Boxset / Compilation · 1997
Tracklist
CD 1: Lacrosse
1. Take 3 (22:55)
2. Take 4 (18:55)
3. Take 6 (06:10)
4. Take 1 (06:54)
5. Take 2 (08:01)
6. Take 5 (08:14)
Total Time 71:09
CD 2: Lacrosse
1. Twins Version (29:58)
Total Time 29:58
CD 3: Hockey
Electric Version:
1. Take 1 (00:55)
2. Take 2 (03:11)
3. Take 3 (11:32)
4. Take 4 (11:18)
Acoustic Version:
5. Take 2 (03:43)
6. Take 4 (02:45)
7. Take 11 (00:54)
8. Take 13 (01:02)
9. Take 1 (03:10)
10. Take 3 (03:16)
11. Take 5 (01:08)
12. Take 6 (01:00)
13. Take 7 (01:07)
14. Take 8 (00:45)
15. Take 9 (01:22)
16. Take 10 (01:03)
17. Take 12 (01:16)
Total Time 49:54
CD 4: Pool
1. Pool (50:45)
Total Time 50:45
CD 5: Archery (Rehearsal)
1. Archery Rehearsal, Part 1 (32:11)
2. Archery Rehearsal, Part 2 (16:14)
3. Archery Rehearsal, Part 3 (28:33)
Total Time 76:58
CD 6: Archery
1. Archery, A1-D2 (20:35)
2. Archery, D3-G1 (20:08)
Total Time 40:43
CD 7: Archery
1. Archery, G2-L4 (23:52)
2. Archery, L5-O14 (23:30)
Total Time 47:22
Total Time: 366:49 (6:06:49)
Line-up/Musicians
CD 1:
- Mark Abbott / electronics
- Polly Bradfield / violin, viola, electric violin
- Eugene Chadbourne / acoustic and electric 6-strings, 12-strings, dobro, tiple
- LaDonna Smith / violin, viola
- Davey Williams / banjo, hollow-body electric guitar
- John Zorn / alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, Bb clarinet
CD 2:
- Eugene Chadbourne / electric guitar
- Henry Kaiser / electric guitar
- Bruce Ackley / soprano saxophone
- John Zorn / alto saxophone
CD 3:
- Eugene Chadbourne (1-4) / electric guitar
- Wayne Horvitz (1-4) / amplified piano
- Bob Ostertag (1-4) / electronics
- Polly Bradfield (5-17) / violin
- Mark E. Miller (5-17) / percussion
- John Zorn (5-17) / goose, duck and crow calls, clarinet mouthpiece
CD 4:
- Polly Bradfield / violin
- Mark E. Miller / percussion, contact microphone, vibraphone
- Charles K. Noyes / percussion, saw, khene
- Bob Ostertag / electronics
- John Zorn / alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, Bb clarinets, game calls
- Lesli Dalaba / prompter
CD 5, 6 and 7:
- Robert Dick / flute, bass flute, piccolo, game calls
- George Lewis / tenor trombone
- John Zorn / alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, Bb clarinet, Eb clarinet, game calls
- Anthony Coleman / Yamaha organ, electric piano
- Wayne Horvitz / Farfisa organ, harmonica, tape, electronics
- Mark Kramer / cheap organ, tapes, synthesizer, radio, rhythm machine, devices
- Eugene Chadbourne / electric guitars, acoustic guitar
- Bill Horvitz / electric guitar
- Bill Laswell / 4 and 6 string Fender basses
- Polly Bradfield / violin
- Tom Cora / cello
- David Moss / drums, voice, percussion
- Mark Smith / prompter
About this release
7CD compilation released September 1997 on Tzadik (TZ 7316).
"The Parachute Years, 1977-1980" is a 7CD boxset with remastered versions of John Zorn's first self-produced recordings. The featured works, "Lacrosse", "Hockey", "Pool" and "Archery", are all game pieces, originally released (at least partially) on Eugene Chadbourne's Parachute label. Included as a bonus are previously unreleased outtakes, rehearsals and other rarities."
Unreleased Tracks:
CD1:4-6
CD2:1
CD3:1-3,9-17
CD5:1-3
Thanks to Bosh66 for the addition