''Archery'' is an album 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 ...

featuring his early " game piece" composition of the same name. The album was released by Parachute Records in 1982.Tzadik catalogue
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Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album four stars, stating: "The package, as with all Tzadik releases, is stellar, full of three inserts, production notes, and a replica of the original score. If you allow it to, it will change the way you listen to music—and maybe watch TV, too."Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

Personnel

– alto and soprano saxophone, B♭ clarinet, game calls, E♭ clarinet * Robert Dick – flute,

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piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

, game calls * George Lewis – trombone *

Anthony Coleman Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an avant-garde jazz pianist. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on '' Cobra'', ''Kristallnacht'', ''The Big Gundown'', ''Archery'', and ''Spillane'' and helped push modern Jewish music in ...

– keyboards *

Wayne Horvitz Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He ...

– keyboards, harmonica, tape, electronics * Mark Kramer – keyboards * Eugene Chadbourne – guitar,

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* Bill Horvitz – guitar * Bill Laswell – bass guitar *

Polly Bradfield Polly Bradfield is an American violinist from the New York City free improvisation scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her closest musical associates were Eugene Chadbourne and John Zorn. She also played on records by William Parker and F ...

– violin * Tom Cora – cello * David Moss – drums, voice,

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, zither

References

{{Authority control John Zorn albums Tzadik Records albums 1982 albums