Pool (John Zorn Album)
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''Pool'' is an album by John Zorn featuring his early "game piece" composition of the same name which was first released on vinyl on Parachute Records in 1980 as a double album including the composition "Hockey". The album was released on CD on Tzadik Records with an additional bonus track featuring a test recording of ''
Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...
'' as part of ''
The Parachute Years ''The Parachute Years: 1977–1981'' is a compilation album 7-CD box set by John Zorn. It features recordings of Zorn's game pieces originally released as self-produced albums on the Parachute label as well as previously unreleased performance ...
'' Box Set in 1997 and as a single CD in 2000.Tzadik catalogue
/ref> The album was the first released solely under Zorn's name following his collaboration with Eugene Chadbourne, ''School'' (1978).


Reception

The AllMusic review by Joclyn Layne stated: "Dedicated fans should check this out, as it is part of the early annals of Zorn. Listeners with less patience for music theory -- and Zorn skeptics -- should save ''Pool'' for later, because it will not win anyone over; nor will the compositional theories become more clear upon listening. Essentially, ''Pool'' has more historical value than listening interest."Layne, J
Allmusic Review
accessed July 22, 2011


Track listing

''All compositions by John Zorn'' ''Original Vinyl Release'' ''CD Release'' # "Pool" - 50:45 # "Archery (test and false start)" - 3:30 Bonus track on CD release *Recorded at Sorcerer Sound Studio, New York City on March 1, 1980


Personnel

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Polly Bradfield Polly Bradfield is an American violinist from the New York City free improvisation scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her closest musical associates were Eugene Chadbourne and John Zorn. She also played on records by William Parker (musici ...
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*Mark E. Miller - Percussion, Contact Microphones, Vibraphone *Charles K. Noyes - Percussion, Saw, Knene * Bob Ostertag - Electronics * John Zorn - Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Bb Clarinet, Game Calls, E-flat Clarinet


References

{{Authority control John Zorn albums Tzadik Records albums 1980 albums