Unknown Masada
John Zorn - CD
- Artist: John Zorn
- Format: CD
- Year: 2003
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 702397718123
- Item Number: KOC771812
- Release date: 07/22/2003
- 1. Kinyan
- 2. Olamim
- 3. Vehuel
- 4. Shofetim
- 5. Partzuf
- 6. Zarach
- 7. Shagal
- 8. Herem
- 9. Kadmut
- 10. Zemaraim
- 11. Demai
- 12. Belimah
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Unknown Masada by John Zorn on CD
OK, by now everyone familiar with John Zorn's Masada project should realize that it's actually a songbook, and not a band per se. Unknown Masada is the third installment in the Masada 10th Anniversary series, presenting tunes from the book that had not been recorded to this point. As you might expect, there is a tremendous amount of stylistic diversity here, from the very traditional sound of Julian Kytasty to the very untraditional sounds of Fantomas. In fact, listeners more familiar with The Circle Maker or Bar Kokhba might not be prepared for some of the hard rock treatments of some of these tunes. Zahava Seewald, Erik Friedlander's Topaz, and Kytasty represent the more traditional end of the spectrum, while Koby Israelite, Jon Madof, and Jamie Saft give more of a hard rock sound to their tracks. Wadada Leo Smith's track features a very spare trumpet melody over a queasy soundscape supplied by Ikue Mori. Fantomas takes the hard edge a step further (to be expected), but the prog rock feel of both Tatsuya Yoshida and Eyvind Kang is somewhat unexpected. In fact, Kang's treatment of "Belimah" almost sounds like a lost early-'70s King Crimson outtake! Track highlights include "Kinyan" (Friedlander), "Vehuel" (Dave Douglas, featuring Greg Tardy and Zorn himself), "Zarach" (Saft), and "Belimah" (Kang). The Zorn crowd tends to follow his every move and usually know what to expect; the uninitiated should probably approach this one with some caution. ~ Sean Westergaard, Rovi
- Artist: John Zorn
- Format: CD
- Year: 2003
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 702397718123
- Item Number: KOC771812
- Release date: 07/22/2003
- Label: Tzadik Records
- Genre: Jazz, International
- Style: World Fusion, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jewish Music
- Album Time: 59:23
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- Angelus Novus
- Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra
- Archery
- Astronome
- Book of Heads
- Cartoon S&M
- Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Vol. 2 [Tzadik]
- Elegy
- Elegy
- Femina
- Film Works XXIII - El General
- Film Works, Vol. 10: In the Mirror of Maya Deren
- Film Works, Vol. 17: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls
- Film Works, Vol. 2: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill
- Film Works, Vol. 20: Sholem Aleichem
- Film Works, Vol. 21: Belle de Nature/Rijksmuseum
- Film Works, Vol. 3
- Film Works, Vol. 4: S&M
- Film Works, Vol. 5: Tears of Ecstasy
- Film Works, Vol. 6
- Film Works, Vol. 7: Cynical Hysterie Hour
- Filmworks 18 - The Treatment
- FilmWorks XII - 2002, Vol. 2 (Three Documentaries)
- FilmWorks XIII - 2002, Vol. 3 (Invitation to a Suicide)
- FilmWorks XIV - Hiding and Seeking
- Filmworks XIX - The Rain Horse
- FilmWorks XV - Protocols of Zion
- Filmworks XVI - Workingman's Death
- FilmWorks: 1986-1990
- First Recordings 1973
- Godard/Spillane
- Hockey
- John Zorn: FilmWorks: 1986-1990
- John Zorn: From Silence to Sorcery
- John Zorn: The Crucible
- Kristallnacht
- Masada Guitars
- Moonchild
- Mysterium
- Naked City
- New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
- O'o
- Pool
- Redbird
- Rituals
- Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
- Songs from the Hermetic Theatre
- The Best of Film Works: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
- The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone (15th Anniversary Edition
- The Circle Maker
- The Classic Guide to Strategy
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- The Dreamers
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- The Last Supper - Film Works XXII
- Voices in the Wilderness
- JOHN ZORN : BIG GUNDOWN
- Masada Live Nyc 1994 (Import)
- Lacrosse
- Masada Anniversary Edition, Vol. 4: Masada Recital
- Parachute Years, 1977-1980
- FilmWorks VIII - Latin Boys Go to Hell; Or Ne'Erav
- Music Romance, Vol. 2: Taboo & Exile
- Xu Feng
- Film Works, Vol. 9: Trembling Before G-D
- Dictee / Liber Novus
- Mount Analogue
- The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor
- John Zorn: Nosferatu
- Templars: In Sacred Blood
- The Hermetic Organ
- John Zorn: Music and its Double
- A Vision in Blakelight
- The Concealed
- Filmworks Xxv-City of Slaughter/Schmatt
- John Zorn: The Mysteries
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- John Zorn's Cobra Live at the Knitting Factory
- Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
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- Heretic, Jeux des Dames Cruelles
- Grand Guignol
- Radio
- Absinthe
- Tokyo Operations '94
- Harras
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- Masada, Vol. 2: Beit
- Masada, Vol. 3: Gimel
- Masada, Vol. 5: Hei
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- Masada, Vol. 8: Het
- Masada, Vol. 9: Tet
- Masada, Vol. 10: Yod
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- 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4
- 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 7
- 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 11
- 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 12
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- A Dreamer's Christmas
- The Christmas Song/Santa's Workshop
- Duras, Duchamp
- String Quartets
- Madness, Love and Mysticism
- Bar Kokhba
- Nani Nani
- Black Box: Torture Garden/Leng Tch'e
- Collected Works
- Ganryu Island
- The Bribe
- Music Romance, Vol. 1: Music for Children
- Masada: Live in Jerusalem
- Masada: Live in Taipei
- Masada: Live in Middelheim
- Masada: Live in Sevilla 2000
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- Naked City Live, Vol. 1: Knitting Factory 1989
- Masada First Live 1993
- I.A.O.
- FilmWorks XI - 2002, Vol. 1 (Secret Lives)
- Talisman: Live in Nagoya
- The Complete Studio Recordings
- Sanhedrin: 1994-1997 [Unreleased Studio Recordings]
- Azazel - Book of Angels, Vol. 2
- At the Mountains of Madness
- Lucifer: The Book of Angels, Vol. 10
- Stolas: The Book of Angels, Vol. 12
- Ipos: The Book of Angels, Vol. 14
- The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days
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- Filmworks, Vol. 24: The Nobel Prize Winner
- Ipsissimus
- John Zorn: Interzone
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- Enigmata
- At the Gates of Paradise
- A Dreamer's Christmas
- Magick
- John Zorn: What Thou Wilt
- Cobra [Double Disc]
- Art of Memory II (Import)
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Julian Kytasty - Bandurria
- Ikue Mori - Electronics
- Michael Grebil - Oud
- Mike Patton - Electronics, Vocals
- Dave Douglas - Fender Rhodes, Trumpet
- Erik Friedlander - Mandolin, Cello
- Jim Gray - Tuba
- Koby Israelite - Accordion, Guitar, Drums, Percussion
- Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz - Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass)
- Sid Gauld - Flugelhorn
- Tuur Florizoone - Accordion
- Yaron Stavi - Bass (Upright), Guitar
- Andy Laster - Clarinet, Saxophone
- Ben Perowsky - Drums
- Brandon Seabrook - Guitar (Electric)
- Buzz Osborne - Guitar
- Dave Lombardo - Drums
- Eric Rosenthal - Drums
- Gary Bohan - Trumpet
- Glenn Dickson - Clarinet
- Greg Cohen - Guitar, Bass
- Greg Tardy - Sax (Tenor)
- John Telfer - Sax (Baritone)
- John Zorn - Sax (Alto)
- Jon Madof - Guitar
- Mathias Kunzli - Drums, Percussion
- Michael McLaughlin - Piano
- Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion
- Stomu Takeishi - Bass
- Tatsuya Yoshida - Vocals
- Trevor Dunn - Bass
- Wadada Leo Smith - Trumpet
- Zahava Seewald - Vocals
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Credits:
- Albert Einstein - Quotes Researched & Compiled
- Arthur Hertzberg - Quotes Researched & Compiled
- Karen Liebowitz - Cover Painting
- Kazunori Sugiyama - Associate Producer
- Eyvind Kang - Instrumentation, Arranger
- Geert DeWit - Mixing, Engineer
- Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin - Design
- Jamie Saft - Audio Engineer, Instrumentation, Engineer, Arranger
- John Zorn - Executive Producer
- Rashanim - Performer
- Scott Hull - Mastering
- Tatsuya Yoshida - Instrumentation, Arranger
- Yoshida Tatsuya - Instrumentation, Arranger
- Dave Douglas - Arranger
- Erik Friedlander - Audio Engineer, Arranger
- Ikue Mori - Arranger
- Julian Kytasty - Arranger
- Mark Tanzer - Engineer
- Michael Grebil - Arranger
- Michael McLaughlin - Arranger
- Trevor Dunn - Arranger
- Tuur Florizoone - Arranger
- Wadada Leo Smith - Arranger
- Zahava Seewald - Arranger
