John Zorn Resource

Track Listing 

1. Ouroboros (Trio Version 1) (2014)  9:03
Jay Campbell - Cello
Michael Nicolas: Cello
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums
Recorded and Mixed June 17, 2014 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC

2. Occam's Razor — (Canons, Interludes And Fantasies For Cello And Piano) (2013)  9:37
Jay Campbell: Cello  
Steve Gosling: Piano
Recorded and Mixed Sep. 14, 2014 by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, NYC

3. Ouroboros (Duo Version) (2014)  9:03
Jay Campbell: Cello 
Michael Nicolas: Cello
Recorded and Mixed May 17, 2014 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC

4. The Aristos — (Ten Metaphysical Ambiguities For Violin, Cello And Piano) (2014)  13:02
Chris Otto: Violin 
Jay Campbell: Cello  
Steve Gosling: Piano  
Recorded and Mixed Sep. 14, 2014 by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, NYC

5. Ouroboros (Trio Version 2) (2014)  9:01
Jay Campbell: Cello  
Michael Nicolas: Cello  
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums
Recorded and Mixed June 17, 2014 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
 

Personnel 

Jay Campbell: Cello 
Steve Gosling: Piano 
Michael Nicolas: Cello 
Chris Otto: Violin 
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums

Production 

All music composed by John Zorn 
Produced by John Zorn 
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Mastering - Scott Hull
Notes by John Zorn (Unless Noted)
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin) 

TZADIK Blurb 

Focusing on the brilliant cellist Jay Campbell, soon to be a new music superstar, along with the equally masterful Michael Nicolas, Chris Otto and Stephen Gosling, these three powerful compositions take chamber music to a whole new level of intensity. Three realizations of Zorn’s infamous composition for two celli “Ouroboros” (two featuring guest percussionist Tyshawn Sorey) along with his canonic puzzle “Occam’s Razor” and the ten metaphysical ambiguities comprising the piano trio “The Aristos,” this is chamber music as you have never heard it before— visceral, intense and powerfully emotional.

Series:  Archival Series 

Catalogue Number:  TZ8329 

Release Date:  February 2015