Spillane (album)

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Released 1987 Spillane (1987) News for Lulu (1988) Release date 1987 Label Elektra Nonesuch		Length 54:01 Artist John Zorn Producer John Zorn

Recorded June-August 1986, June & September 1987 at Radio City Studios, New York, NY; Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA and Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan Genres Avant-garde, Avant-garde music Similar John Zorn albums, Avant-garde albums, Other albums

John zorn spillane full album

Spillane is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn, composed of three file-card pieces, as well as a work for voice, string quartet and turntables.

It is named after mystery writer Mickey Spillane, whose Mike Hammer novels provided the basis for the album's title track.

Zorn later released the composition Spillane on the compilation album Godard/Spillane (1999).

John zorn spillane part 1

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Spillane is not only one of the highlights in Zorn's catalog, but also makes for a fine introduction to the composer's vast body of work".

Personnel

1 - "Spillane" (25:12)
Recorded (June/August 1986) and Mixed (August 1987) by Don Hünerberg at NBC Radio City Studios, New York City
Written and arranged by John Zorn in collaboration with:

Anthony Coleman - piano, organ, celeste

Carol Emanuel - harp

Bill Frisell - guitar

David Hofstra - bass, tuba

Bob James - tapes, compact discs

Bobby Previte - drums, percussion

Jim Staley - trombone

David Weinstein - sampling keyboards

John Zorn - alto saxophone, clarinet

John Lurie - voice of Mike Hammer

Robert Quine - voice of Mike Hammer's conscience

Original texts by Arto Lindsay (and uncredited vocals)

"Two-Lane Highway" (18:16)
2 - Preacher Man/White Line Fever/Nacogdoches Gumbo/East Texas Freezeout/San Angelo Release/Rollin' to Killeen/Blowout/Devil's Highway/Midnight Standoff/Marchin' for Abilene (13:30)
3 - Hico Killer/Long Mile to Houston (4:46)
Recorded (June 1987) and mixed (August 1987) by Don Hünerberg at NBC Radio City Studios, New York City
Conceived and arranged by John Zorn for Albert Collins in collaboration with:

Albert Collins - guitar, voice

Robert Quine - guitar

Big John Patton - organ

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Melvin Gibbs - bass

Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums

Bobby Previte - drums, percussion

4 - "Forbidden Fruit" (Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables) (10:20)
Recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, by Howard Johnston, and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo by Ono Seigen. Mixed September 1987 by Ono Seigen at CBS Roppongi Studios, Tokyo.
Written and arranged by John Zorn in collaboration with:

Kronos Quartet

David Harrington - violin

John Sherba - violin

Hank Dutt - viola

Joan Jeanrenaud - cello

Christian Marclay - turntables

Ohta Hiromi - voice

Original texts by Reck

Credits

Produced by John Zorn

Two-Lane Highway produced by John Zorn and David Breskin

Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig

Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

Thanks to David Breskin, Yale Evelev, Peter Clancy, Jennifer Keats, David Bither, Bruce Iglauer, Hilton Weinberg, Andy Haas, Kondo Toshinori, Azuma Eiichi, The Shifting Foundation

Albert Collins appears courtesy of Alligator Records

On the cover: Shishido Joe in Kuchibue ga Nagareru Minato Machi, courtesy of Nikkatsu

Visit Hip's Road in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan

Songs

1Spillane25:17
2Two-Lane Highway: Preacher Man / White Line Fever / Nacogdoches Gumbo / East Texas Freezeout / San Angelo Release / Rollin' to Killeen / Blowout / Devil's Highway / Midnight Standoff / Marchin' for Abilene13:32
3Two-Lane Highway: Hico Killer / Long Mile to Houston4:50

References

Spillane (album) Wikipedia

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