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The Testament of Solomon

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Released
  
August 2014

Label
  
Tzadik TZ 8321

Length
  
48:31

Producer
  
John Zorn

Recorded
  
March 17, 2014 at East Side Sound, NYC

Genre
  
Avant-gardejazzcontemporary classical music

The Testament of Solomon is an album composed by John Zorn and performed by the Gnostic Trio, Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel and Kenny Wollesen, which was recorded in New York City in March 2014 and released on the Tzadik label. The album is the fourth by the trio following 2012's The Gnostic Preludes and 2013's The Mysteries and In Lambeth.

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Reception

In JazzTimes Bill Beuttler wrote "The music for this, the fourth Gnostic Trio recording, was originally an instrumental prelude to Zorn’s vocal work Shir Hashirim and leaves more room for improvisation than those preceding it. ...he’s staked another claim to his great range as a composer with this very lovely album".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Alamot" - 4:20
  2. "Kotlenu" - 4:45
  3. "Holat Ahavah" - 4:24
  4. "'Ayummah" - 4:32
  5. "Nirdi" - 3:15
  6. "Asis" - 4:31
  7. "'Atarah" - 4:47
  8. "Tappuha" - 3:35
  9. "Berotim" - 4:45
  10. "Otyah" - 5:10
  11. "Sammatek" - 4:27

Personnel

  • Carol Emanuel - harp
  • Bill Frisell - guitar
  • Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone

    • Production

  • Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
  • John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

    • References

    The Testament of Solomon Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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