Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 is an album by the Ben Goldberg Quartet performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".[1] [2]

Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15
Studio album by Ben Goldberg Quartet
Released	April 20, 2010
Recorded	September 12 & 13, 2009
Genre	Avant-garde, jazz
Length	47:54
Label	Tzadik 7381
Producer	John Zorn
Ben Goldberg chronology
Speech Communication (2009) Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 (2010) Go Home (2010)
Book of Angels chronology
Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 (2010) Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 (2010) Haborym: Book of Angels Volume 16 (2010)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Free Jazz Collective	[3]

Stef Gijssels stated "The music is familiar of course : Zorn's klezmer tunes full of jazzy harmonies and rhythms, but to the credit of the band, what they do with the material is a real pleasure as you might expect, sometimes driving the tunes into wilder territory, with especially Goldberg being really inspired in giving the music a more dramatic, somewhat theatrical edge, which fits well in the overall context of the series".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Chachmiel" - 7:20
2. "Asimor" - 4:26
3. "Irin" - 4:31
4. "Pharzuph" - 7:18
5. "Lahash" - 2:51
6. "Reqel" - 7:16
7. "'Ifafi" - 5:08
8. "Uzza" - 3:09
9. "Poteh" - 5:55

Personnel

• Ben Goldberg - clarinet
• Jamie Saft - piano
• Greg Cohen - bass
• Kenny Wollesen - drums

References