Live in Sevilla 2000

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Live in Sevilla 2000
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Live album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 2000
Recorded2000
Genre Avant-garde jazz
Length79:02
Label Tzadik
Producer John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama
Masada chronology
Live in Middleheim 1999
(1999)
Live in Sevilla 2000
(2000)
Live at Tonic 2001
(2001)
John Zorn chronology
Live in Middleheim 1999
(1999)
Live in Sevilla 2000
(2000)
Xu Feng
(2001)

Live in Sevilla 2000 is a live album by Masada recorded in Seville, Spain. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 5 stars stating "This might also be the best recorded of the live Masada releases, making it a real jewel in an already glittering discography. Live in Sevilla proves that Masada is one of the most exciting jazz ensembles in the world, bar none". [3]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn
  1. "Ne’eman" – 13:00
  2. "Katzatz" – 5:09
  3. "Hadasha" – 11:11
  4. "Beeroth" – 7:30
  5. "Shamor" – 10:09 - misidentified as "Yoreh" on album sleeve [5]
  6. "Hazor" – 6:47
  7. "Nashon" – 10:11
  8. "Lakom" – 5:24
  9. "Bith Aneth" – 9:35
  • Recorded live at Teatro Central, Seville (Spain) on March 18, 2000

Personnel

Masada

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References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. Masada World: Live in Sevilla 2000, accessed January 6, 2020
  3. 1 2 Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Masada World: Live in Sevilla 2000, accessed January 6, 2020