John Zorn Book Of Heads CD

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Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Classical CDs, Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Alternative, Classics (Silents / Avant Garde), 20th Century Period
Label	Tzadik Records
Orig Year	1995
All Time Sales Rank	15110
CD Universe Part number	1164483
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 03, 2003
Producer	John Zorn
Recording Time	53 minutes
Personnel	John Zorn - alto saxophone

	1.	Book of Heads: Etude 1, The
	2.	Book of Heads: Etude 2, The
	3.	Book of Heads: Etude 3, The
	4.	Book of Heads: Etude 4, The
	5.	Book of Heads: Etude 5, The
	6.	Book of Heads: Etude 6, The
	7.	Book of Heads: Etude 7, The
	8.	Book of Heads: Etude 8, The
	9.	Book of Heads: Etude 9, The
	10.	Book of Heads: Etude 10, The
	11.	Book of Heads: Etude 11, The
	12.	Book of Heads: Etude 12, The
	13.	Book of Heads: Etude 13, The
	14.	Book of Heads: Etude 14, The
	15.	Book of Heads: Etude 15, The
	16.	Book of Heads: Etude 16, The
	17.	Book of Heads: Etude 17, The
	18.	Book of Heads: Etude 18, The
	19.	Book of Heads: Etude 19, The
	20.	Book of Heads: Etude 20, The
	21.	Book of Heads: Etude 21, The
	22.	Book of Heads: Etude 22, The
	23.	Book of Heads: Etude 23, The
	24.	Book of Heads: Etude 24, The
	25.	Book of Heads: Etude 25, The
	26.	Book of Heads: Etude 26, The
	27.	Book of Heads: Etude 27, The
	28.	Book of Heads: Etude 28, The
	29.	Book of Heads: Etude 29, The
	30.	Book of Heads: Etude 30, The
	31.	Book of Heads: Etude 31, The
	32.	Book of Heads: Etude 32, The
	33.	Book of Heads: Etude 33, The
	34.	Book of Heads: Etude 35, The
	35.	Book of Heads: Etude 35, The

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars what can you possibly do with a guitar???
wow, marc ribot is some fine guitarist, we all know that. but what john zorn made him do on "the book of heads" is just unbelievable. don't expect "songs" or something like that, it's just about, well, the possibilities of a guitar. and as one can hear, there are plenty of things you can do!!! it's a kind of hard to listen to whole cd at once, but definitely worth it!
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