A Vision in Blakelight is an album by John Zorn recorded in New York City in December 2011 and released on the Tzadik label in 2012.Tzadik Catalogue: A Vision in Blakelight The album is inspired by the works of William Blake.
Reception
Martin Schray stated "The album is a wonderfully varied suite reflecting Blake’s vision and eventually one of his most famous quotations (“if the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite“) is turned into music by the works of John Zorn".Schray, M. The Free Jazz Collective Review, Free Jazz Collective, March 6, 2013
Track listing All compositions by John Zorn except as indicated "When the Morning Stars Sang Together" - 5:28 "The Hammer of Los" - 3:58 "Jerusalem" - 5:15 "Prophecy" - 3:10 "And He Rode Upon the Cherubim" - 5:09 "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" - 4:18 "Woman Clothed with the Sun" - 5:20 "Shadows in Ancient Time" (Zorn, William Blake) – 5:40 "Island in the Moon" - 7:06 "Night Thoughts" - 4:55
Personnel John Medeski - piano, organ Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone, bells Carol Emanuel - harp Trevor Dunn - bass Joey Baron - drums Cyro Baptista - percussion Jack Huston - narration
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