John Zorn - The Book Beri'ah (2018) [11CD Box Set]

CD1 Keter – crown SOFIA REI
CD2 Chokhma – wisdom CLERIC
CD3 Binah – understanding SPIKE ORCHESTRA
CD4 Chesed – loving kindness JULIAN LAGE-GYAN RILEY
CD5 Gevurah – severity ABRAXAS
CD6 Tiferet – beauty KLEZMERSON
CD7 Netzach – eternity GNOSTIC TRIO
CD8 Hod – splendor ZION80
CD9 Yesod – foundation BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS
CD10 Malkhut – kingship SECRET CHIEFS 3

BONUS CD —
CD11 Da’at – knowledge CRAIG TABORN-VADIM NESELOVSKYI

Credits
executive producer – john zorn
associate producer – kazunori sugiyama
mastering – scott hull
design- heung heung chin

Track Listing

CD1 KETER
SOFIA REI
compositions #11, 26, 36, 38, 53, 67, 76, 77

1. GE’ULAH
2. SETUMAH
3. KAYAM
4. RACHAMIM
5. PENIMI
6. OROT
7. TIKKUN
8. KETARIM

Sofia Rei – voice
JC Maillard – bass saz

CD2 CHOKHMA
CLERIC
compositions #17, 27, 31, 49, 51, 56, 58, 63, 66,

1. GADOLOT
2. PANIM
3. KAV
4. NOGAH
5. SEPAR
6. IMMA
7. TA’AMIM
8. LYYUN
9. CHALAL

Matt Hollenberg – guitars and oud
Dan Kennedy – bass
Nick Shellenberger – keyboards, vocals
Larry Kwartowitz – drums and percussion

Guests:
Timba Harris – violins (tracks 3 and 9)
Ludovic Beier – accordion and accordina (track 5)

CD3 BINAH
SPIKE ORCHESTRA #25, 34, 47, 60, 69, 72, 82, 83, 91

1. LEVUSHIM
2. DAMAM
3. SHAMAYIM
4. TEVUNAH
5. TALPIOT
6. POSEKIM
7. KELIM
8. MACHSHAVAH
9. MA’AMAROT

THE SPIKE ORCHESTRA

Mike Wilkins – alto sax/clarinet
Paul Booth – tenor sax/flute
Josephine Davies – tenor/soprano sax
Gemma Moore – baritone sax/bass clarinet

Noel Langley – trumpet/flugelhorn
George Hogg – trumpet/flugelhorn
Yazz Ahmed – trumpet/flugelhorn/FX
Sam Eastmond – trumpet/shofar

Ben Greenslade-Stanton – Trombone/FX
Tim Smart – trombone
Oren Marshall – tuba

Moss Freed – guitar
Elliot Galvin – keyboards
Mike Guy – accordion
Mark Lewandowski – double bass
Will Glaser – drums/percussion

CD4 CHESED
JULIAN LAGE AND GYAN RILEY
compositions #16, 32, 40, 45, 48, 54, 55, 62, 78, 85

1. KATANOT
2. ZEIR ANPIN
3. SACHEL
4. TOHU
5. HEKHALOT ZUTARI
6. SHEVIRAH
7. DEVEKUT
8. DIBOR
9. PNIMIYUT
10. BOHU

Julian Lage – guitar
Gyan Riley – guitar

CD5 GEVURAH
ABRAXAS
compositions #5, 8, 10, 20, 41, 46, 80, 84, 86,

1. DIN
2. PAGAM
3. TAMIDI
4. DA’AT
5. BITTUL
6. KAVANNOT
7. QIYYUM
8. TZELEM
9. BETZALTZEL

Aram Bajakian – guitars, banjo
Eyal Maoz – guitars, saz
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – gimbri, bass, percussion
Kenny Grohowski – drums, percussion

CD6 TIFERET
KLEZMERSON
compositions #22, 23, 35, 43, 52, 59, 70, 75
1. HASHAWAH
2. MIDDOT
3. RESHIMU
4. SAPIR
5. RATZON
6. TOMER
7. NEKEVAH
8. ZIVUGIM

Benjamin Shwartz – viola, piano, keyboards.
Carina Lopez – bass
Gustavo Nandayapa – drums
Maria Emilia Martinez – flute
Federico Schmucler – guitar
Carlos Metta – percussion, jaranas
Mauricio Moro “Osito" – saxophones
Chatran Gonzalez – percussions

Guests:
Jair Alcala – accordion
Jose Paquito Hernandez – bajo sexto
Bernardo Ron – guitar
Alex Otaola – guitar
Tod Clouser – guitar
Misha Marks – horn, latarra
Fausto Palma – oud, sarangi
Dan Zlotnik – saxophone
Edson Ontiveros – violin
Rolando Morejon – violin
Omar Medina – jarana, leona

CD7 NETZACH
GNOSTIC TRIO
compositions #2, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 24, 33

1. PIRKE AVOT
2. HA-MURGASH
3. ATARAH
4. SHI’UR KOMA
5. SAFRA
6. RE’CHA
7. MERKABA
8. HISPASHUT
9. OLAMOT

Bill Frisell – guitar
Kenny Wollesen – vibraphone
Carol Emanuel – harp

CD8 HOD
ZION80
compositions #4, 39, 50, 57, 71, 74, 89, 90, 92

1. HOD
2. TAKHLIT
3. SHELEMUT
4. SHARAK
5. TAHOR
6. MADREGUT
7. REIAH
8. AKUDIM
9. SHMECHA

Jon Madof – guitar
Frank London – trumpet
Greg Wall – tenor sax
Jessica Lurie – bari sax, alto sax, flute
Zach Mayer – bari sax
Brian Marsella – keyboards
Yoshie Fruchter – guitar
Shanir Blumenkranz – bass
Yuval Lion – drums
Marlon Sobol – percussion

Guest:
John Zorn – sax (track 5)

CD9 YESOD
BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS
compositions #1, 3, 21, 30, 37, 42, 44, 64, 88,

1. IGGULIM
2. NEKUDIM
3. HEKHALOT RABBATI
4. BERUDIM
5. YESHUT
6. NISCHONO
7. TEHIRU
8. DIM YONI
9. TESHUVAH

Cyro Baptista – percussion
Brian Marsella – piano, vibraphone
Shanir Blumenkranz – acoustic bass
Tim Keiper – drum set

CD10 MALKHUT
SECRET CHIEFS 3
compositions #6, 15, 18, 28, 29, 61, 65, 68, 73, 79, 81, 87

1. SITRA ACHRA
2. CHITZONUYUT
3. SHADIM
4. NETZOKIM
5. YEKINAH
6. NETZACH
7. SAPAR
8. MISHKAN
9. MAKIF
10. ATZMUT
11. AYIN
12. SHEMOT

Trey Spruance – guitar
Jason Schimmel – guitar
Eyvind Kang – violin
Matt Lebofsky – keyboards
Shanir Blumenkranz – bass
Ches Smith – percussion
Kenny Grohowski – drums

CD11 DA’AT
CRAIG TABORN AND VADIM NESELOVSKYI
compositions #11, 26, 36, 38, 53, 55, 67, 76, 77

1. PENIMI (take 1)
2. SETUMAH
3. BOHU (take 1)
4. KAYAM (take 1)
5. PENIMI (take 2)
6. KETARIM
7. GE’ULAH
8. RACHAMIM
9. OROT
10. TIKKUN
11. BOHU (take 2)
12. KAYAM (take 2)
13. PENIMI (take 3)

Craig Taborn – piano (1, 2, 3, 4, 9)
Vadim Neselovskyi – piano (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)