Bar Kokhba (album)

Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: 1996 | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Filmworks III: 1990–19951996In Memory of Nikki Arane1996studioBar KokhbaBar Kokhba (album cover).jpgPhotograph of archaic paper with superimposed text "Bar Kokhba" near the bottomJohn Zorn1996August 1994, December 1995, & March 1996Baby Monster Studios, New York CityAvant-garde jazz, klezmer, chamber jazz128:09TzadikJohn Zornx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996.<ref>Tzadik catalogue</ref> It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles.<ref>Bar Kokhba album on Masada World</ref> 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 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."<ref name="Allmusic">Gilman, M. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.</ref> Template:Album ratings

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

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

References

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