John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in Queens, USA) is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.
Though not well-known to the general public, Zorn's recorded output is astonishingly prolific, with hundreds of album credits as a performer, composer or producer. His work has touched on dozens of musical genres, but he is probably best-known for his jazz and contemporary music; he also led the notable experimental band Naked City. --Wikipedia
Solo Albums
- 1981 - John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 1
- 1983 - John Zorn - Yankees
- 1983 - John Zorn - Locus Solus
- 1984 - John Zorn - Ganryu Island
- 1985 - John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 2
- 1986 - John Zorn - The Big Gundown
- 1987 - John Zorn - Spillane
- 1989 - John Zorn - Spy vs. Spy
- 1992 - John Zorn - Elegy
- 1993 - John Zorn - Kristallnacht
- 1995 - John Zorn - First Recordings 1973
- 1995 - John Zorn - Nani Nani
- 1995 - John Zorn - Redbird
- 1995 - John Zorn - The Book Of Heads
- 1995 - John Zorn - Yearbook, Volume 2
- 1996 - John Zorn - Bar Kokhba
- 1996 - John Zorn - The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volumes 1 and 2
- 1997 - John Zorn - Duras, Duchamp
- 1997 - John Zorn - New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
- 1998 - John Zorn - Angelus Novus
- 1998 - John Zorn - Aporias
- 1998 - John Zorn - The Bribe
- 1999 - John Zorn - Godard/Spillane
- 1999 - John Zorn - The String Quartets
- 2000 - John Zorn - Cartoon S/M
- 2000 - John Zorn - The Big Gundown, 15th Anniversary Special Edition
- 2000 - John Zorn - Xu Feng
- 2001 - John Zorn - Madness, Love and Mysticism
- 2001 - John Zorn - Songs from the Hermetic Theater
- 2003 - John Zorn - Chimeras
- 2004 - John Zorn - Nani Nani II
- 2004 - John Zorn - Magick
- 2005 - John Zorn - Mysterium
- 2005 - John Zorn - Rituals
- 2005 - John Zorn - Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
- 2006 - John Zorn - Astronome
- 2006 - John Zorn - Moonchild, Songs Without Words
- 2007 - John Zorn - From Silence to Sorcery
- 2007 - John Zorn - Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
Filmworks series
- 1997 - John Zorn - Filmworks I, 1986-1990
- 1996 - John Zorn - Filmworks II, Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill
- 1997 - John Zorn - Filmworks III, 1990-1995
- 1997 - John Zorn - Filmworks IV, S/M
- 1996 - John Zorn - Filmworks V, Tears of Ecstasy
- 1996 - John Zorn - Filmworks VI, 1996
- 1997 - John Zorn - Filmworks VII, Cynical Hysterie Hour
- 1998 - John Zorn - Filmworks VIII, 1997
- 2000 - John Zorn - Filmworks IX, Trembling Before G-D
- 2001 - John Zorn - Filmworks X, In The Mirror of Maya Deren
- 2002 - John Zorn - Filmworks XI, Secret Lives
- 2002 - John Zorn - Filmworks XII, Three Documentaries
- 2002 - John Zorn - Filmworks XIII, Invitation to a Suicide
- 2003 - John Zorn - Filmworks XIV, Hiding and Seeking
- 2005 - John Zorn - Filmworks XV, Protocols of Zion
- 2005 - John Zorn - Filmworks XVI, Workingman’s Death
- 2005 - John Zorn - Filmworks XVII, Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar, A Life with Skulls
- 2005 - John Zorn - The Best of Film Works, 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
- 2006 - John Zorn - Filmworks XVIII, The Treatment
Music romance series
- 1998 - John Zorn - Music for Children, Music Romance Series Volume One
- 1999 - John Zorn - Taboo and Exile, Music Romance Series Volume Two
- 2001 - John Zorn - The Gift, Music Romance Series Volume Three
- 2002 - John Zorn - I.A.O., Music Romance Series Volume Four
Parachute years
- 1977 - John Zorn - Lacrosse
- 1980 - John Zorn - Hockey
- 1980 - John Zorn - Pool
- 1981 - John Zorn - Archery
- 1997 - John Zorn - The Parachute Years, 1977-1980, Lacrosse, Hockey, Pool, Archery
Cobra
- 1987 - John Zorn - Cobra
- 1992 - John Zorn - Cobra, Live at the Knitting Factory
- 1994 - John Zorn - Cobra, Tokyo Operation '94
- 2002 - John Zorn - Cobra, John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2
with Naked City
- 1989 - Naked City - Naked City
- 1990 - Naked City - Torture Garden
- 1992 - Naked City - Grand Guignol
- 1992 - Naked City - Leng Tch'e
- 1992 - Naked City - Heretic. Jeux des Dames Cruelles
- 1993 - Naked City - Radio
- 1993 - Naked City - Absinthe
- 1996 - Naked City - Black Box
- 2002 - Naked City - Naked City Live, Vol. 1: Knitting Factory 1989
- 2005 - Naked City - The Complete Studio Recordings
with Masada (John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron)
- 1994 - Masada - 1 (Alef)
- 1994 - Masada - 2 (Beit)
- 1994 - Masada - 3 Gimel)
- 1994 - Masada - 4 (Dalet)
- 1995 - Masada - 5 (Hei)
- 1995 - Masada - 6 (Vav)
- 1996 - Masada - 7 (Zayin)
- 1996 - Masada - 8 (Heit)
- 1997 - Masada - 9 (Tet)
- 1997 - Masada - 10 (Yod)
- 1998 - Masada - Live in Taipei 1995
- 1999 - Masada - Live in Jerusalem 1994
- 1999 - Masada - Live In Middleheim 1999
- 2000 - Masada - Live in Sevilla 2000
- 2001 - Masada - Live at Tonic 2001
- 2002 - Masada - First Live 1993
- 2005 - Masada - Sanhedrin
Masada String Trio & Bar Kokhba Sextet
with Electric Masada
with Painkiller
- 1991 - Painkiller - Guts of a Virgin
- 1992 - Painkiller - Buried Secrets
- 1993 - Painkiller - Rituals, Live in Japan
- 1994 - Painkiller - Execution Ground
- 1997 - Painkiller - Collected Works
- 1998 - Painkiller - Guts of a Virgin/Buried Secrets
- 2002 - Painkiller - Talisman, Live in Nagoya
with Hemophiliac
Masada Anniversary series
- 2003 - John Zorn - Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 1, Masada Guitars
- 2003 - John Zorn - Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 2, Voices in the Wilderness
- 2003 - John Zorn - Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3, The Unknown Masada
- 2004 - John Zorn - Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4, Masada Recital
- 2005 - John Zorn - Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 5, Masada Rock
50th Birthday Celebration series
- 2004 - Masada String Trio - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume One
- 2004 - Milford Graves, John Zorn - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Two
- 2004 - Locus Solus - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Three
- 2004 - Electric Masada - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Four
- 2004 - Fred Frith, John Zorn - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Five
- 2004 - Hemophiliac - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Six
- 2004 - Masada - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Seven
- 2004 - Wadada Leo Smith, Susie Ibarra, John Zorn - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eight
- 2004 - John Zorn (The Classic Guide To Stratigy Volume 3) - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Nine
- 2005 - Yamataka Eye, John Zorn - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Ten
- 2005 - Bar Kokhba Sextet - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eleven
- 2005 - Painkiller - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Twelve
Masada Book Two - The Book of Angels
- 2005 - Jamie Saft Trio - Astaroth, Book of Angels Volume 1
- 2005 - Masada String Trio - Azazel, Book of Angels Volume 2
- 2006 - Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier - Malphas, Book of Angels Volume 3
- 2006 - Koby Israelite - Orobas, Book of Angels Volume 4
- 2006 - Cracow Klezmer Band - Balan, Book of Angels Volume 5
- 2006 - Uri Caine - Moloch, Book of Angels Volume 6
- 2007 - Marc Ribot - Asmodeus, Book of Angels Volume 7
- 2007 - Erik Friedlander - Volac, Book of Angels Volume 8
- 2007 - Secret Chiefs 3 - Xaphan, Book of Angels Volume 9
Album collaborations
- 1978 - Eugene Chadbourne, John Zorn - School
- 1988 - John Zorn, Bill Frisell, George Lewis - News for Lulu
- 1990 - Bob Ostertag, John Zorn, Fred Frith - Attention Span
- 1992 - God - Possession
- 1992 - John Zorn, Bill Frisell, George Lewis - More News for Lulu
- 1994 - John Zorn, Fred Frith - Art of Memory
- 1995 - The Mystic Fugu Orchestra - Zohar
- 1997 - John Zorn & Bobby Previte - Euclid's Nightmare
- 1998 - John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Elliot Sharp, Bobby Previte - Downtown Lullaby
- 2006 - Various Artists - The Stone, Issue One
- 2007 - Various Artists - The NY Tapes
Albums featured
- 1985 - Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet - Voodoo
- 1989 - Blind Idiot God - Undertow
- 1990 - Kronos Quartet - Winter Was Hard
- 1992 - God Is My Co-Pilot - How I Got Over
- 1992 - Otomo Yoshihide - We Insist?
- 1992 - Hoppy Kamiyama - Welcome to Forbidden Paradise
- 1992 - Ruins - Early Works
- 1993 - Kronos Quartet - Short Stories
- 1993 - Big John Patton - Blue Planet Man
- 1993 - God Is My Co-Pilot - Speed Yr Trip
- 1993 - Ground Zero - Ground Zero
- 1994 - Praxis - Sacrifist
- 1994 - Marisa Monte - Mais
- 1995 - Big John Patton - Minor Swing
- 1997 - Mike Patton - Pranzo Oltranzista
- 1998 - Weird Little Boy - Weird Little Boy
- 1999 - Prelapse - Prelapse
- 1999 - Various Artists - Enfants Terribles
Filmography
- 2004 - A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky
- 2004 - Masada Live at Tonic 1999
- 2005 - Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
- 2007 - Sabbath in Paradise
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