New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands

New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands is the eighth album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn consisting of improvised music from paired instruments and narration in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.[1] The pieces are listed individually within Zorn's game pieces and were composed in 1986, 1988 and 1990 respectively.[2]

New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1986–1996
GenreAvant-garde
Length72:38
LabelTzadik TZ 7311
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks IV: S&M + More
(1997)
New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
(1997)

Reception

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Stacia Proefrock of Allmusic stated, "This is one of John Zorn's greatest achievements to date.".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Hu Die" - 25:09
  2. "Hwang Chin-Ee" - 16:41
  3. "Que Tran" - 30:46
All music by John Zorn.
Text by Arto Lindsay (Track 1), Myung Mi Kim (Track 2), and Lyn Hejinian (Track 3).

Personnel

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On 'Hue Die'

On 'Hwang Chin-Ee'

On 'Que Tran'

References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Liner notes for Xu Feng, John Zorn's Game Pieces vol. 1, Tzadik, TZ 7329
  3. ^ a b Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2012