Home > Music > Z > Zorn, John > Discography

Albums | Compilations | Singles | Videos

Masada
Sanhedrin: 1994-1997 [Unreleased Studio Recordings]
Release Date: 2005 03 22
Label: Tzadik
Rating:

With ten studio releases and almost as many live recordings available, there will surely be some people saying "not more Masada!" Sanhedrin is a collection of studio outtakes, recorded at eight different sessions from 1994 through 1997. All of these tunes but one ("Nefesh") have been released in other takes before, but that's not really the point. This band has become one of the finest jazz ensembles of the last several decades, and there will probably come a time when folks will be drooling over any previously unreleased scraps the same way they do today over lost Monk and Coltrane recordings. The improvisations and interactions -- not to mention the dynamics -- can change from one performance to the next, and it's interesting to hear how these players approach the tunes on different takes. The package is lovely, with liner notes from all the bandmembers, and, of course, the playing is phenomenal. Whether you need more Masada right now is a personal decision, but Tzadik simply seems to be taking a proactive approach to the inevitable raiding of the Zorn vaults and the clamoring for unheard material. Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Piram	Zorn	6:22
2	Lebaoth	Zorn	6:08
3	Idalah-Abal	Zorn	7:38
4	Midbar	Zorn	5:06
5	Zelah	Zorn	4:27
6	Katzatz	Zorn	2:20
7	Abidan	Zorn	6:53
8	Hekhal	Zorn	3:07
9	Tannaim	Zorn	8:34
10	Nefesh	Zorn	5:40
11	Neshamah	Zorn	7:15
12	Lakom	Zorn	3:46
13	Tiferet	Zorn	5:33
14	Evel	Zorn	5:42
15	Hath-Arob	Zorn	3:33
16	Mahshav	Zorn	6:06
17	Zemer	Zorn	2:36
18	Ne'eman	Zorn	8:46
19	Meholalot	Zorn	7:11
20	Kochot	Zorn	5:19
21	Jachin	Zorn	4:46
22	Moshav	Zorn	7:26
23	Acharei Mot	Zorn	8:50
24	Kilayim	Zorn	3:08
25	Otiot	Zorn	3:44
26	Nashim	Zorn	3:50
27	Karet	Zorn	1:25
28	Hashmal	Zorn	3:21
29	Ruach	Zorn	5:28