12/01/2013

1. Astaroth is the Crowned Prince of Hell named after the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth


For the first day of December we will quite down for some poetic serenity in the realm of modern jazz. Here we have American avant-garde composer and saxophonist John Zorn, who is usually known for his out-there antics, avant-garde mayhems and saxophone freak outs, proving that he is capable of composing of beautiful and rather simple (in a good way) modal jazz tunes. Lelabel was first interpreted by the Jamie Saft Trio on the Astaroth album, first in the Book of Angels songbook series, with Jamie Saft on piano, Greg Cohen on bass and Ben Perowsky on drums. The trio plays the tune with the intimacy that is required and Saft and Cohen both deliver very sober and lyrical solos while Perowsky provides a very subtle and stylish accompaniment.

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