Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3 is an album by Sylvie Courvoisier

Sylvie Courvoisier

Sylvie Courvoisier is a Swiss composer and pianist.Courvoisier was born and raised in Switzerland. In 1998, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she currently resides. She co-leads the Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman Quartet and leads her own quintet, Lonelyville, and the Trio Abaton...

 and Mark Feldman

Mark Feldman

Mark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave...

 performing compositions from John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...

's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Malphas is a success from start to finish, and perhaps the most exciting of the three volumes in the series thus far. Listeners looking for excellence and adventure would be wise to keep an eye out for this duo, who are perhaps redefining the space for modern composition and performance".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. Azriel - 4:15
2. Basus - 3:28
3. Rigal - 4:16
4. Kafziel - 4:24
5. Labariel - 6:22
6. Zethar - 1:49
7. Paschal - 5:22
8. Boel - 4:35
9. Sammael - 3:07
10. Padiel - 6:29
11. Sretil - 2:49
    • Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on September 28, 2005