The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days is an album composed by John Zorn and released on the Tzadik label. It is the third in a series of albums, the first two being Alhambra Love Songs and In Search of the Miraculous.
| The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days | ||||
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| Released | June 29, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde experimental music | |||
| Length | 47:42 | |||
| Label | Tzadik TZ 7383 | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reception
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| Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic said "This mystic celebration of the feminine is, like its previously released cousin, another of Zorn's more ambitious -- yet deliberate -- attempts at writing adventurous music that is at once accessible and arresting in its beauty".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Zorn
- "Enchantress" – 7:44
- "Ishtar" – 5:36
- "Heptameron" – 5:17
- "White Magick" – 6:37
- "Drawing Down the Moon" – 5:49
- "Beyond the Infinite" – 11:51
- "Ode to Delphi" – 4:43
Personnel
edit- Rob Burger - piano
- Carol Emanuel - harp
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone
- Ben Perowsky - drums
- Trevor Dunn - bass
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed November 11, 2013