JOHN ZORN – Cobra [fvll albvm] (1987)

Cobra is a double album featuring a live and studio performance of John Zorn’s improvisational game piece, Cobra recorded in 1985 and 1986 and released on the Hathut label in 1987. Subsequent recordings of the piece were released on Knitting Factory (John Zorn’s Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory, 1992), Avant (John Zorn’s Cobra: Tokyo Operations ’94, 1994) and Zorn’s own label Tzadik Records, (Cobra: John Zorn’s Game Pieces Volume 2) in 2002.

STUDIO VERSION Sides A and B

00:00 . . . A1 Allegro 04:42 . . . A2 Largo 11:04 . . . A3 Moderato 18:57 . . . A4 Fantasia 22:48 . . . End Side a) 23:12 . . . B1 Presto 24:54 . . . B2 Adagio Maestoso 27:48 . . . B3 Violento 32:13 . . . B4 Capriccio con gusto 36:58 . . . B5 Scherzo 42:54 . . . B6 Epilogue 46:44 . . . End Side b)

Jim Staley — trombone Carol Emanuel — harp Zeena Perkins — harp Bill Frisell — electric guitar Elliott Sharp — doubleneck guitar/bass, soprano guitar, voice Arto Lindsay — electric guitar, voice Anthony Coleman — piano, harpsicord, celeste, Yamaha organ Wayne Horvitz — piano, Hammond organ, celeste, DX7 David Weinstein — Mirage sampling keyboards, celeste Guy Klucevsek — accordion Bob James — tapes Christian Marclay — turntables Bobby Previte — percussion John Zorn — prompter

Recorded May 9, 1986 at Radio City Studios, New York City by Don Hunerberg

Cover Artwork – Kiriko Kubo Design Walter Booshardt

COBRA composed by John Zorn