John Zorn's Book Of Angles Volume Nine -Xaphan - Secret Chiefs 3 (USA 2008)

Masada Book Two

Kinda skipped over this one due to my excitement over the fabulous Volume 10, but spent some time with it tonight while doing bookwork. This is another of the more rock based volumes of Book Two and I think it is one of the best of the type. A real conglomeration of music styles as usual with a bit of a world music inflection on top of this Jazz/Prog/Fusion rock. As with most Zorn associated music this is complex and played outstandingly well by the Secret Chiefs 3. Rating 3.5/5.