Live in Jerusalem 1994

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Live in Jerusalem 1994
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
Recorded1994
Genre Downtown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length112:04
Label Tzadik TZ 7322
Producer John Zorn
Masada chronology
Masada: Yod
(1998)
Live in Jerusalem 1994
(1999)
Live in Taipei 1995
(1999)
John Zorn chronology
Music for Children
(1998)
Live in Jerusalem 1994
(1999)
Godard/Spillane
(1999)

Live in Jerusalem 1994 is a live album by John Zorn's Masada recorded at the Jerusalem Festival in 1994. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Heather Phares awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Masada: Live in Jerusalem features versions of "Zebdi," "Jair," "Kanah," and "Netivot" that showcase Masada's intensity". [2] [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn
  1. "Piram" - 9:52
  2. "Bith Aneth" - 11:57
  3. "Lachish" - 3:35
  4. "Peliyot" - 7:11
  5. "Hadasha" - 10:53
  6. "Ravayah" - 3:35
  7. "Zebdi" - 1:53
  8. "Tirzah" - 8:07
  9. "Hekhal" - 3:31
  1. "Kanah" - 6:12
  2. "Shilhim" - 2:39
  3. "Ziphim" - 9:09
  4. "Abidan" - 6:24
  5. "Netivot" - 4:50
  6. "Zelah" - 4:54
  7. "Idalah-Abal" - 5:04
  8. "Jair" - 5:15
  9. "Ashnah" - 6:10
  • Recorded live at the Jerusalem Festival

Personnel

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References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. 1 2 Phares, H. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011
  3. Masada World: Live in Jerusalem 1994, accessed January 6, 2020
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.