User soundoffs 6 album ratings 3260 objectivity 68% last active 022617 9. In less able hands, the execution might be kitschy. These fellows pull it off with dignity, inventiveness and elation. The music is utterly stunning, full of great melody and fabulous playing with its swinging klezmer style chamber jazz. Book of angels volume 10 tzadik, 2008 very beautiful, compelling music. Book of angels volume 30 john zorn garth knox and the saltarello trio duration.
Bar kokhba biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Rate your musics top 200 albums of 2008 list challenges. Angels are created beings and messengers of god, powerful beings that inhabit the heavenly spheres, and minister in both the heavenly and earthly realm. Bar kochba definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Tout sur lucifer the book of angels john zorn, cd album et tous les albums. Book of angels volume 11 tzadik, 2008 often great, always at least very good, a real success.
Sie umfasst mehr als 200 musikalben, an deren entstehung er als interpret oder komponist mitwirkte. Simon ben kosevah, known to posterity as bar kokhba hebrew. The classic bar kokhba sextet is just fantastic, especially marc ribots guitaring. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Bar kokhba plays masada book ii recorded and mixed at avatar studio, nyc a project of hips road 2008 tzadik. All images courtesy ngc a common characteristic of these issues is that they were all struck over other coins then circulating in judaea. John zorn bar kokhba lucifer book of angels volume 10. After so many millennia surrounded by the worst of humanity, he got to see that the human race had more to offer. Performed by his bar kokhba sextet the masada string. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. John zorn bar kokhba john zorn bar kokhba lucifer book of angels volume 10 album 2 versions tzadik. In early rabbinic literature, bar kokhba was remembered in two ways.
John zorn bar kokhba lucifer book of angels volume. It is 1,880 years since shimon bar kokhbas independent jewish state collapsed under the weight of roman military might. The stories included are good, but nothing like the other stuff ive been lucky enough to encounter in the last few months. Old, new and historical recordings from 1973 to the present by this complex unclassifiable maverick. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and.
Bar kokhba led the jewish rebellion against rome in 25 a. The book of angels, vol 10 bar kokhba on allmusic 2008. It has been said of him he was the most beautiful of all angels and he was the director of the flow of music there praise and worship. Of course, now he no longer is but there are several scriptural references throughout the bible the denote his previous authority o. The rain horse and the dreamers are superb records, and likewise lucifer, the latest entry in zorns masada book ii.
John zorns book of angels volume 10 lucifer bar kokhbar sextet usa 2008. This book of angels release is the first recording in 10 years from this masada. His state was conquered by the romans in 5 following a twoandahalfyear war. The strange crew of lucifer morningstar voyages on a ship made of dead mens nails in search of the soul of elaine belloc, the daughter of the archangel michael and the girl who gave her life to save lucifers. The image of bar kokhba in traditional jewish literature. It also features the original soundtrack from the art of remembrance simon wiesenthal, a film by hannah heer and werner schmiedel 199495. John zorn compositeur bar kokhba sextet interprete volume 10 cd. Hero or villain, shimon bar kokhba still exerts a strong pull on the imagination of israelis who are either spellbound by the deeds of the iconic muscle jew who challenged the might of rome, or repelled by his violent rebellion that resulted in 1,800 years of jewish. The artwork and production are, as one would expect from vertigo, top notch.
Although zorns reputation as the enfant terrible of music has followed him since the early 80s, his various masada projects have been universally acclaimed, which showcase a surprisingly accessible side of this extraordinarily diverse and. John zorn albums, songs discography album of the year. Given that zorn is immensely prolific in this style, i feel that it needed something more to become essential, but its very nearly made a believer. Lucifer is the first studio recording in ten years from composer john zorns most popular masada lineupthe chamber sextet, bar kokhba. Book of angels volume 10 is an album by the bar kokhba sextet performing compositions from john zorns second masada book, the book of angels. Of course, lucifer being lucifer was always immensely fascinated with human sexuality. It features music from zorns masada project, rearranged for small ensembles. Sputnikmusic s list of the best albums of 2008, rated by users. Its fitting that their first earthbound adventure led them to a porn set. Bar kokhba is a double album by john zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. The revolt established a threeyearlong independent jewish state in which bar kokhba ruled as nasi prince.