''Alhambra Love Songs'' is an album composed by

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

which features eleven compositions performed by Rob Burger,

Greg Cohen Greg Cohen (born July 13, 1953) is an American jazz bassist who has been a member of John Zorn's Masada quartet and worked with numerous other noted musicians for over four decades. Career Cohen plays traditional jazz and other styles, includi ...

and

Ben Perowsky Ben Perowsky (born May 12, 1966) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer. He is the drummer on stage in the 8 TONY award winning Broadway musical Hadestown. Perowsky leads the Ben Perowsky Trio, Moodswing Orchestra and ...

. It includes musical tributes to

Vince Guaraldi Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; birth name, né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this s ...

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

Mike Patton Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...

and Harry Smith.

Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek describes it as "an eclectic homage of sorts to the San Francisco Bay area and the musicians who have and continue to make it their home".Jurek, T.

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accessed 26 May 2009 The

North Coast Journal The ''North Coast Journal'' ("The Journal") is an alternative weekly newspaper serving Humboldt County, California. ''The Journal'' is published in Eureka, California and includes coverage of the arts, news, personages, and politics of the regio ...

stated "''Alhambra Love Songs'' is yet another John Zorn record executed with grace, musical excellence, a sense of play and intensity. And, oddly, it just may be one of the great summer records of this year".Shikuma, M
Alhambra Love Songs by John Zorn
North Coast Journal, July 23, 2009 Writing in

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, reviewer Spencer Grady noted "This set captures a group in total togetherness, both with each other and also the wishes of their composer. In a decidedly vast and varied canon, ''Alhambra Love Songs'' may just prove to be one of John Zorn’s most rewarding and enduring works".Grady, S
John Zorn: Alhambra Love Songs
Record Collector, August 2009

Track listing

''All compositions by John Zorn'' # "Mountain View" – 5:08 # "Novato" – 3:52 # "Pacifica" – 3:58 # "Benicia" – 3:48 # "Half Moon Bay" – 4:38 # "Moraga" – 4:17 # "Tamalpais" – 4:08 # "Larkspur" – 3:36 # "Alhambra Blues" – 4:26 # "Miramar" – 1:19 # "Tiburon" – 5:19

Personnel

Rob Burger Robert Burger (born March 26, 1971) is an American composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and music director. Biography Burger began playing piano at an early age, starting his formal training at age six with the pianist Jeffrey Marcus. He pla ...

: piano *

: bass, electric bass *

: drums

References

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