The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone [Extra tracks]

The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone [Extra tracks]

ASIN: B00004W3KY

On this CD: 1. La Resa dei conti (The Big Gundown), film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Anthony Coleman, Bobby Previte, Cyro Baptista, Bill Frisell, John Zorn

2. Peur sur la ville, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay, Tim Berne, Bobby Previte, John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz

3. Once Upon a Time in America, film score Poverty
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Carol Emanuel, Guy Klucevsek, Toots Thielemans
Conducted by John Zorn

4. Milano Odea, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Anton Fier, Fred Frith, Arto Lindsay, John Zorn

5. Gli Scassinatori (The Burglars), film score Erotico
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Shelley Hirsch, Bobby Previte, Bill Frisell
Conducted by John Zorn

6. La Battaglia Di Algeri (Battle Of Algiers), film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone, Gillo Pontecorvo
with Anton Fier, Vickie Bodner, Christian Marclay, Wayne Horvitz
Conducted by John Zorn

7. Giù la testa, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Fred Frith, Arto Lindsay, Vickie Bodner, John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz

8. La Classe operaia va in paradiso, film score Metamorfosi
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Mark Miller, Polly Bradfield, Wayne Horvitz, Diamanda Galas
Conducted by John Zorn

9. Tre Nel 5000
Composed by John Zorn
with Fred Frith, Bobby Previte, Christian Marclay, John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz

10. Once Upon a Time in the West, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
Conducted by John Zorn

11. Le Clan des Siciliens (The Sicilian Clan), film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Erik Friedlander, Greg Cohen, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Mark Feldman
Conducted by John Zorn

12. Macchie Solari, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
Conducted by John Zorn

13. Gli Intoccabili (Machine Gun McCain), film score The Ballad of Hank McCain (vocal)
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Cyro Baptista, Mike Patton
Conducted by John Zorn

14. Svegliati e uccidi, film score Excerpt
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Derek Bailey, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, Trevor Dunn
Conducted by John Zorn

15. Maddalena, film score Chi Mai
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Erik Friedlander, Greg Cohen, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Mark Feldman
Conducted by John Zorn

16. Gli Intoccabili (Machine Gun McCain), film score The Ballad of Hank McCain (instrumental)
Composed by Ennio Morricone
with Cyro Baptista
Conducted by John Zorn

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
As if John Zorn's super-creative take on film composer Ennio Morricone weren't essential in its first iteration on Nonesuch Records, Zorn is celebrating the album's 15th anniversary with an updated, remastered version. The darker lows and brighter highs make this Gundown clearly superior--with its original cast of characters (Bill Frisell, Arto Lindsay, Diamanda Galas, and many more) sounding alternately darker, sultrier, and more cinematic than ever. Zorn's reticence to record the original album's 10 pieces looks altogether unreasonable, as his genius for adding color and dimension to Morricone's tunes shows profusely. To make this an even better deal, there are six new bonus tracks that feature Marc Ribot as part of an ad hoc string quartet on "The Sicilian Clan" and "Chi Mai," and as sparring partner with British avant guitar god Derek Bailey on the roaring "Svegliatti and Uccidi." This one's magnificently important. --Andrew Bartlett

From Jazziz
On The Big Gundown, John Zorn's "major label debut" of 1986, the unique and distinctive music of Ennio Morricone proved perfect fodder for the multifarious artist. The unforgettable scores Morricone created for Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Westerns," with their odd musical voicings, devices, and juxtapositions, are only one small facet of the composer's overall oeuvre, which ranges from lush orchestral tapestries to straightforward songcraft.

Zorn, a cagey veteran of the catch-as-catch-can guerrilla aesthetics of Downtown art, had been set loose in a high-tech recording studio for the first time a few years prior, and the experience had a profound effect on his working methods. The Big Gundown marked the first album-length appearance of his "file card" composing method. Zorn compiled his various thoughts regarding his subject on index cards, and then arranged those into a working roadmap for his band of improvisers, which here included Bill Frisell, Anthony Coleman, Wayne Horvitz, Bobby Previte, Christian Marclay, and many others.

The result is an explosive set of reinterpretations in which Zorn seizes upon elements of the original pieces, fragments them, rearranges them, and intensifies them exponentially. From the dramatic orchestral chimes, thunderous timpani, and startling transitions of the title track to the sexy, breathy "Erotico (The Burglars)" to the bracing martial tattoo of "The Battle of Algiers" and the scorched-earth electric guitar drama of Jody Harris and Robert Quine on "Once Upon a Time in the West," Zorn's extraordinary range pays homage to a seminal influence in a way far more appropriate than mere imitation could be.

The 15th anniversary edition on Tzadik offers all the music from the original issue along with six newly recorded bonus tracks. Unlike many other works from the period, The Big Gundown wears its age lightly and is as fresh and startling today as when first issued. The new tracks, featuring such recent Zorn collaborators as Derek Bailey and Mike Patton, effortlessly re-create the astonishing sound world that made the original release compelling and essential.

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