Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6

Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6
Studio album by Uri Caine
Released	November 21, 2006
Recorded	September 6, 2006
Genre	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music, Jazz, Kletzmer
Length	72:18
Label	Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
Book of Angels chronology
Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006) Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6 (2006) Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 (2007)

Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6 is an album by Uri Caine performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "It is a series of 19 short solo piano pieces from just under two minutes to just over six. They range from jazz, classical and near stride pieces -- sometime in the same selection, as in "Segef" -- to mysterious pieces with Jewish folk melodies inserted into their spines: "Kebriel," "Cassiel" and "Sabriel" all come to mind. In addition to Zorn's compositions, Caine's sense of playfulness and drama is everywhere present. He is a jazz and roots music pianist almost non pareil... There is never a place here where Zorn's identity is in the music and Caine's is not, or vice versa. Check both versions of "Rimmon" that open and close the disc. One is under five minutes and the latter is over six. Check the way Caine handles Zorn's melody and harmonies and the way he finds room inside them to express his unique voice as a pianist. He is also a composer and arranger of no small skill, and his manner of moving through the material and engaging it harmonically from different places in the composer's syntax is nothing less than astonishing. That said, there also isn't a note here that doesn't drip with soul".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. Rimmon - 4:45
2. Lomiel - 3:56
3. Kebriel - 4:32
4. Savliel - 2:25
5. Tufrial - 4:04
6. Jerazol - 3:41
7. Harshiel - 3:34
8. Lumah - 3:14
9. Harviel - 5:01
10. Segef - 1:59
11. Sabriel - 4:59
12. Shokad - 2:56
13. Zophiel - 5:01
14. Hayyoth - 2:31
15. Nuriel - 5:51
16. Ubaviel - 5:17
17. Hadrial - 4:41
18. Cassiel - 2:37
19. Rimmon - 6:14

• Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on September 6, 2006

Personnel

• Uri Caine – piano

References

1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
2. ^ ^{a b} Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 2, 2011