John Zorn

John Zorn - Locus Solus (1983) {Stress Records}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Oct. 20, 2020
John Zorn - Locus Solus (1983) {Stress Records}

John Zorn - Locus Solus (1983) {Stress Records}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 462MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 158MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz

This captures over an hour's worth of John Zorn's search for the improvised song form. Several lineups from 1983 are documented here. The first eight tracks feature Zorn with Christian Marclay spinning and Peter Blegvad speaking. The text is unremarkable (for example, Honey-Cab's "…tell her everything I know/ In ink as black as carbon/ On paper white as snow"), but Blegvad's sonorous delivery works well with the chaos that the other two musicians spit and spin out, combining into tides of noisy mischief.
John Patton - Minor Swing (1994) {DIW Records Japan Mini LP} (ft. John Zorn)

John Patton - Minor Swing (1994) {DIW Records Japan Mini LP} (ft. John Zorn)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 372 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 127 Mb
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© 1995 DIW Records / Disk Union | DIW-896
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Hard Bop / Organ

An organ trio fronted by an avant-garde alto saxophonist like John Zorn isn't usually a combination associated with groove oriented soul-jazz. Luckily, on Minor Swing, organist Big John Patton and John Zorn encourage taking chances and opening the music up, while not going so far out as to overwhelm the intended fundamental groove. Zorn sounds comfortable and content, always maintaining his individuality, taking a cue from tenor saxophonist Harold Alexander who played in a similar "out" style on Patton's 1968 session for Blue Note, Boogaloo.
John Zorn/Electric Masada - At the Mountains of Madness, Tzadik, 2005 y., 2 CD

John Zorn/Electric Masada - At the Mountains of Madness, Tzadik, 2005 y., 2 CD
MP3 320 Kbps | 370 Mb | Covers
Styles: Avant-Garde, Jewish Music, Structured Improvisation, World Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
John Zorn & Masada Chamber Ensembles - Bar Kokhba (1996) {2CD Tzadik TZ 7108-2}

John Zorn & Masada Chamber Ensembles - Bar Kokhba (1996) {2CD Tzadik TZ 7108-2}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 530 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 299 Mb
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© 1996 Tzadik | TZ 7108-2 | Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Series
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Jewish Music / Chamber Jazz / Modern Composition

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 New York City's finest musicians. This double-CD is the long-awaited first American release of Zorn's Masada material, featuring startling new chamber arrangements of music from the six Masada albums on Avant (Japan).

John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy (1996)  Music

Posted by Designol at May 14, 2022
John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy (1996)

John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 416 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 211 Mb
Label: Tzadic | # TZ7305 | Time: 01:17:58 | Scans included
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Modern Composition

The Classic Guide to Strategy is a compilation album by John Zorn featuring his two early solo records The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume One (1983), (tracks 1-2) and the Classic Guide to Strategy Volume Two (1985), (tracks 3-8). The albums were first released on vinyl on Lumina Records in and later re-released on Tzadik Records in 1996 as a single CD.

John Zorn - A Dreamers Christmas (2011)  Music

Posted by Hungry Mind at April 20, 2012
John Zorn - A Dreamers Christmas (2011)

John Zorn - A Dreamers Christmas (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 331 MB | Scans | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.98) - 123 MB
Genre: jazz, holidays | RAR 5% Rec. | Label: Tzadik Records | # TZ 7393 | 2011

The biggest surprise of the year is John Zorn's beautiful Christmas CD. Zorn has hand picked seven of his favorite Christmas songs, penned two lovely originals and they are performed here in classic Dreamers style with plenty of exciting solos, exotic colors and catchy lyricism. Filled with a joyful holiday spirit, innocence, a touch of nostalgia and a charming lyricism, this is music for all ages that will make you smile with delight from the very first notes.

John Zorn - The Last Judgment (2014) {Tzadik TZ 8325}  Music

Posted by ruskaval at Oct. 10, 2018
John Zorn - The Last Judgment (2014) {Tzadik TZ 8325}

John Zorn - The Last Judgment (2014) {Tzadik TZ 8325}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 258 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 96 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 34 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2014 Tzadik | TZ 7181 | Tzadik Archival Series
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Experimental

Featuring the same magical Templar quartet from “In Sacred Blood”, “The Last Judgment” is the final CD in the remarkable Moonchild septology. This project has explored many different worlds in the past 8 years, and this CD takes a moody and lyrical approach with Medeski’s organ fully integrated into the band. Once again inspired by the legend of the powerful Knights Templar and their tragic demise under accusations of heresy in 1307, Zorn has composed a suite of pieces with a strong sense of continuity and emotional impact. Mike Patton draws on every vocal technique in his huge arsenal and the rhythm section of Dunn and Baron are tighter than ever. The last piece of the Moonchild puzzle—essential!
John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell - News For Lulu (1988) + More News For Lulu (1992) {Hat Hut} [combined repost]

John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell - News For Lulu (1988) + More News For Lulu (1992) {Hat Hut}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 719 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 361 Mb
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© 1988, 1992 Hat Hut Records | hat ART CD 6005 / hat ART CD 6055
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop

Avant-garde altoist John Zorn teams up with trombonist George Lewis and guitarist Bill Frisell to form a unique trio. Without the benefit of piano, bass, or drums, they interpret the hard bop compositions of Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Freddie Redd, generally not even the better-known ones. The performances are quite concise (Dorham's "Windmill" is covered in 40 seconds), respectful to the melodies, and unpredictable.

John Zorn & Soup - Shinjuku Pit Inn (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Jan. 11, 2021
John Zorn & Soup - Shinjuku Pit Inn (2021)

John Zorn & Soup - Shinjuku Pit Inn (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 394 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 126 Mb | 00:54:57
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Rock | Label: Self-Released

Recorded at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, September 24, 2004. SOUP: Yoshihide Otomo: guitar; Bill Laswell: bass; Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, trumpet. John Zorn: alto saxophone
John Zorn - Fencing 1978 (John Zorn's Olympiad Volume 2) (2022)

John Zorn - Fencing 1978 (John Zorn's Olympiad Volume 2) (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 272 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 134 MB
58:45 | Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Avant-garde Jazz | Label: Tzadik

Two extremely rare live recordings of the classic Zorn composition "Fencing" from the early days of the Downtown scene. Featuring two realizations of the piece - one recorded at Zorn’s artist loft The Theatre of Musical Optics with Eugene Chadbourne, Duck Baker, and Randy Hutton on guitars - and the other at Bard College with Chadbourne, Polly Bradfield, and John Zorn, a legendary concert that took place with George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell in the audience. The music is astonishing - strange sounds, odd juxtapositions, stark silences, sudden explosions, all held together by a bizarre overarching compositional logic.