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Bar Kokhba (album)

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Released
  
1996

Artist
  
John Zorn

Producer
  
John Zorn

Length
  
128:09

Release date
  
1996

Label
  
Tzadik Records

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Recorded
  
August 1994, December 1995, & March 1996; Baby Monster Studios, NY

Bar Kokhba (1996)
  
In Memory of Nikki Arane (1996)

Genres
  
Klezmer, Avant-garde jazz, Chamber jazz

Similar
  
John Zorn albums, Klezmer albums, Other albums

Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles. It also features the original soundtrack from THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE - SIMON WIESENTHAL, a film by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel (1994/95).

Contents

Gevurah bar kokhba


Reception

The AllMusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4½ stars noting that "While some compositions retain their original structure and sound, some are expanded and probed by Zorn's arrangements, and resemble avant-garde classical music more than jazz. But this is the beauty of the album; the ensembles provide a forum for Zorn to expand his compositions. The album consistently impresses".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

Disc One
  1. "Gevurah" - 6:55
  2. "Nezikin" - 1:51
  3. "Mahshav" - 4:33
  4. "Rokhev" - 3:10
  5. "Abidan" - 5:19
  6. "Sheloshim" - 5:03
  7. "Hath-Arob" - 2:25
  8. "Paran" - 4:48
  9. "Mahlah" - 7:48
  10. "Socoh" - 4:07
  11. "Yechida" - 8:24
  12. "Bikkurim" - 3:25
  13. "Idalah-Abal" - 5:04
Disc Two
  1. "Tannaim" - 4:38
  2. "Nefesh" - 3:33
  3. "Abidan" - 3:13
  4. "Mo'ed" - 4:59
  5. "Maskil" - 4:41
  6. "Mishpatim" - 6:46
  7. "Sansanah" - 6:56
  8. "Shear-Jashub" - 2:06
  9. "Mahshav" - 4:50
  10. "Sheloshim" - 6:45
  11. "Mochin" - 13:11
  12. "Karaim" - 3:39
  • Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City in August 1994, December 1995 and March 1996

    • Personnel

  • John Zorn: Producer
  • Mark Feldman (2,4,6,10,12,14,16,20,21,25): violin
  • Erik Friedlander (2,4,6,10,12,14,16,21,25): cello
  • Greg Cohen (2,4,6,9,10,12,14,16,18,21,25): bass
  • Marc Ribot (9,18,24): guitar
  • Anthony Coleman (1,3,11,17,19): piano
  • David Krakauer (3,8): clarinets
  • John Medeski (5,7,8,13,15,17,20,22,23): organ, piano
  • Mark Dresser (1,15,19): bass
  • Kenny Wollesen (1,2,15,19,23): drums
  • Chris Speed (5,13,20,23): clarinet
  • Dave Douglas (23): trumpet

    • Songs

    Gevurah6:56
    Nezikin1:51
    Mahshav4:34

    References

    Bar Kokhba (album) Wikipedia
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