John Zorn Crucible CD

Crucible Music

List Price	$16.98 (You save $3.99)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Classics (Silents / Avant Garde)
Label	Tzadik
Orig Year	2008
All Time Sales Rank	60240
CD Universe Part number	7771794
Catalog number	7372
Discs	1
Release Date	Dec 09, 2008
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	John Zorn; John Zorn
Recording Time	44 minutes
Personnel	Marc Ribot - guitar Joey Baron - drums John Zorn - alto saxophone Mike Patton - vocals Trevor Dunn - bass instrument

John Zorn Crucible Songs

	1.	Almadel, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	2.	Shapeshifting, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	3.	Maleficia, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	4.	9 x 9, for voice, alto sax, guitar, bass & drum
	5.	Hobgoblin, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	6.	Incubi, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	7.	Witchfinder, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum
	8.	Initiate, for voice, alto sax, bass & drum, The

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