John Zorn

• DIGIPACK EDITION

• INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

Two extremely rare live recordings of the classic Zorn composition "Fencing" from the early days of the Downtown scene. Featuring two realizations of the piece - one recorded at Zorn’s artist loft The Theatre of Musical Optics with Eugene Chadbourne, Duck Baker, and Randy Hutton on guitars - and the other at Bard College with Chadbourne, Polly Bradfield, and John Zorn, a legendary concert that took place with George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell in the audience. The music is astonishing - strange sounds, odd juxtapositions, stark silences, sudden explosions, all held together by a bizarre overarching compositional logic.

Featuring a 16-page booklet replete with photos, scores, and extensive notes and remembrances by Zorn, Chadbourne, Baker, and George Lewis, this is a collector’s dream. Vexing and powerful sounds from the 1978 New York Underground!

PERSONNEL:

• Eugene Chadbourne - (guitar)
• Duck Baker - (guitar)
• Randy Hutton - (guitar)
• John Zorn - (alto & soprano sax, bass clarinet)
• Polly Bradfield - (violin)

TRACKS:

• 01. Fencing (Live At The Theatre Of Musical Optics) ..... 29:52 min.
• 02. Fencing (Live At Bard) ..... 28:53