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The Testament of Solomon
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedAugust 2014
RecordedMarch 17, 2014 at East Side Sound, NYC
Genre
Length48:31
LabelTzadik TZ 8321
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
On Leaves of Grass
(2014) 		The Testament of Solomon
(2014) 		Valentine's Day
(2014)
The Gnostic Trio chronology
In Lambeth
(2013) 		The Testament of Solomon
(2014) 		Transmigration of the Magus
(2014)

The Testament of Solomon is an album composed by John Zorn and performed by the Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel and Kenny Wollesen). It was recorded in New York City in March 2014 and released on the Tzadik label.[1] The album is the fourth by the trio following 2012's The Gnostic Preludes and 2013's The Mysteries and In Lambeth.

Reception

In JazzTimes Bill Beuttler wrote "The music for this, the fourth Gnostic Trio recording, was originally an instrumental prelude to Zorn’s vocal work Shir Hashirim and leaves more room for improvisation than those preceding it. ...he’s staked another claim to his great range as a composer with this very lovely album."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Alamot" – 4:20
  2. "Kotlenu" – 4:45
  3. "Holat Ahavah" – 4:24
  4. "'Ayummah" – 4:32
  5. "Nirdi" – 3:15
  6. "Asis" – 4:31
  7. "'Atarah" – 4:47
  8. "Tappuha" – 3:35
  9. "Berotim" – 4:45
  10. "Otyah" – 5:10
  11. "Sammatek" – 4:27

Personnel

Production

  • Marc Urselli – engineer, audio mixer
  • John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

References

  1. ^ Tzadik Catalog, accessed April 1, 2016
  2. ^ Beuttler, B. JazzTimes Review, November 19, 2014