Zaebos (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol.11
Type = studio
Artist = Medeski Martin & Wood


Released = August 19, 2008
Recorded = January and March 2008
Genre = Avant-garde jazz, klezmer
Length =
Label = Tzadik Records
Producer = Medeski Martin & Wood
Reviews =
Last album = "Let's Go Everywhere"
(2008)
This album = "Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol.11"
(2008)
Next album = "The Radiolarian Series" (2008?)

"Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol.11" is an album released by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood in 2008.

The album is part of John Zorn's "Book of Angels" series. Zorn, an avant-garde composer, began incorporating Jewish klezmer styles into his musical palette in the early 1990's, resulting in a project called Masada. Medeski, Martin & Wood were among the original members of the earliest Masada units. [MMW.net: Official Discography. Online: [http://www.mmw.net/ www.mmw.net] Accessed: June 27, 2008.] In 2004 Zorn began composing the second Masada Book - 'The Book of Angels'. Several albums of Masada Book Two compositions have been released, performed by various outfits or combinations of musicians. "Zaebos", performed by Medeski, Martin & Wood, is Volume Eleven in the ongoing series.

The titles of many Masada Book Two compositions are derived from demonology and Judeo-Christian mythology. Zaebos is said to be the Grand Count of infernal realms, and appears in the shape of a handsome soldier mounted on a crocodile.

On June 19, 2008 Medeski, Martin & Wood, joined by Marc Ribot (guitar) and Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet), debuted "Sefrial," a track from the album, at the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival in Prospect Park. [Jambands.com: NEWS (6/20/08). Online: [http://www.jambands.com/NewsArchives.phtml?newsfile=redesign_news371.html] Accessed: August 22,2008.]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.
#"Zagzagel"
#"Sefrial"
#"Agmatia"
#"Rifion"
#"Chafriel"
#"Ahaij"
#"Asaliah"
#"Vianuel"
#"Jeduthun"
#"Malach Ha-Sopher"
#"Tutrusa`i"

Personnel

*John Medeski – keyboards
*Billy Martin – drums, percussion
*Chris Wood – basses

Credits

Medeski Martin & WoodplaysMasada Book Two

Arranged byMedeski Martin & Wood

All music composed byJohn Zorn

Executive ProducerJohn Zorn

Associate ProducerKazunori Sugiyama

Produced byMedeski Martin & Wood

Recorded and mixed byDavid Kent, January and March 2008at Shackston Studio, NY

Mastered byScott Hull

Design byChippy (Heung-Heung Chin)

References

External Links

* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30375 "Zaebos" Review by Troy Collins at All About Jazz]