The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone

John Zorn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005IY1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Big Gundown

2. Peur Sur La Ville

3. Poverty (Once Upon A Time In America)

4. Milano Odea

5. Erotico (The Burglars)

6. Battle Of Algiers

7. Giu La Testa (Duck, You Sucker!)

8. Metamorfosi (La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso)

9. Tre Nel 5000

10. Once Upon A Time In The West

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great cd!, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone (Audio CD)

let me start by saying that what the person who posted the review from august 1998 is not correct. john zorn has done so-called "game pieces" that are based on very strict rules: e.g. "cobra", "pool" and "archery". however, on this tribute he does NOT use that approach. onto my thoughts of this cd then: if you like morricones music and are looking for new and adventurous interpretations - buy it! in the liner notes morricone himself states that he usually objects to the idea of his music being re-interpreted and/or re-recorded by other artists, but that he was pleasantly surprised with zorn's achievements, and that he actually even liked them. which speaks for itself, i'd say. enough said.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Zorn album-- one of his best, April 26, 2004

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Douglas S. Benson "dsbenson.com" (Burlingame, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone (Audio CD)

I reviewed the rerelease of this album, and suggest you buy the remastered version for the clarity of the remastering job. Not that the original was bad--far from it. It's a fantastic recording--weird and wonderful.

This is one of my favorite Zorn albums, though it's a challenging listen on some of the pieces.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Gundown., March 24, 2001

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Jose Luis Benlliure (Mexico City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone (Audio CD)

Great record by John Zorn,more for Zorn's fans than Morricone's. Zorn manages to create an inventive and extraodinary blend of modern and film music. We know Zorn has always been a fan of film music specially toon music, but this time he went beyond all expectations. This is a jewel in any record serious collection and I don't mean this music lacks sense of humour! If you can't find this CD, I strongly recomend to get YANKEES in Charly Records reissue. J.L.