50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 is a live album by Electric Masada documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration.[1][2]
| 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | September 27, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Downtown music, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 72:32 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard states "This is a fantastic ensemble, with lots of time spent playing together, and Zorn knows how get the best out of them. Fans of the Masada series will not be disappointed. Excellent."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by John Zorn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tekufah" | 14:33 |
| 2. | "Idalah-Abal" | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Hadasha" | 13:48 |
| 4. | "Hath-Arob" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Yatzar" | 9:20 |
| 6. | "Lilin" | 15:41 |
| 7. | "Kisofim" | 8:41 |
Personnel
edit- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- Joey Baron – drums
- Trevor Dunn – bass
- Ikue Mori – laptop electronics
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Jamie Saft– keyboards
- Kenny Wollesen – drums
- John Zorn – alto saxophone
References
edit- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Masada World: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4, accessed January 6, 2020
- ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2012.