New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
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| New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands | |
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| Studio album by John Zorn | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1986-1996 |
| Genre | Avant-garde |
| Length | 72:38 |
| Label | Tzadik |
| Producer | John Zorn |
New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn consisting of improvised music from paired instruments and narration in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.[1]
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[edit] Reception
Stacia Proefrock of Allmusic stated, "This is one of John Zorn's greatest achievements to date.".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
[edit] Track listing
- "Hu Die" - 25:09
- "Hwang Chin-Ee" - 16:41
- "Que Tran" - 13:07
- All music by John Zorn.
- Text by Arto Lindsay (Track 1), Myung Mi Kim (Track 2), and Lyn Hejinian (Track 3).
[edit] Personnel
On 'Hue Die'
- Bill Frisell: Guitar
- Fred Frith: Guitar
- Zhang Jinglin: Narrator
On 'Hwang Chin-Ee'
- Joey Baron: Drums
- Samm Bennett: Drums
- Jung Hee Shin: Narrator
On 'Que Tran'
- Anthony Coleman: Keyboards
- Wayne Horvitz: Keyboards;
- Anh Tranc: Narrator
[edit] References
- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ a b Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2012
