Bar Kokhba (album)
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For the 2nd-century Jewish military leader, see Simon bar Kokhba.
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| Studio album by John Zorn | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | August 1994, December 1995, & March 1996; Baby Monster Studios, NY | |
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz | |
| Length | 128:09 | |
| Label | Tzadik | |
| Producer(s) | John Zorn | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| John Zorn chronology | ||
| Filmworks III (1996) |
Bar Kokhba (1996) |
Masada: Zayin (1996) |
Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. It is made up of music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged from quartet pieces to various groupings (from solo to quartets).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
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- (All compositions by John Zorn.)
[edit] Personnel
- John Zorn: alto saxophone
- 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
[edit] See also
- Bar Kokhba (disambiguation)
