John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94
1994 live album by John Zorn
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John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94 is a live performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece Cobra, recorded in Tokyo in 1994 featuring Japanese musicians and instruments. The piece had been released in two previous versions on Hathut (Cobra in 1985) and the Knitting Factory (John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory in 1992) and was subsequently released on Zorn's own label Tzadik Records in 2002.
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | November 25, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 50:35 | |||
| Label | Avant Avan 049 | |||
| Producer | Makigami Koichi | |||
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Reception
Track listing
- All compositions by John Zorn
- "Sensyo" – 6:07
- "Tomobiki" – 9:27
- "Senbu" – 8:08
- "Butsumetsu" – 8:54
- "Taian" – 8:05
- "Shakko" – 9:54
- Recorded at Shibuya La Mama in Tokyo, Japan, on November 25, 1994
Personnel
- Isso Yukihiro – nokan, dengakubue
- Uemura Masahiro – percussion
- Uchihashi Kazuhisa – guitar
- Kinoshita Shinichi – shamisen
- Senba Kiyohiko – percussion
- Takei Makoto – shakuhachi
- Tanaka Yumiko – gidayu
- Nakamura Hitomi – hichiriki
- Maruta Miki – koto
- Mekken – bass
- Yamamoto Kyoko – vocal
- Ito Taeko – ortin doo
- Makigami Koichi – prompter