Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2 is a performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece, Cobra.^[1] The piece had been released in three previous versions on HatHut (Cobra (1985)), Knitting Factory (John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory (1992)), and Avant (John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94 (1994)) but this is the first release on Zorn's own label Tzadik Records.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4 stars stating "Cobra is a fun-filled, mystical, blindfolded ride down a dark alley that circles back every few yards... Almost like a Talmudic tapestry, the intricate complexities are in full flower here, with constantly changing snippets, twisted sounds, swirls of ornate and not-so-ornate clusters, and shimmering beauty".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. Pendet - 4:49
2. Tabana - 10:47
3. Uluwati - 7:27
4. Tamangiri - 7:50
5. Paras - 6:07
6. Sangeh - 11:26
7. Penganggahan - 10:44
8. Raksasa - 4:44
9. Goa Gajah - 6:50

• Recorded at Avatar

Personnel

• Derek Bailey - guitar
• Cyro Baptista - percussion
• Jennifer Choi - violin
• Sylvie Courvoisier - piano
• Mark Dresser - bass
• Trevor Dunn - bass
• Mark Feldman - violin
• Erik Friedlander - cello
• Annie Gosfield - sampler
• Susie Ibarra - drums
• Ikue Mori - laptop computer
• Marcus Rojas - tuba
• Josh Roseman - trombone
• Jamie Saft - keyboards
• John Zorn - prompter

References

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