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Recorded during a string of concerts staged to commemorate John Zorn's 50th birthday, ELECTRIC MASADA captures the plugged-in variation of Zorn's acoustic, avant-Klezmer jazz quartet. Regular members Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Greg Cohen (bass) ... Full Descriptionare absent here, with bassist Trevor Dunn admirably filling Cohen's position. Zorn's alternately lyrical and aggressive alto saxophone playing is still front and center, as are Joey Baron's dazzlingly polyrhythmic drum patterns. Rounding out the ensemble are guitarist Marc Ribot, keyboardist Jamie Saft, percussionists Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista, and Ikue Mori on laptop electronics.
As one might guess from the personnel and instrumentation, the music here is dense, highly rhythmic, experimental, and often chaotic. The nearly 15-minute "Tekufah" is a cerebral, funky brew that recalls Miles Davis's early-1970s period (circa LIVE EVIL), with Saft's Rhodes creating a busy, cool counterbalance to Ribot's screaming guitar and the webs of thundering drums. "Idalah-Abal" leads off with a punishing death-metal riff that gives way to a rising tide of noise led by Zorn's screeching alto. Elsewhere, the jagged, fragmentary skronk of "Hath-Arob" contrasts with the quietly shimmering dream of "Yatzar," proving Zorn's penchant for endless surprises in the service of his bold, heroic music.
This is part of Tzadik's Birthday Celebration Series.
Live Recording
Electric Masada: Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollesen, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Ikue Mori.
John Zorn/Masada: Marc Ribot (guitar); John Zorn (alto saxophone); Jamie Saft (keyboards); Trevor Dunn (bass instrument); Kenny Wollesen, Joey Baron (drums); Cyro Baptista (percussion); Ikue Mori (electronics).
Recording information: Tonic, New York, New York (09/27/2003). Hide Description Electric Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 4 Music John Zorn Electric Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 4 Songs Electric Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 4 Music Review Purchase Electric Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 4 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Masada String Trio: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 1 CD (2004)
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With its patented blend of swirling Klezmer themes and frantic free-jazz improvising, one might think that Masada's music would grow predictable or tiresome over time. On the contrary, the burbling, always-busy rhythm section of bassist Greg Cohen and octopus-armed drummer Joey Baron expands the tunes anew with each performance, and the sinuous twin horn lines of trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist John Zorn search and push in ever-changing directions. In addition to uncanny chemistry and dynamic interplay, Masada never fails to keep its music fresh and forward-moving.
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