Pool (John Zorn album)

Pool is an album by John Zorn featuring his early "game piece" composition of the same name which was first released on vinyl on Parachute Records in 1980 as a double album including the composition "Hockey".[1] The album was released on CD on Tzadik Records with an additional bonus track featuring a test recording of Archery as part of The Parachute Years Box Set in 1997 and as a single CD in 2000.[2] The album was the first released solely under Zorn's name following his collaboration with Eugene Chadbourne, School (1978).

Pool
Studio album by
John Zorn
Released1980, 1997 & 2000
RecordedMarch 1, 1980
GenreAvant-garde
Length55:15
LabelParachute P011/12
Tzadik TZ 7316
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Pool
(1980)		 Archery
(1982)
Tzadik Edition

Reception

The AllMusic review by Joclyn Layne awarded the album 3 stars stating "Dedicated fans should check this out, as it is part of the early annals of Zorn. Listeners with less patience for music theory -- and Zorn skeptics -- should save Pool for later, because it will not win anyone over; nor will the compositional theories become more clear upon listening. Essentially, Pool has more historical value than listening interest."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

Original Vinyl Release

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Pool"17:12
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Pool (continued)"16:40
Side Three
No.TitleLength
1."Pool (conclusion)"17:20
Side Four
No.TitleLength
1."Hockey (first version)"11:16
2."Hockey (second version, take 2)"3:42
3."Hockey (second version, take 5)"2:43
4."Hockey (second version, take 8)"0:50
5."Hockey (second version, take 10)"0:59

CD Release

  1. "Pool" - 50:45
  2. "Archery (test and false start)" - 3:30 Bonus track on CD release
  • Recorded at Sorcerer Sound Studio, New York City on March 1, 1980

Personnel

References
  1. Discogs album entry: John Zorn, Pool, accessed November 25, 2013
  2. Tzadik catalogue
  3. Layne, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
  4. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 450.
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