The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days is an album composed 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 ...
and released on the
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
label. It is the third in a series of albums, the first two being ''
Alhambra Love Songs'' and ''
In Search of the Miraculous
''In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching'' is a 1949 book by Russian philosopher P. D. Ouspensky which recounts his meeting and subsequent association with George Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (; rus, Гео́ ...
''.
Reception
Allmusic
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said "This mystic celebration of the feminine is, like its previously released cousin, another of Zorn's more ambitious -- yet deliberate -- attempts at writing adventurous music that is at once accessible and arresting in its beauty".
[Jurek, T]
Allmusic Review
accessed November 11, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by John Zorn''
# "Enchantress" – 7:44
# "Ishtar" – 5:36
# "Heptameron" – 5:17
# "White Magick" – 6:37
# "Drawing Down the Moon" – 5:49
# "Beyond the Infinite" – 11:51
# "Ode to Delphi" – 4:43
Personnel
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Rob Burger
Robert Burger (born March 26, 1971) is an American composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and music director.
Biography
Burger began playing piano at an early age, starting his formal training at age six with the pianist Jeffrey Marcus. He pla ...
- piano
*Carol Emanuel - harp
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Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wait ...
- guitar
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Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.
Wollesen has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a foun ...
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vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist,' ...
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Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky (born May 12, 1966) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer. He is the drummer on stage in the 8 TONY award winning Broadway musical Hadestown. Perowsky leads the Ben Perowsky Trio, Moodswing Orchestra and ...
- drums
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Trevor Dunn
Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the ...
- bass
References
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2010 albums
John Zorn albums
Albums produced by John Zorn
Tzadik Records albums