Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 is an album by Marc Ribot performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, The Book of Angels.Tzadik catalogue Masada World - Asmodeus: The Book of Angels, Volume 7 Reception
The Allmusic review by awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "On this thrilling, amped-up outing, six-string wizard Marc Ribot plays the compositions of John Zorn with beautiful intensity...
The ghosts of Jimi Hendrix and Sonny Sharrock hover in Ribot's playing here: this is ensemble avant-rock made for and by the courageous".Allmusic Review accessed October 23, 2013
Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins commented, "Asmodeus: The Book of Angels, Volume 7 is the most visceral exploration of the Masada songbook yet...
A high water mark in a developing series, Asmodeus sets the bar higher for future interpretations of this rich body of work".Collins, T. All About Jazz Review, July 5, 2007.
Track listing
All compositions by John Zorn
"Kalmiya" – 4:41
"Yezriel" – 7:26
"Kezef" – 2:32
"Mufgar" – 2:58
"Armaros" – 4:52
"Cabriel" – 2:00
"Zakun" – 3:38
"Raziel" – 2:24
"Dagiel" – 3:22
"Sensenya" – 4:37
Personnel
Marc Ribot – guitar
Trevor Dunn – bass
G. Calvin Weston – drums
John Zorn – composer, conductor
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