O'o

O'o is an album by John Zorn released in 2009. It the second album by The Dreamers following their 2008 release The Dreamers. The title refers to the ʻōʻō of the Hawaiian Islands, the last living members of the now-extinct songbird family Mohoidae. The song titles likewise refer extinct or nearly-so birds, from the prehistoric Archaeopteryx lithographica to the Zapata rail of which a few hundred survive in Cuba.

This article is about the John Zorn album. For the ʻōʻō bird, see Moho (genus).
O'o
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedJuly 28, 2009
RecordedFebruary 8 & 9, 2009
GenreJazz
Length55:10
LabelTzadik TZ 7376
ProducerJohn Zorn
The Dreamers chronology
The Dreamers
(2008)		 O'o
(2009)		 Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14
(2010)
John Zorn chronology
Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12
(2009)		 O'o
(2009)		 Femina
(2009)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "O'o is every bit as accessible and fun to listen to as Dreamers is, but in many ways, it's even more satisfying because it feels like a work rather than a collection of tunes. In fact, the only thing more pleasing than listening to this album would be hearing it performed live."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Miller's Crake" – 4:18
  2. "Akialoa" – 4:46
  3. "Po'o'uli" – 5:41
  4. "Little Bittern" – 6:29
  5. "Mysterious Starling" – 4:31
  6. "Laughing Owl" – 4:44
  7. "Archaeopteryx" – 5:06
  8. "Solitaire" – 2:10
  9. "Piopio" – 5:11
  10. "The Zapata Rail" – 2:52
  11. "Kakawahie" – 4:14
  12. "Magdalena" – 5:07

Personnel


References
  1. Jurek, T. "Allmusic Review". Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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