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John Zorn

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 149,982

612
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  825
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  2,732
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  2,809
Genres
- Classical
  
  of 208
  
  73
- Classical: Instrumental
  
  of 150
  
  38
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  603
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,542
  
  986
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  3,922
- Soundtracks
  
  of 150
  
  12

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

1.5293

1990s

2.0765

2000s

1.5815

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: John Zorn is ranked overall as 2.6833 out of 4 stars

2.6833

John Zorn Biography

Formed:

September 1953

Genres:

Alternative Rock, Children's, Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ, Folk, Hard Rock & Metal, International, Jazz, Miscellaneous, New Age, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

Labels:

Avant Records, Diw Records, Dunya, Elektra/asylum Records, Koch Entertainment, Msi Music, Nonesuch Records, Tzadik Records, Tzadik/koch

History:

It is possible to call John Zorn a "jazz" musician, but that would be much too limiting a description. While jazz feeling is present in a good deal of his work, and the idea of improvisation is vitally important to him, Zorn doesn't operate within any idiom's framework, drawing from just about any musical, cultural, or noise source that a fellow who grew up in the TV and LP eras could experience. This eclecticism gone haywire can result in such wildly jump-cutting works as Spillane, whose ...more

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