Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4

Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4 is an album by Koby Israelite performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".[1] [2]

Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4
Studio album by Koby Israelite
Released	March 21, 2006
Recorded	November–December, 2005
Genre	Avant-garde, contemporary classical music, jazz, klezmer
Length	48:18
Label	Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
Book of Angels chronology
Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3 (2006) Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4 (2006) Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006)
Koby Israelite chronology
Mood Swings (2005) Orobas: Book of Angels Volume 4 (2006) Is He Listening? (2009)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Orobas: Book of Angels, Vol. 4 is another essential Four-for-four and counting. This is the most exhilarating set of recordings Tzadik has offered in quite some time. For those who haven't yet checkout Israelite, this is a fantastic opportunity".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
All About Jazz	(favorable) [4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. "Rampel" - 6:31
2. "Zafiel" - 4:40
3. "Ezgadi" - 5:16
4. "Nisroc" - 4:56
5. "Negef" - 5:54
6. "Khabiel" - 6:28
7. "Chayo" - 6:27
8. "Rachmiel" - 8:08

• Recorded in London, UK in November–December 2005

Personnel

• Koby Israelite – drums, percussion, accordion, keyboards, guitar, bouzouki, Indian banjo, vocals, flute, electric bass, cajón, arrangements
• Sid Gauld – trumpet
• Yaron Stavi – basses, vocals
• Stewart Curtis – recorder, piccolo, clarinet

References

1. "Welcome to Tzadik". Tzadik.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
2. Masada World - Orobas: The Book of Angels, Volume 4, accessed January 25, 2021]
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.
4. "Jazz - AllAboutJazz.com". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.