THERE IS NO MORE FIRMAMENT (2017)
Track Listing
1.Antiphonal Fanfare For The Great Hall
2.Freud
3.Merlin
4.Divagations
5.Divagations
6.The Steppenwolf
7.In Excelsis
8.Merlin
9.Il n'y a Plus de Firmament
Personnel
James Baker: Conductor
Marcus Rojas: Tuba
Matthew Welch: Conductor
Alex Bender: Trumpet
Marco Blaauw: Double-bell Trumpet In C
Jay Campbell: Cello
Andy Clausen: Trombone
Kevin Cobb: Trumpet
Peter Evans: Bb Trumpet
Mike Garfield: Trumpet
John Gattis: Horns
Stephen Gosling: Piano
Louis Hanzlik: Trumpet
Andy Kemp: Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet
Tim Leopold: Trumpet
Christian McBride: Bass
Rane Moore: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet
Adrian Morejon: Bassoon
Sam Nester: Trumpet
Mike Nicolas: Cello
Tara Helen O'Connor: Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
Chris Otto: Violin
Michael Powell: Trombone
Eric Reed: Horns
Stephanie Richards: Trumpet
John D. Rojak: Bass Trombone
Joshua Rubin: Clarinet In A
Arthur Sato: Oboe, English Horn
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums
Track Information
1. ANTIPHONALFANFARE FOR THE GREAT HALL (2013) 3:52
THE PRACTICAL TRUMPET SOCIETY conducted by Matthew Welch
Tim Leopold - Trumpet
Stephanie Richards - Trumpet
Mike Gurfield - Trumpet
Alex Bender - Trumpet
Andy Kemp - Trumpet
Sam Nester - Trumpet
RECORDED September 2014 by Jeremiah Cymerman at Mannes Auditorium, NYC
MIXED September 2014 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
2. FREUD (2016) 10:05
Chris Otto - Violin
Joy Campbell - Cello
Mike Nicolas - Cello
RECORDED And MIXED April 23, 2016 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
3. MERLIN (2015) 6:10
Peter Evans - B♭Trumpet
RECORDED And MIXED June 20-21, 2016 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
4-5. DIVAGATIONS (2014) 4. RAVINGS 5:19 5. WANDERINGS (4:36)
Stephen Gosling - Piano
Christian McBride - Bass
Tyshawn Sorey - Drums
RECORDED December 15, 2015 by Jeff Cook at Second Story Sound, NYC
MIXED December 16, 2015 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
6. THE STEPPENWOLF (2012) 6:37
Joshua Rubin - Clarinet In A
RECORDED July 26, 2014 by Michael Caterisano at Creekside Sound, Brooklyn, NY
PRODUCED and EDITED by Joshua Rubin and Michael Caterisano
7. IN EXCELSIS (2013) 2:22
AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET conducted by Matthew Welch
Kevin Cobb - Trumpet
Louis Hanzlik - Trumpet
Eric Reed - Horn
Michael Powell - Trombone
John D. Rojak - Bass Trombone
with
Andy Kemp - Piccolo Trumpet
Andy Clausen - Trombone
Marcua Rojas - Tuba
RECORDED September 2013 by Jeremiah Cymerman at Mannes Auditorium, NYC
MIXED September 2014 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
8. MERLIN (2015) 6:49
Marco Blaauw - Double Bell Trumpet in C
RECORDED and MIXED December 2016 by Sebastian Schottke at Musikfabrik Studio, Cologne, Germany
9. IL N'Y A PLUS DE FIRMAMENT (2014) 11:34
TALEA ENSEMBLE conducted by James Baker
Tara Helen O'Connor - Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
Rane Moore - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, E♭Clarinet
Arthur Sato - Oboe, English Horn
Adrian Morrison - Bassoon
John Gattis - Horn
RECORDED And MIXED October 21, 2016 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
Production
All music composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Mastering - Scott Hull
Artwork - John Zorn
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
TZADIK Blurb
There is No More Firmament is a remarkable collection of recent compositions from 2013–2016 that showcase the range, variety and continued creativity of Zorn as he enters his sixties. Connected together with a thread of intensity, magic and madness, the music tells a twisted and complex story of a magical descent into madness. The compositions include two works for brass ensembles, a woodwind quintet, jazz piano trio, string trio and two solo pieces for clarinet and trumpet, with the outrageous trumpet solo Merlin appearing in two realizations—one by jazz master Peter Evans and another by the European classical virtuoso Marco Blaauw.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ8352
Release Date: March 2017