her melodious lay (2024)
Track Listing:
1. The Enchanted Castle 4:11
2. In Sorrow's Eye 4:06
3. Innocent Sleep 6:28
4. A Cruel Theft Of Life 3:58
5. Shadow Of My Sightless View 5:11
6. Mercutio 4:42
7. The Faeris Kiss 2:54
8. A Dancing Star 2:54
9. Out Of This Nettle, Danger We Pluck This Flower, Safety 7:41
Personnel
Julian Lage: Guitar
Gyan Riley: Guitar
Production:
All music composed and arranged by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded and mixed by Marc Urselli 02/14 & 15, EastSide Sound, NYC
Mastering - Scott Hull
Portrait engraving of Shakespeare by John Everett Millais
Design by (Chippy) Heung Heung Chin
TZADIK Blurb
Julian Lage and Gyan Riley have a magical rapport, a deep mutual respect, and have recorded some of Zorn’s most melodious and intimate compositions. In addition to the many books of music written for their trio with Bill Frisell, they have also worked together as a duo on The Bagatelles (2015), Midsummer Moons (2017), Book Beri’ah (2019), and Quatrain (2023). For this fifth duo CD Zorn turns again to William Shakespeare for inspiration and has composed a varied collection of ballads, dances, lullabies, and fantasies that will delight, stimulate, and inspire. Her Melodious Lay contains nine poetic, through-composed pieces that blend classical, folk, jazz, film music, and more into a strikingly dramatic musical vision. Modern guitar music at its very best!
Series: Archival Series
By Catalogue Number: TZ9309
Release Date: June 21, 2024