Zooma
Album by John Paul Jones
Zooma is the 1999 debut solo album by English musician John Paul Jones, best known as the bassist and keyboardist of Led Zeppelin. The album consists of rhythmically focused instrumentals, highlighting Jones’ aggressive bass guitar and lap steel guitar playing.
01Track listing
All tracks written, composed, and arranged by John Paul Jones.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zooma" | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Grind" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "The Smile of Your Shadow" | 5:50 |
| 4. | "Goose" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Bass 'n' Drums" | 2:32 |
| 6. | "B. Fingers" | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Snake Eyes" | 7:32 |
| 8. | "Nosumi Blues" | 5:48 |
| 9. | "Tidal" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Fanfare for the Millennium" (bonus track for Japanese releases) | 1:02 |
02Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Rolling Stone | |
The album received positive reviews from AllMusic and Rolling Stone.
03Personnel
Adapted from the Zooma liner notes, the recording personnel was as follows:
- John Paul Jones, 10 string bass (1, 4, 6, 9); 12 string bass (2, 3); 4 string bass (5, 7, 8); electric mandola (1); Kyma (1, 2, 4, 7, 9); spoken word (2); mandola (3); bass lap steel (3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10); guitars (6); organ solo (7); string arrangement and conducting (7)
- Pete Thomas, drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- Paul Leary, guitar solo (1)
- Trey Gunn, touch guitar solo (2, 6)
- Mo Jones, spoken word (2)
- Denny Fongheiser, djembe (3); drums (5)
- London Symphony Orchestra, strings (7)
The technical personnel was as follows:
- Stuart Sullivan, recording engineer
- Richard Evans, recording engineer
- Brian Foraker, recording engineer
- Geoff Foster, recording engineer
- Akio Morishima, design
- Amy & Tanveer, photography
Sources and credits
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- John Paul Jones - Zooma.jpg by Unknown author, Fair use
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