50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4

2004 live album by Electric Masada
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4
Live album by
Electric Masada
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
RecordedSeptember 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
GenreDowntown music, avant-garde jazz
Length72:32
LabelTzadik
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 3
(2004) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4
(2004) 		Masada Recital
(2004)
Electric Masada chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4
(2004) 		At the Mountains of Madness
(2005)

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]

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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

All tracks are written by John Zorn

No.TitleLength
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

  • 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

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Masada World: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4, accessed January 6, 2020
  3. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
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