50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1

2004 live album by Masada String Trio
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
Live album by
Masada String Trio
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
RecordedSeptember 3, 2003
GenreDowntown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length63:03
LabelTzadik TZ 5001
ProducerJohn Zorn
Masada String Trio chronology
Filmworks XI: Secret Lives
(2002) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
(2004) 		Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2
(2005)
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
(2003) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
(2004) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 2
(2004)

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1 is a live album by the Masada String Trio documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.[1][2]

Reception

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SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "From soloing to comping, bowing to pizzicato techniques, the set is dazzling from start to finish. Only "Malkut" and "Karet" are anything but beautiful, sounding like pieces left more open to free improvisation than the others, and allowing other facets of the players' abilities to come out. The Masada songbook has elicited a rather large number of truly excellent recordings from its various ensembles. Add this one to the list. Recommended."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Zorn

No.TitleLength
1."Tahah"7:53
2."Abidan"5:25
3."Lachish"3:29
4."Sippur"3:27
5."Malkhut*"5:02
6."Meholalot"6:30
7."Kedushah"8:31
8."Ner Tamid"3:37
9."Karet"4:12
10."Moshav"8:07
11."Khebar"6:50
  • *misspelled as "Malkut" on album sleeve [4]

Personnel

  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • John Zorn – conductor

References

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Masada World: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 1, accessed January 6, 2020
  3. ^ a b Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2012
  4. ^ Masada World: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 1, accessed January 6, 2020
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