Summary: by New Sounds Staff — Since the 1990’s, Zorn has written over 500 songs inspired by traditional Jewish music. This Masada collection, as it’s known, is divided into two books, both using Jewish scales as a springboard for improvisation. He performed the first 200 songs of Book One with the rotating members of the Masada ensemble for a decade. Then, in late 2004, he wrote 316 new pieces in the form, in just three months. He refers to this second part of Masada as “The Book of Angels,” with each piece given the name of a Biblical angel. Rather then gearing this project towards a particular band as the first Masada songbook did, Zorn instead decided this time around to invite many different collaborators to have at the book, folks as wide-ranging as Joe Lovano to Medeski, Martin & Wood, Basya Schechter to Cyro Baptista, and Pat Metheny to Marc Ribot. On the occasion of his 60th birthday, Zorn came by the studio to present music from just some of the recordings of The Book of Angels. The two Johns, Zorn and Schaefer, picked a bunch of music (see pic below) – too much to fit into one New Sounds show. So the remaining songs are included here (with a few extras) on this New Sounds special podcast. Visit www.zornat60.com for a full listing of events during the citywide celebration of Zorn@60 throughout New York. Special Podcast 3510.5, More Music from Zorn’s Masada Book2: Book of Angels (9/10/2013) ARTIST(S) RECORDING CUT(S) SOURCE Masada String Trio Haborym (Masada Book 2: Book of Angels, Vol. 16) Carniel [4:42] Tzadik 7384 www.tzadik.com The Dreamers (Cyro Baptista: Percussion Joey Baron: Drums Trevor Dunn: Bass Marc Ribot: Guitar Jamie Saft: Keyboards Kenny Wollesen: Vibraphone) Ipos (Masada Book 2: The Book of Angels, Vol. 14) Galizur [7:33] Tzadik 7380 www.tzadik.com Koby Israelite Book Of Angels: Orobas Vol. 4 Nisroc [4:56] Tzadik 7356 www.tzadik.com Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (Aram Bajakian: Guitar Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Gimbri Eyal Maoz: Guitar Keven Grohowski: Drums) Abraxas-The Book of Angels Vol 19 Domos [4:00] Tzadik 8302 www.tzadik.com Jamie Saft Trio Astaroth: Book of Angels Vol. 1 Ariel [6:30] Tzadik 7348 www.tzadik.com Cyro Baptista/Banquet of the Spirits Caym: Book of Angels vol. 17 Briel [4:18] Tzadik 7388 www.tzadik.com David Krakauer Pruflas: The Book of Angels vol. 18 Ebuhuel [3:51] Tzadik 7396 www.tzadik.com Medeski Martin & Wood Zaebos: Book of Angels vol. 11 Tutrusa'I [5:09] Tzadik 7368 www.tzadik.com
