Nani Nani is an album of improvised music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn (as Dekoboko Hajime) and Yamataka Eye.[1] A sequel album Naninani II was released in 2004.[2]

Nani Nani
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1995
RecordedApril 17–18, 1995
GenreAvant-garde
Length41:38
LabelTzadik TZ 7206
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Redbird
(1995)
Nani Nani
(1995)
The Book of Heads
(1995)
John Zorn and Yamataka Eye chronology
Nani Nani
(1995)
Zohar
(1995)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars stating "This album is not for Sunday afternoon relaxation, but its obvious playfulness make its more discordant elements eminently tolerable, even amusing in their cleverness".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Eep Man" - 1:07
  2. "Test Tube" - 3:11
  3. "Thank You For Not Thinking" - 2:36
  4. "Pulp Wars" - 2:57
  5. "Sticky Beethoven's Pipeline" - 1:15
  6. "Laughing Eskimo" - 1:28
  7. "Damascus" - 1:11
  8. "Yoga Dollar" - 5:17
  9. "Propolution" - 1:36
  10. "My Rainbow Life" - 1:44
  11. "Bad Hawkwind" - 18:13
  12. "We Live" - 0:56
  • All compositions by John Zorn & Yamataka Eye

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  3. ^ a b Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2011