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. The album is inspired by the works of William Blake.

Reception

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".

A Vision in Blakelight

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn except as indicated

"When the Morning Stars Sang Together" - 5:28

"The Hammer of Los" - 3:58

"Jerusalem" - 5:15

"Prophecy" - 3:10

"And He Rode Upon the Cherubim" - 5:09

"Marriage of Heaven and Hell" - 4:18

"Woman Clothed with the Sun" - 5:20

"Shadows in Ancient Time" (Zorn, William Blake) – 5:40

"Island in the Moon" - 7:06

"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

References

2012 albums

Albums produced by John Zorn

Tzadik Records albums

John Zorn albums

Adaptations of works by William Blake

A Vision in Blakelight