| 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11 | ||||
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| Released | July 26, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | September 12–13, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Downtown music Avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 192:11 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11 is a triple live album by the Bar Kokhba Sextet documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration. [1] [2]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3.5 stars. [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
All tracks are written by John Zorn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:59 |
| 2. | "Lilin" | 12:34 |
| 3. | "Ner Tamid" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Karet" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Yatzar" | 9:59 |
| 6. | "Khebar" | 5:43 |
| 7. | "Eitan" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "Kivah" | 9:52 |
| 9. | "Teli" | 9:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Khebar" | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Lachish" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Kisofim" | 9:55 |
| 5. | "Jachin" | 11:43 |
| 6. | "Kochot" | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Hazor" | 9:03 |
| 8. | "Avelut" | 6:36 |
| 9. | "Lilin" | 12:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:52 |
| 2. | "Khebar" | 6:14 |
| 3. | "Hadasha" | 13:01 |
| 4. | "Hazor" | 10:11 |
| 5. | "Eitan" | 1:31 |
| 6. | "Karet" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Idalah Abal" | 14:39 |
| 8. | "Teli" | 9:06 |
| 9. | "Avelut" | 7:02 |
| 10. | "Bith Aneth" | 10:44 |
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