''The Bribe: variations and extensions on Spillane'' is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist
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 ...
, consisting of music created for three half-hour radio plays produced by
Mabou Mines theater company in 1986.
Tzadik Archival Series: The Bribe
/ref> It utilizes compositional techniques, source material, and personnel that are similar to Zorn's ''Spillane
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* Adrian Spillane (born 1994), Gaelic football ...
''.
The album shares its title with '' The Bribe'', a 1949 American film noir
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directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 4 stars stating "A nicer mood pervades this release, yet given its kaleidoscopic and slightly demented tone, it certainly can't be described as relaxed. Then again, maybe "relaxed" isn't too far off, after all—perhaps by playing a supporting role to the production's cast instead of driving the concept, the musicians were able to enjoy themselves a little more.".[Layne, j]
Allmusic Review
accessed February 16, 2011
Track listing
* ''Part 1: Sliding On The Ice''
# "Gill's Theme" - 2:07
# "Hydrant Of The Vogue" - 0:41
# "The Big Freeze" - 1:01
# "Meters" - 2:24
# "The Bridge/Cocktails" - 4:06
# "The Willies" - 1:01
# "The Taxman Cometh" - 1:16
# "Night Walk" - 1:09
# "Skit Rhesus" - 2:43
# "The Boxer" - 0:59
# "Trick Or Treat" - 3:22
# "The Latin Trip/Gill's Theme" - 3:30
* ''Part 2: The Arrest''
# "A Taste Of Voodoo" - 3:20
# "Inhaling The Image" - 1:49
# "City Chase" - 3:27
# "Dreams Of The Red Chamber" - 11:38
# "Rash Acts" - 1:30
# "Chippewa" - 1:24
# "The Hour Of Thirteen" - 0:47
# "Radio Mouth/Gill's Theme" - 2:57
* ''Part 3: The Art Bar''
# "Midnight Streets" - 3:58
# "Victoria Lake" - 3:12
# "Strip Central" - 5:26
# "Pink Limousine" - 9:18
# "Skyline" - 3:19
# "Ordinary Lies/Gill's Theme" - 2:04
:All compositions by John Zorn
:* Recorded at Radio City Studio, New York City in 1986.
Personnel
*John Zorn - alto saxophone
* 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 ...
- piano
* Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz.
Biography
Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...
- reeds
* Carol Emanuel - harp
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* David Hofstra - double bass
* Wayne Horvitz
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- organ
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* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
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** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
* Christian Marclay - turntables
* Ikue Mori - drum machines
* Zeena Parkins - harp
* Bobby Previte - percussion
* Robert Quine
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- guitar
* Reck
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- rhythm guitar
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* Jim Staley - trombone
References
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1998 albums
Albums produced by John Zorn
John Zorn albums
Tzadik Records albums