kristallnacht (1993)
Track Listing
Shtetl (Ghetto Life) 5:51
Never Again 11:41
Gahelet (Embers) 3:25
Tikkun (Rectification) 3:02
Tzfia (Looking Ahead) 8:46
Barzel (Iron Fist) 2:01
Gariin (Nucleus-The New Settlement) 7:58
Personnel
Anthony Coleman: Keyboards
Mark Dresser: Bass
Mark Feldman: Violin
David Krakauer: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Frank London: Trumpet
Marc Ribot: Guitar
William Winant: Percussion
Production
All music composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Engineer - Alce Head
Assistant Engineer - Suzy Dyer
Recorded and mixed November 9 & 10, 1992 at RPM Studios, NYC
Digital Editing - Scott Hull
Photo by Scott Irvine
Design - Tomoyo T.L. (Karath-Razar)
Phototypesetting - Strong Silent Type
Hebrew Typesetting - Jacob Weiss
TZADIK Blurb
Recorded in 1993, Kristallnacht is Zorn's most powerful and unforgettable composition. This premiere work of Radical Jewish Culture features a virtuoso ensemble of creative Jewish musicians. Seven movements tell the story of the Jewish experience, survival through the Holocaust, the building of a Jewish state, diaspora Jewry and its attraction and resistance to assimilation, the rise of Jewish nationalism and the ultimate problems of fanatical religious fundamentalism. Seemlessly combining 12 tone classical composition, improvisation, noise and klezmer, this is a work not to be missed by anyone interested in new trends in modern music.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ7301
Release Date: 1995 (Tzadik)
Previous Releases:
Eva Records, Japan, 1993 (WWCX 2050)
99 Records, Germany, 1993 (2115)