Yesterday’s post already mentioned the percussion wiz Cyro Baptista’s upcoming album with his Banquet of the Spirits troupe. It’s no secret Cyro loves huge ensembles that’s why I guess he decided to transfer Banquet of the Spirits from a quartet to a 26-strong ensemble including Rashanim’s Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (who was formerly on the BotS quartet as well alongside Brian Marsella and Tim Keiper), cellist Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori and members from his previous Beat/Love the Donkey ensemble Sergio Brandão and Anat Cohen among others. We’re always excited with whatever Cyro touches his hands, he’s been the master of mood & ambience on so many John Zorn albums, it’s safe to say that you can sense his lack on every album that he’s not on.

Here are two songs from his previous albums on Tzadik, Tutuboli is off the previous Banquet of the Spirits, and is a song by Baptista and Naná Vasconcelos. Dansa is off his tribute album to Heitor-Villa Lobos called Vira Luocos.

You can buy everything straight from Tzadik as always.

image by Bruce Dene