Bar Kokhba (album)

Bar Kokhba
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	1996
Recorded	August 1994, December 1995, & March 1996; Baby Monster Studios, NY
Genre	Avant-garde jazz Klezmer Chamber jazz
Length	128:09
Label	Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks III: 1990-1995 (1996) Bar Kokhba (1996) In Memory of Nikki Arane (1996)

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. It also features the original soundtrack from THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE - SIMON WIESENTHAL, a film by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel (1994/95).

Reception

The AllMusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4½ stars noting that "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".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

Disc One

1. "Gevurah" - 6:55
2. "Nezikin" - 1:51
3. "Mahshav" - 4:33
4. "Rokhev" - 3:10
5. "Abidan" - 5:19
6. "Sheloshim" - 5:03
7. "Hath-Arob" - 2:25
8. "Paran" - 4:48
9. "Mahlah" - 7:48
10. "Socoh" - 4:07
11. "Yechida" - 8:24
12. "Bikkurim" - 3:25
13. "Idalah-Abal" - 5:04

Disc Two

1. "Tannaim" - 4:38
2. "Nefesh" - 3:33
3. "Abidan" - 3:13
4. "Mo'ed" - 4:59
5. "Maskil" - 4:41
6. "Mishpatim" - 6:46
7. "Sansanah" - 6:56
8. "Shear-Jashub" - 2:06
9. "Mahshav" - 4:50
10. "Sheloshim" - 6:45
11. "Mochin" - 13:11
12. "Karaim" - 3:39

• Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City in August 1994, December 1995 and March 1996

Personnel

• 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

See also

Masada (band)

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Gilman, M. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.