In Lambeth (album) explained

In Lambeth
Type:studio
Artist:John Zorn / Gnostic Trio
Cover:In Lambeth.jpg
Released:December 3, 2013
Recorded:April 10 & 11, 2013 at East Side Sound, NYC
Genre:Avant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length:48:32
Label:Tzadik TZ 8309
Producer:John Zorn
Chronology:John Zorn
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In Lambeth (subtitled Visions from the Walled Garden of William Blake) is an album composed by John Zorn and performed by the Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel and Kenny Wollesen), recorded in New York City in April 2013 and released on the Tzadik label in December 2013.[1] The album is the third by the trio following The Gnostic Preludes (2012) and The Mysteries (2013). Its title quotes from William Blake's poem Jerusalem (plate 37, line 14 - "There is a Grain of Sand in Lambeth that Satan cannot find").

Reception

Martin Schray stated "If you like Zorn’s other works in this field, you won’t go wrong on this one."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Tiriel" – 4:58
  2. "A Morning Light" – 4:46
  3. "America, a Prophecy" – 6:17
  4. "Through the Looking Glass" – 3:56
  5. "The Ancient of Days" – 6:55
  6. "Puck" – 3:36
  7. "The Minotaur" – 3:26
  8. "The Night of Enitharmon's Joy" – 4:55
  9. "Walled Garden" – 4:33

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8309 Tzadik Catalog
  2. Schray, M. The Free Jazz Collective Review, Free Jazz Collective, March 3, 2014