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In Memory of Nikki Arane is an album of
improvised music Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...
by Eugene Chadbourne and
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 ...
recorded in 1980 but not released on Derek Bailey's Incus Records until 1996. The album is named after a character from
Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...
's first major feature film '' The Killing'' (1956).Jarnow, J.
Allmusic Review AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
accessed 17 July 2008


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AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
review by Jesse Jarnow awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Instead playing textural pieces to convey a mood or emotion, the duo create sounds that imitate actions. What actions, of course, are left entirely to the listener -- though they are usually brutally violent or darkly industrial."Jarnow, J
Allmusic Review
accessed August 2, 2011.


Track listing

# "In Memory Of Nikki Arane" - 12:35 # "In Memory Of Nikki Arane" - 20:18 # "In Memory Of Nikki Arane" - 10:48 # "In Memory Of Nikki Arane" - 18:08 :''All compositions by Eugene Chadbourne & John Zorn''


Personnel

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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 ...
– saxophones, clarinets, and game calls * Eugene Chadbourne – modified acoustic and electric guitars, dobro, and other items


References

{{Authority control John Zorn albums Eugene Chadbourne albums Incus Records albums 1996 albums