The Painted Bird

by John Zorn

The Painted Bird cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:05
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired directly by Jerzy Kosi艅ski's harrowing novel, 'The Painted Bird' features a high-profile ensemble navigating incredibly complex, rapidly shifting time signatures. John Zorn directs a suffocatingly dense blend of avant-garde jazz improvisation and abrasive extreme metal instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, dissonant, noisy, improvisation, complex, technical, experimental, orchestral, avant-garde, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Don Juan Opus 20 (16:12)
  2. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 26 (14:42)
  3. Dance Of The Seven Veils (8:26)
  4. Death And Transfiguration Opus 24 (21:45)

Credits

  • John Zorn - primary artist
  • Paul Paray - primary artist, conductor
  • Antal Dorati - primary artist, conductor

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