O'o
title: "O'o" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["the-dreamers-albums", "tzadik-records-albums", "albums-produced-by-john-zorn", "music-about-birds"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'o" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | O'o |
| type | Album |
| artist | John Zorn |
| cover | John Zorn - O'o album art.jpg |
| released | July 28, 2009 |
| recorded | February 8 & 9, 2009 |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 55:10 |
| label | Tzadik |
| producer | John Zorn |
| chronology | The Dreamers |
| prev_title | The Dreamers |
| prev_year | 2008 |
| next_title | Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 |
| next_year | 2010 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | John Zorn |
| type | studio |
| prev_title | Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12 |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| title | O'o |
| year | 2009 |
| next_title | Femina |
| next_year | 2009 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the John Zorn album ::
| name = O'o | type = Album | artist = John Zorn | cover = John Zorn - O'o album art.jpg | alt = | released = July 28, 2009 | recorded = February 8 & 9, 2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 55:10 | label = Tzadik
| producer = John Zorn | chronology = The Dreamers | prev_title = The Dreamers | prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = John Zorn | type = studio | prev_title = Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12 | prev_year = 2009 | title = O'o | year = 2009 | next_title = Femina | next_year = 2009
O'o is an album by John Zorn released in 2009. It is the second album by The Dreamers following their 2008 release The Dreamers. The title refers to the ʻōʻō of the Hawaiian Islands, the last living members of the now-extinct songbird family Mohoidae. The song titles likewise refer extinct or nearly-so birds, from the prehistoric Archaeopteryx lithographica to the Zapata rail of which a few hundred survive in Cuba.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "O'o is every bit as accessible and fun to listen to as Dreamers is, but in many ways, it's even more satisfying because it feels like a work rather than a collection of tunes. In fact, the only thing more pleasing than listening to this album would be hearing it performed live." | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score =
Track listing
All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Miller's Crake" – 4:18
- "Akialoa" – 4:46
- "Po'o'uli" – 5:41
- "Little Bittern" – 6:29
- "Mysterious Starling" – 4:31
- "Laughing Owl" – 4:44
- "Archaeopteryx" – 5:06
- "Solitaire" – 2:10
- "Piopio" – 5:11
- "The Zapata Rail" – 2:52
- "Kakawahie" – 4:14
- "Magdalena" – 5:07
Personnel
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Jamie Saft – piano, organ
- Kenny Wollesen – vibraphone
- Trevor Dunn – bass
- Joey Baron – drums
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
References
References
- Jurek, T.. "Allmusic Review".
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