Re: Loopers-Delight-d Digest V99 #441

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In a message dated 11/10/99 10:57:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Loopers-Delight-d-request@annihilist.com writes:

<< Regarding Zorn, has anyone else noticed that while much of his stuff is
>> indeed obnoxious, some of it is absolutely brilliant and tasteful. But I
>> find this inconsistency really steers me away from purchasing his CD's
>> because they're such a crap-shoot, sometimes literally.
 
While I'll admit my patience wears thin pretty quickly when it comes to 
his 
sax playing for the most part, Zorn really turned my impression of him 
around 
when it came to the Masada projects, which to my ears have a depth that a 
lot 
of his other work lacks, clever and/or radical as some of it may be.  But 
the 
stuff I'd most highly recommend is on the many CDs of chamber-type 
ensembles 
on Tzadic which feature his music but not his playing.  They usually have 
a 
core of Eric Friedlander (cello), Mark Feldman (violin), Greg Cohen 
(bass), 
Anthony Coleman (piano), Marc Ribot (guitar), sometimes adding folks like 
Dave Douglas (trumpet), Kenny Wollesen (drums), Cyro Baptista (percussion) 
 
and Min Xiao-Fen (pipa).  Sublime and imaginative in a way I'd never 
previously expected from him.

Never heard Mr. Bungle.  Judging from this discussion, I can't figure out 
whether I'm missing anything or not...

Ken R