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The Circle Maker

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Released
  
1998

Length
  
122:13

Artist
  
John Zorn

Label
  
Tzadik Records

Recorded
  
1997

Producer
  
John Zorn

Release date
  
1998

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The Circle Maker (1998)
  
Downtown Lullaby (1998)

Genres
  
Avant-garde jazz, Chamber music, Downtown music

Similar
  
John Zorn albums, Avant-garde jazz albums, Other albums

The Circle Maker is a double album by John Zorn featuring Zorn's Masada compositions performed by the Masada String Trio (on Disc One: Issachar) and the Bar Kokhba Sextet (on Disc Two: Zevulun) which was released in 1998 on the Tzadik label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 5 stars stating "Zorn skeptics will find the superb and elegant music on The Circle Maker surprisingly stable and accessible... All of these musicians are accomplished in jazz and improvised music, and have performed extensively in world and/or classical settings as well. The Circle Maker is a very necessary recording for all appreciators of chamber jazz, new Jewish music, or any of these stellar musicians".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

  • Disc One: Issachar
    1. "Tahah" - 2:30
    2. "Sippur" - 3:21
    3. "Karet" - 1:21
    4. "Hadasha" - 5:36
    5. "Taharah" - 3:51
    6. "Mispar" - 2:47
    7. "Ratzah" - 4:36
    8. "Zebdi" - 1:51
    9. "Yatzah" - 8:14
    10. "Malkhut" - 1:57
    11. "Hodaah" - 3:49
    12. "Elilah" - 3:21
    13. "Meholalot" - 4:54
    14. "Kochot" - 4:58
    15. "Lachish" - 1:30
    16. "Shidim" - 4:32
    17. "Aravot" - 2:58
    18. "Moshav" - 5:06
  • Disc Two: Zevulun
    1. "Lilin" - 6:58
    2. "Hazor" - 4:45
    3. "Kisofim" - 7:23
    4. "Khebar" - 4:54
    5. "Laylah" - 2:57
    6. "Teli" - 4:14
    7. "Tevel" - 4:27
    8. "Eitan" - 2:02
    9. "Ner Tamid" - 2:38
    10. "Idalah-Abal" - 7:41
    11. "Gevurah" - 6:51
  • Disc One: Issachar - Recorded December 6, 1997 at Avatar Studio, New York City
  • Disc Two: Zevulun - Recorded December 7, 1997 at Avatar Studio, New York City

    • Personnel

  • Disc One: Issachar - All tracks performed by the Masada String Trio
  • Mark Feldman: Violin
  • Erik Friedlander: Cello
  • Greg Cohen: Bass
  • Disc Two: Zevulun - All tracks performed by the Bar Kokhba Sextet
  • Marc Ribot: Guitar
  • Cyro Baptista: Percussion
  • Joey Baron: Drums
  • Mark Feldman: Violin
  • Erik Friedlander: Cello
  • Greg Cohen: Bass

    • Production

  • Produced by John Zorn
  • Kazunori Sugiyama: Associate Producer
  • Jim Anderson: Sound Engineer

    • Songs

    1Tahah2:32
    2Sippur3:21
    3Karet1:21

    References

    The Circle Maker Wikipedia
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