8 Jul
2002
8 Jul
'02
4:43 p.m.
Other mellow (and good, not just mellow) Tzadik releases "Redbird" by John Zorn
I sometimes find Redbird grating. Even though it's very quiet and mellow the chords have incredible tension in them (this is very common in Zorn's classical I've found). I find myself feeling the tension between the notes. That bothers me when I'm tense and want to relax. I do love this piece immensely, though. I just can't listen to it when I need to relax. I'm curious is this an intentional thing on the part of Zorn (the tension) or is just what sounds good to him? Zach