Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3: The Unknown Masada
by John Zorn
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 July 2003
- Label: Tzadik
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:13:48
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Celebrating a decade of his massive Masada songbook, the prolific composer compiles performances of previously unrecorded pieces by various ensembles within his Tzadik label orbit. The record seamlessly shifts from traditional acoustic klezmer to aggressive jazz-metal fusion, highlighting the extreme elasticity and enduring brilliance of his Jewish-themed compositional frameworks. It serves as an essential sampler of his diverse avant-garde community.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, traditional, improvisation, diverse, orchestral
Tracklist
Credits
- Karen Liebowitz - painting [cover]
- John Zorn - primary artist, composed by [all compositions by], executive-producer
- Bill Frisell - arranged by, producer [produced by], guitar
- Marc Ribot - arranged by, producer [produced by], guitar
- Tim Sparks - arranged by, producer [produced by], guitar
- Heung-Heung Chin - design
- Scott Hull - mastered by
- Kazunori Sugiyama - producer [associate producer]
- Tucker Martine - recorded by [bill frisell's tracks]
- Francois Lardeau - recorded by [marc ribot's tracks]
- Rod Volker - recorded by [tim sparks' tracks]