At the Gates of Paradise explained

At the Gates of Paradise
Type:Album
Artist:John Zorn
Cover:At the Gates of Paradise.jpg
Released:September 2011
Recorded:May 2011
Genre:Avant-garde, jazz, classical
Length:48:29
Label:Tzadik TZ 7392
Producer:John Zorn
Chronology: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

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

  1. "The Eternals" - 5:55
  2. "Song of Innocence" - 6:44
  3. "A Dream of Nine Nights" - 8:33
  4. "Light Forms" - 3:23
  5. "The Aeons" - 5:52
  6. "Liber XV" - 6:28
  7. "Dance of Albion" - 6:36
  8. "Song of Experience" - 4:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7392 Tzadik catalogue
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 11, 2011