Zorn wrote spillane on a series of index cards, each containing an outline or instruction for the musicians that was intended to evoke scenes from one of spillanes novels. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Spillane is an album by american composer and saxophonistmultiinstrumentalist john zorn. John spillane is an acclaimed singersongwriter and twotime meteor award winner. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nancys. Advancement of creative musicians, ou les improvisations sinscrivent dans. By the end of 20, the company will be the first such service to include digital liner notes in song data. Zorn wrote spillane on a series of index cards, each containing an outline or instruction for the musicians that was intended to evoke scenes from one of spillane s novels. Pressing really isnt very good, a lot of noise for a new record and a slightly compressed sound if im not imagining that. Drake thank me later liner notes lyrics genius lyrics. Radical jewish culture and the future of jewish music, by daniel scheide. John zorn is not that well known by your average music listener.
In a 1995 interview, contemporary american composer john zorn stated. Form and narrative in the collage music of john zorn. April and may of 68 were the main months for electric ladyland, with a few sessions scattered before and after. Spillane is an album by american composer and saxophonistmulti instrumentalist john zorn. The title refers to hardboiled detective novelist mickey spillane, and the composition itself is a kind of mulligan stew of musical ingredients that zorn serves up as a musical banquet tribute to spillane. Formulating a cinematic listener for john zorns file.
John zorn and the construction of jewish identity through music. Yet, from the very first line of his lengthy and revealing liner notes, zorn challenges the assumption that the music contained therein could be solely attributed to him. Written by journalists, critics, copywriters, fans, or other interested parties. Its about a girl who falls for a mysterious but highly intelligent amphibious humanoid creature. Daniel scheide is a cataloger for florida atlantic university.
They constitute a large part of the artistry of the album. Nancy spillane associate clinical professor, wvuteach. In his selfpenned and expansive liner notes, zorn says that the text and his overall conceptual take on mickey spillane s work form the thematic structure of this piece. The musicians he collaborates with and produces, or whom he offers to release under his label tzadik, are more well. Collage segments in spillane 1987, for instance, are. The liner note project is an attempt to collect liner notes from as many cds and records as possible.
Yet, from the very first line of his lengthy and revealing liner notes, zorn challenges the assumption that the music contained therein could be solely attributed to. White noisewhite heat, or why the postmodern turn in rock. Zorn described this method in detail in his liner notes for spillane. John zorn born september 2 1953 in queens, new york is an american avantgarde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist. Mickey spillane ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. They are indeed warm, friendly, and boldly intimate, whispering.
Biography by stephen thomas erlewine out of all the beatles, john lennon had the most interesting and frustrating solo career. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. These are examples of terrific or otherwise notable liner notes. Works cited in the annotations and text folksongs of america. After working with a group of musicians, most of whom he had little or no prior recorded. The year 2009 marks the twentyfifth anniversary of john zorns cele. Liner notes article by jeff fitzgerald, genius, published on june 15, 2009 at all about jazz.
Spillane alto saxophone, clarinet, writtenby john zorn bass, tuba, writtenby in collaboration with, arranged by in collaboration with david hofstra drums, percussion, writtenby in collaboration with, arranged by in collaboration with bobby previte guitar, writtenby in collaboration with, arranged by in collaboration with bill frisell harp, writtenby in. Why digital liner notes will change the way you listen to. Join facebook to connect with john spillane and others you may know. John zorn on his music whether we like it or not, the era of the composer as autonomous musical mind has just about come to an. Clarity aside, spillane comes off as an exciting and atmospheric evocation of the clipped prose, seedy dives, and back alleys found in hardboiled spillane books like kiss. Subscriptionbased streaming music service rhapsody may change the way we discover music.
John spent the year after graduation working first in a factory job and then in the laboratory of the philadelphia gas works, which was a real laboratory doing applied research. Ill use his words below, but what made this so fascinating to me was his use of personal improvisational styles of musicians as compositional tools. I got involved in music because of film theres a lot of film elements in my music duckworth, 1995, p. John brackett notes that zorn employs various unifying. The period from june 1968 to february 1970 was a period of experimentation both in the sound equipment and in.
Several examples of zorns studio collages include the big gundown 1985, godard, 1986, spillane 1987, and forbidden fruit 1987. This is the videos page on the website of music artist john spillane. Dobbs, the trip, the whiskey agogo, the brave new world, its. Spillanes books with their thenstartling mix of sex, sadism and gunplay redefined the detective. In the liner notes to john prines 2000 album souvenirs, he calls the songs he has recorded during his 30year career faithful companions. Find the latest liner notes news, videos and more from consequence of sound, your goto place for music, film, and tv news. This page was last edited on 17 september 2019, at 10. John zorn born september 2, 1953 is an american composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multiinstrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer. So alexandre, i need a soundtrack for this film im making called the shape of water. Gary lucas charmingly oddball pop songwriter, musical world traveler, utterly hellacious guitarist is perhaps at his most hellaciously, charmingly cosmopolitan on this frankly amazing album, which finds. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. About thank me later liner notes heres the official track list and liner notes for the debut studio album by drake, titled thank me later.
George saunders wrote these liner notes for the recently released 2776, an album of music and comedy to support one kid, one world, an educational charity benefitting children in kenya and. Friday the th and valentines day at the filmore east, 1970. Spillane is, however, overall a rewarding listen, and it may be one of the more viable entry points into zorn s catalog. One really nice thing is a set of detailed liner notes drawn from interview with zorn it paints a nice picture of the composer now nearly twenty years ago. Whether we like it or not, zorn says, the era of the composer as an. See more ideas about free jazz, music videos and jazz. John zorn on his music whether we like it or not, the era of the composer as autonomous musical mind has just about come to an end. Thats not to take away the quality of the music, definitely a late career peak. Spillane 1987 music inspired by books by mickey spillane. View nancy spillanes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Thus, the musicians are not given traditional sheet music, but a series of cues or outlines. To truly improvise is to have such a masterful, virtuosic grip upon medium that there is no thought. Send for your copy of the special map we have prepared for you.
American folklife center of the library of congress. With that final paragraph from his first novel, 1947s i, the jury, mickey spillane made his bones. Great writing but not necessarily, and often great presentation. Over the past 40 years, many of the great composers have worked with collaborators. Lennon was capable of inspired, brutally honest confessional. Mckeown pc and spillane c eds 2020 plant epigenetics and epigenomics.
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