A Vision In Blakelight
John Zorn
Tzadik, 2012John Medeski/piano, organ
Kenny Wollesen/vibraphone, bells
Carol Emanue/harp
TD/bass
Joey Baron/drums
Cyro Baptista/percussion
This is a pretty chill one. Based on the work of poet/mystic William Blake, the music is played by the Nova Quartet augmented by harp and percussion. Blake was considered mad by his contemporaries, but you know, there’s a fine line between being heralded as a guru or being locked up for having visions. The British actor Jack Huston narrates a Blake poem on one track. Huston was also in the film Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and for me that just ties the room together.