Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12

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Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12
Studio album by
Masada Quintet with Joe Lovano
ReleasedJune 2009
Recorded22 February 2009
GenreAvant-garde, contemporary classical music
Length62:59
LabelTzadik TZ 7375
ProducerJohn Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama
Book of Angels chronology
Zaebos: Book of Angels Volume 11
(2008) 		Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12
(2009) 		Mycale: Book of Angels Volume 13
(2010)
John Zorn chronology
Alhambra Love Songs
(2009) 		Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12
(2009) 		O'o
(2009)

Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12 is an album by the Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano performing compositions from John Zorn's Masada Book Two.[1] [2] This is the first known recording by the Masada Quintet.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states: "Zorn has become a prolific composer of film scores and string quartets, and he writes for any number of other configurations as one of the most in-demand composers in the world. All of that is born out on Stolas, the single most beautiful album in the Book of Angels series so far – and, one might argue, in the entirety of the Masada catalog".[3] On All About Jazz George Kanzler noted "this is a group with more than a passing resemblance to the classic '50s quintets of Miles Davis, Shorty Rogers, Horace Silver and Clifford Brown/Max Roach. Like those ensembles, the material is approached with a composer/arranger or leader's sensibility, each tune evoking and sustaining a particular mood, one often set by the tempo and rhythm, although seemingly dominated by improvised solos".[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Haamiah" – 4:20
  2. "Rikbiel" – 5:48
  3. "Psisya" – 8:26
  4. "Sartael" – 4:51
  5. "Tashriel" – 4:03
  6. "Rahtiel" – 7:56
  7. "Tagriel" – 13:30
  8. "Serakel" – 5:09
  9. "Rigal" – 8:59
  • Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on 22 February 2009

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Masada World - Stolas: The Book of Angels, Volume 12 accessed 25 January 2021
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 1 September 2009
  4. ^ Kanzler, G., All About Jazz Review, accessed 15 October 2016.
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