The Gift (John Zorn album)

The Gift
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Exotica
Length	51:31
Label	Tzadik TZ 7332
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d (2000) The Gift (2001) Madness, Love and Mysticism (2001)

The Gift is an album by John Zorn released in 2001 on the Tzadik label as the third volume of his Music Romance Series and described as an album "for lovers only".^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "Despite the undeniable beauty of the music, underneath the pretty pink wrapping and bows of the outer slipcase, Zorn has included several paintings of young girls in the cover art that some people might find slightly disturbing, as if to underscore the idea that beauty itself is highly subjective".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Makahaa" - 5:20
2. "The Quiet Surf" - 3:14
3. "Samarkan" - 6:41
4. "Train to Thiensan" - 3:51
5. "Snake Catcher" - 6:32
6. "Mao's Moon" - 5:19
7. "Cutting Stone" - 7:10
8. "La Flor del Barrio" - 3:10
9. "Bridge to the Beyond" - 5:33
10. "Makahaa (reprise)" - 4:34

Personnel

• Cyro Baptista - percussion
• Joey Baron - drums
• Jennifer Choi - violin
• Greg Cohen - bass (6)
• Dave Douglas - trumpet (6)
• Trevor Dunn - bass
• Mike Patton - voice (9)
• Raman Ramakishna - cello
• Marc Ribot - guitar
• Masumi Rostad - viola
• Ned Rothenberg - shakuhachi
• Jamie Saft - organ, wurlitzer piano, piano, keyboards
• John Zorn - piano, theremin (9)

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2011