot of great jazz freakouts with a bit of Jewish folk influence.
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po_prostu escreveu:
improvisation????? The music is completly controlled!!!!!!
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CygnusX-12 escreveu:
Can anyone recommend what they consider to be the best of john zorn's free jazz freakout albums? Most of my albums by zorn he is more the composer than an actual choleric saxophonist. Thanks!
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TxusMx escreveu:
My favorite Zorn is probably Six Litanies or Spy vs Spy, not sure. I love everything that I have though. And I totally agree with the guy that said that Chimeras is underrated, his Chamber music is fucking amazing.
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Kaversaki escreveu:
songs from the hermetic theatre
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OhYesByAllMeans escreveu:
I would say Naked City, it was my first one.
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Zarathustra87 escreveu:
There are so many albums, are there any good ones to begin with, when you don't know many songs yet (except for the few that I can listen to here)?
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IvanAugenwasser escreveu:
http://nowave.pair.com/no_wave/nycnowave_index.html "I remember these photos from some local paper [new york rocker]. This was an a street event held a few blocks south of Canal on Sixth Ave. This was memorable event for me as it was the one where John Zorn (still in his ZZ Top style beard and on his bicycle) watched me play the saxophone and gave me an extreme look of contempt (not undeserved in a way). He was a friend of someone in the group. He later came up to me and commented about my playing in a snotty way. The moment that still brings pride to me was when I retorted, "But I can't play the saxophone!" He immediately ended the conversation and went away." - william hohauser
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murraytaylor123 escreveu:
Some will like Zorn's playing, some won't. Others will grow to like it in the future. Who knows, and who cares.
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Master_ov_Khaos escreveu:
Alhambra Love Songs is really good. I like the more piano-oriented sound.
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pinoekel escreveu:
just ordered "aporias" without pre-listening. I'm excited. description sounds very good.
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roddie_digital escreveu:
El General is excellent and The Rain Horse is probably my favourite Zorn album.
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murraytaylor123 escreveu:
I never was a huge fan of Absinthe but New Traditions is great, Six Litanies is amazing, Ganryu Island is nice but I rarely listen to it beginning to end. I think the most underrated is Chimeras (one of his chamber works) which I think is on par with Magic, Love and Mysticism. I also really liked Aporias, which doesn't get nearly enough attention. My favourite 'accessible' Zorn albums would have to be a bunch of his Filmworks (Rain Horse especially) Alhambra, Voodoo, News For Lulu, and pretty much all Masada String Trio & Bar Kokhba stuff. Wow long post.
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murraytaylor123 escreveu:
Everything else Zorn has done >>> Gift & Dreamers
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Clashnroller escreveu:
Genius.
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OhYesByAllMeans escreveu:
The Gift > The Dreamers.
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Cox_of_Seagulls escreveu:
The Dreamers. Just.
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Solvant escreveu:
The Gift vs The Dreamers... who 's the best ?
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LlamameLucass escreveu:
Alhambra is a fuckin great album, the best thing I've heard this year near Merriweather...
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handmeups escreveu:
fuck john zorn
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jamierobertward escreveu:
Listening to Lacrosse. Dude's off his nut. In a good way.
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TxusMx escreveu:
I agree, Alhambra is great and so is El General. I'm liking El General a little more right now but both albums are magnificent.
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murraytaylor123 escreveu:
I finally got El General and Alhambra Love Songs today!! As a fan of almost all Zorn has done, chamber music, Filmworks, Masada, Naked City, Bar Kokhba, filecard stuff, Hemophiliac, I can honestly say that both of these albums are absolutely fantastic, especially Alhambra, this is definitely some of his best stuff in a few years.
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Furs-Murs escreveu:
е
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OrangeMM escreveu:
хеллфаер ваще мозгоразрывающая песня Oo
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grustnyi_putnik escreveu:
хаха, лошок
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Wind_of_plague escreveu:
шо за херня?
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mukeys escreveu:
filmworks, best shit ever
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Clitasaurus escreveu:
Genius.
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strawberryffuck escreveu:
so crazy man!!!!!!!!! i love it
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feedyourmind- escreveu:
.. http://www.last.fm/group/Teenagers+With+A+Good+Taste+In+Music
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atlbruce escreveu:
Oh, hells yes.
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Silke_Neryn escreveu:
The new album is a beautiful, quite tender - and jazzy, with a continuous groove attached to it - piece of work. And like the previous poster said, it actually feels quite unlike anything else he's done. Even if there - definitely - are similarities to some other albums, and moments.
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phillip360 escreveu:
Define 'pataphysics for a chance to run the group. Ends soon.
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WorldWide_Mono escreveu:
Wow, I just got around to listening to him after hearing about him constantly. This is really good stuff, pretty far out there even for avant-garde.
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insomniacme escreveu:
Yes I heard about that too. Can't wait for John's 1000th album!
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Cox_of_Seagulls escreveu:
I say yes.
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edwyncollins escreveu:
do i need john zorn in my life? i'm not sure
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4awka4aya escreveu:
DIVINE
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phillip360 escreveu:
brilliant spy vs spy is where i found he and berne at coleman
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moniquedesplat escreveu:
たまらなく貴方のサウンドに酔いしれるわ 言葉が見つからない程に・・・
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lot32 escreveu:
fucking magician,like him! 8)
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Cronopio321 escreveu:
FREE IS FREE
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sankathi escreveu:
hero
