Spillane (album)

Spillane
Studio album by John Zorn
Released 1987
Recorded June-August 1986, June & September 1987 at Radio City Studios, New York, NY; Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA and Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Avant-garde
Length 54:01
Label Elektra Nonesuch
Producer John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Cobra
(1987)
Spillane
(1987)
News for Lulu
(1988)

Spillane is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn, composed of three file-card pieces, as well as a work for voice, string quartet and turntables.

It is named after mystery writer Mickey Spillane, whose Mike Hammer novels provided the basis for the album's title track.

Zorn later released the composition Spillane on the compilation album Godard/Spillane (1999).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Spillane is not only one of the highlights in Zorn's catalog, but also makes for a fine introduction to the composer's vast body of work".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Spillane"  25:12
2."Two-Lane Highway: Preacher Man/White Line Fever/Nacogdoches Gumbo/East Texas Freezeout/San Angelo Release/Rollin' to Killeen/Blowout/Devil's Highway/Midnight Standoff/Marchin' for Abilene"  13:30
3."Two-Lane Highway: Hico Killer/Long Mile to Houston"  4:46
4."Forbidden Fruit (Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables)"  10:20

Personnel

1 - "Spillane" (25:12)
Recorded (June/August 1986) and Mixed (August 1987) by Don Hünerberg at NBC Radio City Studios, New York City
Written and arranged by John Zorn in collaboration with:

"Two-Lane Highway" (18:16)
2 - Preacher Man/White Line Fever/Nacogdoches Gumbo/East Texas Freezeout/San Angelo Release/Rollin' to Killeen/Blowout/Devil's Highway/Midnight Standoff/Marchin' for Abilene (13:30)
3 - Hico Killer/Long Mile to Houston (4:46)
Recorded (June 1987) and mixed (August 1987) by Don Hünerberg at NBC Radio City Studios, New York City
Conceived and arranged by John Zorn for Albert Collins in collaboration with:

4 - "Forbidden Fruit" (Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables) (10:20)
Recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, by Howard Johnston, and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo by Ono Seigen. Mixed September 1987 by Ono Seigen at CBS Roppongi Studios, Tokyo.
Written and arranged by John Zorn in collaboration with:

Credits

References

  1. 1 2 Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2009.
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