by Thom JurekJohn Zorn continues to debut new music with his Book of Angels series, the second collection of Masada material containing over 300 compositions -- none of which has been recorded before. The first two volumes featured Jamie Saft in an acoustic piano trio (Astaroth: Book of Angels, Vol. 1) and with the Masada String Trio (Azazel: Book of Angels, Vol. 2). Malphas: Book of Angels, Vol. 3 is performed by the veteran duo of Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman, who are intimately familiar with John Zorn's compositional world. They appeared on Masada Anniversary Edition, Vol. 4: Masada Recital and gave a startling performance of material from book one. Given that none of Zorn's compositions in this series equal more than five lines on a single page, there is plenty that the duo can add to any given work. And they do. The longest piece here is a little over six minutes, "Lathariel," with most falling into the three- to four-minute range...