John Zorn - Filmworks XXIII:El General

1. Los Cristeros
2. El General
3. Besos De Sangre
4. Maximato
5. Soviet Mexico
6. Lagrimas Para Ti
7. Mala Suerte
8. Exilio
9. Recuerdos
10. Besos De Sangre (Piano Trio)
11. Exactamente Eso

Personnel:
Rob Burger: Piano, Accordion
Greg Cohen: Bass
Marc Ribot: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Kenny Wollesen: Bass Marimba, Vibraphone, Drum

Jamie Saft - Black Shabbis (2009)

1.	Black Shabbis—The Trail of Libels
2.	Blood
3.	Serpent Seed
4.	Der Judenstein (The Jewry Stone)
5.	Army Girl
6.	King of King of Kings
7.	Kielce
8.	Remember
9.	The Ballad of Leo Frank

Personnel:
Mr. Dorgon: Vocals
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Bobby Previte: Drums
Jamie Saft: Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Organs, Mellotron, Optigan, Synthesizers
Vanessa Saft: Vocals
Mike Pride: Drums
Dmitriy Shnaydman: Drums

Borah Bergman Trio - Luminescence (2009)

tracklist:
1.Quantum
2.Candela
3.Parallax
4.Scattering
5.Luma
6.Opacity

Personnel:
Borah Bergman: Piano
Greg Cohen: Bass
Kenny Wollesen: Drums
John Zorn: Sax (guests on one track)

Feldman / Caine / Cohen / Baron : Secrets

1.	Lubavitcher Nigun
2.	Avinu Malkenu
3.	Chabad Nigun
4.	Z'chor Dovon
5.	Satmar Rikud
6.	Bobover Nigun
7.	Kel Adon
8.	Z'chor Hashem
9.	Moditzer Nigun

Information from: http://tzadik.com/ Cat. # 8130 Released Jan 2009 cd time - 49:30 US Price $16.00 A spectacular debut CD by a dynamic new quartet featuring four of the most acclaimed musicians in jazz: pianist Uri Caine, violinist Mark Feldman and the legendary Masada rhythm section of Greg Cohen and Joey Baron. Performing the spiritual compositions of the Hassidic dynasties of Lubavitch, Satmar, Bobov and Modzitzer Hassidim, a rich catalog of thousands of tunes passed down for centuries by oral tradition, Secrets is a brilliant collection of soaring spiritual Jewish music performed by a swinging modern jazz quartet. Personnel: Joey Baron: Drums Uri Caine: Piano Greg Cohen: Bass Mark Feldman: Violin

Bill Laswell: Invisible Design II

Just announced on www.tzadik.com with a March release date, a sequel to Bill Laswell's 1999 Tzadik release, Invisible Design.

Composer Series Bill Laswell: Invisible Design II [#8062]

In addition to being one of the most unique producers in contemporary music, (Iggy Pop, Herbie Hancock, George Clinton, the Rolling Stones, Laurie Anderson), Bill Laswell is also one of the world’s most original and creative bassists. Here he brings his prodigious technique, massive sound and renegade conception to the fore in this intense and virtuosic outing for solo bass. Armed with four-string and eight-string bass and a barrage of effects and distortion boxes, his skill as a player has never been more evident. A dynamic follow-up to his 1999 release Invisible Design, this is an intimate view into the mind of one of the greatest musicians of our time.

John Zorn: The Crucible

Released December 9th, this is the first in the series that actually features John Zorn as a musician and not just as the composer. This album also features the same trio of musicians (Mike Patton, Joey Baron, and Trevor Dunn) that have formed the core of this project.

Music of the moment: Dreamers

I haven't been able to keep up with this blog as I had intended.... surprise surprise!

Anyway this is what I am listening to right at the moment!

Album of the day: Braxton Graves Parker - Beyond Quantum

Listening to this album today - don't know much about it other than it's on Zorn's label and was recorded with Bill Laswell's involvement.

I'll have to do some more research and find out more about these guys......