John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94 is a live performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece Cobra, recorded in Tokyo in 1994 featuring Japanese musicians and instruments. The piece had been released in two previous versions on Hathut (Cobra in 1985) and the Knitting Factory (John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory in 1992) and was subsequently released on Zorn's own label Tzadik Records in 2002.
Reception The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "it's the traditional Japanese instruments that make this a version of Cobra to remember."Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011.
Track listing All compositions by John Zorn "Sensyo" – 6:07 "Tomobiki" – 9:27 "Senbu" – 8:08 "Butsumetsu" – 8:54 "Taian" – 8:05 "Shakko" – 9:54 Recorded at Shibuya La Mama in Tokyo, Japan, on November 25, 1994
Personnel Isso Yukihiro – nokan, dengakubue Uemura Masahiro – percussion Uchihashi Kazuhisa – guitar Kinoshita Shinichi – shamisen Senba Kiyohiko – percussion Takei Makoto – shakuhachi Tanaka Yumiko – gidayu Nakamura Hitomi – hichiriki Maruta Miki – koto Mekken – bass Yamamoto Kyoko – vocal Ito Taeko – ortin doo Makigami Koichi – prompter
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