Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 is an album by the Cracow Klezmer Band performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, The Book of Angels.[1] [2]
Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 | ||||
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Released | 23 May 2006 | |||
Recorded | February 13 and March 1, 2006 | |||
Genre | Avant-garde, contemporary classical music, jazz, klezmer | |||
Length | 40:00 | |||
Label | Tzadik | |||
Producer | Cracow Klezmer Band | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, calling it an "entrancing, ingenious, and by all means exotic recording".[3]
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Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing edit
- All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Zuriel" - 4:18
- "Suria" - 7:56
- "Lirael" - 6:07
- "Kadosh" - 2:43
- "Haniel" - 5:02
- "Jehoel" - 5:17
- "Asbeel" - 5:05
- "Aniel" - 3:48
- Recorded at Studio 2002 in Kraków on February 13, February 19 and March 1, 2006
Personnel edit
- Jaroslaw Bester – bayan
- Oleg Dyyak – percussion
- Wojciech Front – double bass
- Jaroslaw Tyrala – violin
- Jorgos Skolias – vocal
- Ireneusz Socha – computer instruments
- Special Guests - the DAFO string quartet
- Anna Armatys – cello
- Danuta Augustyn – violin
- Justyna Duda – violin
- Aneta Dumanowska – viola
References edit
- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Masada World - Balan: The Book of Angels, Volume 5, accessed September 24, 2023]
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed August 1, 2011.