Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4

Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4 is an album by Koby Israelite performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".[1] [2]

Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember–December, 2005
GenreAvant-garde, contemporary classical music, jazz, klezmer
Length48:18
LabelTzadik
ProducerJohn Zorn
Book of Angels chronology
Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3
(2006)
Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4
(2006)
Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5
(2006)
Koby Israelite chronology
Mood Swings
(2005)
Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4
(2006)
Is He Listening?
(2009)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Orobas: Book of Angels, Vol. 4 is another essential Four-for-four and counting. This is the most exhilarating set of recordings Tzadik has offered in quite some time. For those who haven't yet checkout Israelite, this is a fantastic opportunity".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
All About Jazz(favorable) [4]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "Rampel" - 6:31
  2. "Zafiel" - 4:40
  3. "Ezgadi" - 5:16
  4. "Nisroc" - 4:56
  5. "Negef" - 5:54
  6. "Khabiel" - 6:28
  7. "Chayo" - 6:27
  8. "Rachmiel" - 8:08
  • Recorded in London, UK in November–December 2005

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Tzadik". Tzadik.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  2. ^ Masada World - Orobas: The Book of Angels, Volume 4, accessed January 25, 2021]
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "Jazz - AllAboutJazz.com". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.