John Zorn Resource

Track Listing 

1. Araziel  7:15 
2. Sheviel  5:49 
3. Metatron  9:06 
4. Shamdan  7:17 
5. Kenunit  10:37 
6. Caila  4:22 
7. Lelahiah  6:01 
8. Nehinah  5:56

Personnel  

Zion 80

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Bass  
Matt Darriau: Alto Sax, Kaval, Clarinet  
Yoshie Fruchter: Guitar  
Frank London: Trumpet  
Jessica Lurie: Bari Sax, Flute  
Jon Madof: Guitar­  
Brian Marsella: Keyboard  
Greg Wall: Tenor Sax  
Yuval Lion: Drums  
Zach Mayer: Bari Sax  
Mauro Refosco: Percussion  
Marlon Sobol: Percussion

Production  

Composer, Executive Producer -  John Zorn  
Conducted and Arranged by Jon Madof
Produced by Jon Madof
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama  
Recorded and Mixed May 2014 By James Dellatacoma at Orange Stusios, NJ
Additional Recording and Editing by Jon Madof at Highland Studios, White Plains, NJ  
Mastered by Scott Hull  
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)  
 

TZADIK Blurb  

Zion80 is the brainchild of guitarist Jon Madof, a wildly popular project that seamlessly blends the Afro-pop stylings of the legendary Fela Kuti with the Jewish tradition. Featuring an exciting 11-piece all-star band, Madof masterfully blends horns, guitars, keyboards and percussion, mixing the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat with the freewheeling madness of the Downtown scene. A one of a kind ascent into the unknown, Madof’s creative arrangements of 8 tunes from Zorn’s “Book of Angels”are spiritual and endlessly exciting.

Series:  Archival Series, Book Of Angels 

Catalogue Number:  TZ8319  

Release Date:  July 2014