A Vision in Blakelight

A Vision in Blakelight is an album by John Zorn recorded in New York City in December 2011 and released on the Tzadik label in 2012.^[1] The album is inspired by the works of William Blake.

A Vision in Blakelight
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	September 25, 2012
Recorded	December 2011 at EastSide Sound, NYC
Genre	Avant-garde, jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length	50:20
Label	Tzadik TZ 8303
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Rimbaud (2012) A Vision in Blakelight (2012) Music and Its Double (2012)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Free Jazz Collective	[2]

Martin Schray stated "The album is a wonderfully varied suite reflecting Blake’s vision and eventually one of his most famous quotations (“if the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite“) is turned into music by the works of John Zorn".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn except as indicated

1. "When the Morning Stars Sang Together" - 5:28
2. "The Hammer of Los" - 3:58
3. "Jerusalem" - 5:15
4. "Prophecy" - 3:10
5. "And He Rode Upon the Cherubim" - 5:09
6. "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" - 4:18
7. "Woman Clothed with the Sun" - 5:20
8. "Shadows in Ancient Time" (Zorn, William Blake) – 5:40
9. "Island in the Moon" - 7:06
10. "Night Thoughts" - 4:55

Personnel

• John Medeski - piano, organ
• Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone, bells
• Carol Emanuel - harp
• Trevor Dunn - bass
• Joey Baron - drums
• Cyro Baptista - percussion
• Jack Huston - narration