Bar Kokhba (1996)

Track Listing
1-01. Gevurah. 6:55
1-02. Nezikin. 1:51
1-03. Mahshav. 4:33
1-04. Rokhev. 3:10
1-05. Abidan. 5:19
1-06. Sheloshim. 5:03
1-07. Hath-Arob. 2:25
1-08. Paran. 4:48
1-09. Mahlah7:48
1-10. Socoh. 4:07
1-11. Yechida. 8:24
1-12. Bikkurim. 3:25
1-13. Idalah-Abal. 5:05
2-01. Tannaim. 4:39
2-02. Nefesh. 3:33
2-03. Abidan. 3:13
2-04. Mo'ed. 4:59
2-05. Maskil. 4:41
2-06. Mishpatim. 6:46
2-07. Sansanah. 6:56
2-08. Shear-Jashub. 2:06
2-09. Mahshav. 4:50
2-10. Sheloshim. 6:45
2-11. Mochin. 13:11
2-12. Karaim. 3:39
Personnel
Greg Cohen: Bass
Anthony Coleman: Piano
Dave Douglas: Trumpet
Mark Dresser: Bass
Mark Feldman: Violin
Erik Friedlander: Cello
David Krakauer: Clarinet
John Medeski: Organ, Piano
Marc Ribot: Guitar
Chris Speed: Clarinet
Kenny Wollesen: Drums
Production
All compositions by John Zorn
Produced By John Zorn
Associate Producers - Kazunori Sugiyama and David Newgarden
Recorded August 1994, December 1995 and March 1996 at Baby Monster Studios, NYC
Engineered by John Rosenberg
Mastering - Allan Tucker, Foothill Digital, NYC
Design - KimSu Theiler
Cover Photograph Letter of Bar Kokhba to Yeshua, son of Galgola
Black and White Photograph Catacombs of Sages
Color Photograph The Wilderness of Sinai
Some of this music was originally recorded for The Art Of Remembrance - Simon Wisenthal, a feature documentary film by Johanna Heer and Werner Schmiedel.
TZADIK Blurb
Masada has quickly become one of John Zorn's most popular and adventurous musical projects. These special arrangements for small ensembles of strings, keyboards and clarinets, shed new light on his book of inspiring compositions expanding the Jewish tradition. Bar Kokhba presents over two hours of dark, passionate and evocative Jewish music, featuring some of New York City's finest musicians.
This double-CD is the long-awaited first American release of Zorn's Masada material, featuring startling new chamber arrangements of music from the six Masada albums on Avant (Japan).
Series: Radical Jewish Culture
Catalogue Number: TZ7108-2
Release Date: 1996