''Nosferatu'' is the sixteenth studio 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 ...

released on the Tzadik label in April 2012 on the 100th Anniversary of

Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...

's death. Zorn wrote the score as a commission for a Polish theatre group's adaption of Stoker's novel ''

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''.

Reception

Allmusic said "With the ever-changing nature of its music and the relatively short cues, ''Nosferatu'' feels much shorter than it is; it's a deeply focused work that holds together easily. While its very subject matter dictates sinister overtones, the music found here, with few exceptions, is quite pleasurable and accessible listening; when taken together, its cues suggest a new kind of American Gothic".Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
accessed November 8, 2013 All About Jazz stated "Zorn's ''Nosferatu'' is a generally haunting album, but the composer punctuates the doom and gloom with moments of grandeur, aggression and even outright jazziness... ''Nosferatu'' doesn't present any surprises or musical innovation. Nevertheless, the ambient album flows well, and is a solid addition to Zorn's catalog of musical scores with a couple examples of great sax playing".Carroll, T.
All About Jazz Review
''All About Jazz'', May 14, 2012

Track listing

''All compositions by John Zorn''

Personnel

− piano,

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

, electronics, breath * Rob Burger − piano, organ * Bill Laswell −

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Kevin Norton Kevin Norton (born January 21, 1956) is an American percussionist and composer active in the New York City jazz and contemporary music scenes. He has performed and recorded with a diverse group of musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Paul Dunmal ...

− vibraphone, drums, orchestral bells, Tibetan prayer bowls

References

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