james moore plays the book of heads (2015)

Track Listing 

1. Étude #1  1:57 
2. Étude #2  0:59 
3. Étude #3  0:48 
4. Étude #4  0:54 
5. Étude #5  2:29 
6. Étude #6  1:15 
7. Étude #7  1:35 
8. Étude #8  0:51 
9. Étude #9  0:41 
10. Étude #10  1:20 
11. Étude #11  1:49 
12. Étude #12  0:52 
13. Étude #13  1:55 
14. Étude #14  1:16 
15. Étude #15  1:01 
16. Étude #16  0:42 
17. Étude #17  1:39 
18. Étude #18  1:03 
19. Étude #19  0:45 
20. Étude #20  0:24 
21. Étude #21  2:27 
22. Étude #22  1:31 
23. Étude #23  1:57 
24. Étude #24  1:36 
25. Étude #25  1:04 
26. Étude #26  0:37 
27. Étude #27  1:52 
28. Étude #28  1:08 
29. Étude #29  1:00 
30. Étude #30  2:24 
31. Étude #31  0:20 
32. Étude #32  1:39 
33. Étude #33  0:34 
34. Étude #34  1:22 
35. Étude #35  1:35 

DVD - A film featuring the same tracks.
 

 Personnel 

James Moore - Guitar

Production 

Composed by John Zorn 
Produced by James Moore, Stephen Taylor 
Executive Producer - John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Audio tracks Recorded and Mixed by James Dellatacoma
Film Directed and Edited by Stephen Taylor
Filmed by Stephen Taylor, Shane Sigler, Carmen Osterlye
Assited by Adriane Geibel
Recorded and Filmed Feb 14 - 17 and Sept 6-8, 2013 at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ
DVD Authored by Michael Fossenkemper at TurtleTone Studio, NYC
Mastered by Scott Hull 
Cover Collage by John Zorn
Photos by Stephen Taylor excepy digi flap Ghent performance photo by Michael Macioce
Design - (Chippy) Heung-Heung Chin 


TZADIK Blurb 

Composed 1976–8 and now studied by guitarists the world over, The Book of Heads is one of Zorn’s most popular and oft-performed compositions. Utilizing an hermetic language of meticulously notated sounds inspired by contemporary classical extended techniques, the idiosyncratic guitar languages of free improvisation, cartoons, film noir, world music, philosophy and more, they receive a virtuosic reading by James Moore, founding member of the Dither guitar quartet. This special edition contains both a CD and a beautifully produced DVD of a film by Stephen Taylor showcasing the eclectic techniques involved in all its insane glory. An essential CD/DVD release that gives an in-depth view into some of the most gonzo music ever created for solo guitar. Vexing and endlessly entertaining, you have to see it to believe it!

Series:  Archival Series 

Catalogue Number TZ8337 

Release Date:  October 2015