At the Gates of Paradise
| At the Gates of Paradise | ||||
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| Studio album by John Zorn | ||||
| Released | September 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May 2011 | |||
| Genre | avant-garde, jazz, classical | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | Tzadik TZ 7392 | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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At the Gates of Paradise is an album by John Zorn released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records, in 2011 and featuring music inspired by William Blake and the Gnostic texts from the Nag Hammadi library.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "At the Gates of Paradise is, like its predecessors, among the most enjoyable and illuminating recordings in Zorn's later canon because its lyricism, rhythmic pulses, and grooves are accessible to virtually anyone".[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by John Zorn
- "The Eternals" - 5:55
- "Song of Innocence" - 6:44
- "A Dream of Nine Nights" - 8:33
- "Light Forms" - 3:23
- "The Aeons" - 5:52
- "Liber XV" - 6:28
- "Dance of Albion" - 6:36
- "Song of Experience" - 4:58
Personnel
References
- ↑ Tzadik catalogue accessed December 11, 2011
- 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 11, 2011
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