The Gift

by John Zorn

The Gift cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 March 2001
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:59
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Deliberately subverting his reputation for punishing avant-garde noise, Zorn composed this incredibly warm, accessible album as an homage to the easy listening and exotica movements of the 1950s. 'The Gift' blends smooth jazz, surf-rock guitars, and Latin percussion into a lush, relaxing instrumental suite that remains one of the most playful entries in his massive catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, melodic, experimental, fusion, lounge, orchestral, deconstructed

Tracklist

  1. Makahaa (5:18)
  2. The Quiet Surf (3:15)
  3. Samarkan (6:39)
  4. Train To Thiensan (3:52)
  5. Snake Catcher (6:30)
  6. Mao's Moon (5:17)
  7. Cutting Stone (7:08)
  8. La Flor Del Barrio (3:10)
  9. Bridge To The Beyond (5:30)
  10. Makahaa (Reprise) (4:20)

Credits

  • Trevor Brown - painting [paintings by]
  • Trevor Dunn - bass
  • Marc Ribot - guitar
  • Cyro Baptista - percussion
  • Jennifer Choi - violin
  • Joey Baron - drums
  • Ned Rothenberg - shakuhachi
  • Greg Cohen - bass

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