Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996.[1] It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles.[2] It also features the original soundtrack from The Art of Remembrance – Simon Wiesenthal, a film by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel (1994–95).
| Bar Kokhba | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | August 1994, December 1995, & March 1996 | |||
| Studio | Baby Monster Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, klezmer, chamber jazz | |||
| Length | 128:09 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Marc Gilman noted: "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."[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Zorn
- Disc One
- "Gevurah" – 6:55
- "Nezikin" – 1:51
- "Mahshav" – 4:33
- "Rokhev" – 3:10
- "Abidan" – 5:19
- "Sheloshim" – 5:03
- "Hath-Arob" – 2:25
- "Paran" – 4:48
- "Mahlah" – 7:48
- "Socoh" – 4:07
- "Yechida" – 8:24
- "Bikkurim" – 3:25
- "Idalah-Abal" – 5:04
- Disc Two
- "Tannaim" – 4:38
- "Nefesh" – 3:33
- "Abidan" – 3:13
- "Mo'ed" – 4:59
- "Maskil" – 4:41
- "Mishpatim" – 6:46
- "Sansanah" – 6:56
- "Shear-Jashub" – 2:06
- "Mahshav" – 4:50
- "Sheloshim" – 6:45
- "Mochin" – 13:11
- "Karaim" – 3:39
- Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City in August 1994, December 1995 and March 1996
Personnel
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Bar Kokhba album on Masada World
- ^ a b Gilman, M. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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