''Lacrosse'' is a

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. It is made up of different takes of his early game piece, "Lacrosse". The first disc is from

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in June 1978 where Mark Abbott,

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, and LaDonna Smith and Zorn recorded six different takes. Takes 3, 4 and 6 were originally released on the Parachute Records double LP ''School'' (1978). The second disc is the original recording of "Lacrosse" which was made by

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, Bruce Ackley, and Zorn (dubbed "Twins") in

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in June 1977. ''Lacrosse'' was originally released in 1997 as a part of ''

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Reception

The

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review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album two stars, stating "The release consists of a number of takes, or outcomes, of two different groups of musicians performing this structure for improvisation."Layne, J
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Track listing

*''Disc one'' #"Take 3" – 23:06 #"Take 4" – 19:06 #"Take 6" – 6:20 #"Take 1" – 7:01 #"Take 2" – 8:08 #"Take 5" – 8:16 *''Disc two'' #"Twins Version" – 29:56 :''All compositions by John Zorn.'' :*Disc two recorded June 1977 in San Francisco, Disc one recorded at WKCR, New York on June 10, 1978

Personnel

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*Mark Abbott –

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*Bruce Ackley –

, liner notes *Allen Asaf –

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, liner notes,

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, six string bass, twelve string acoustic guitar *

– electric guitar *LaDonna Smith – violin, viola * Davey Williams –

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, electric guitar, hollow body guitar

References

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