Archery (album)

Archery is an album by John Zorn featuring his early "game piece" composition of the same name. The album was first released on Parachute Records in 1982 and later released on Tzadik Records with additional rehearsal takes (tracks 1–3) as a part of The Parachute Years Box Set in 1997 and as a triple CD set in 2001.[1]

Archery
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	1982 & 2001
Recorded	September 12 & 13 1981
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	165:11
Label	Parachute, Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Pool (1980) Archery (1982) Locus Solus (1983)
Tzadik Edition

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "The package, as with all Tzadik releases, is stellar, full of three inserts, production notes, and a replica of the original score. If you allow it to, it will change the way you listen to music -- and maybe watch TV, too."[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

• Disc one

1. "Archery Rehearsal: Pt. 1" - 32:11
2. "Archery Rehearsal: Pt. 2" - 16:14
3. "Archery Rehearsal: Pt. 3" - 28:33

• Disc two

1. "Archery: A1-D2" - 20:35
2. "Archery: D3-G1" - 20:08

• Disc three

1. "Archery: G2-L4" - 23:52
2. "Archery: L5-O14" - 23:30

All compositions by John Zorn

• • Recorded at the OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York on September 12 and 13, 1981

Personnel

• Polly Bradfield – violin
• Eugene Chadbourne – guitars, Dobro
• Anthony Coleman – keyboards
• Tom Cora – cello
• Robert Dick – flute, bass flute, piccolo, game calls
• Wayne Horvitz – keyboards, harmonica, tape, electronics
• Bill Horvitz – electric guitar
• Kramer – keyboards
• Bill Laswell – electric bass
• George Lewis – trombone
• David Moss – drums, voice, water, hammered dulcimer, cymbals, zither, etc.
• John Zorn – alto and soprano saxophones, B♭ clarinet, game calls, E♭ clarinet

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2011