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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
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Live album by Masada String Trio
Released February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded September 3, 2003
Genre Downtown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length 63:03
Label Tzadik TZ 5001
Producer John Zorn
Masada String Trio chronology
Filmworks XI: Secret Lives
(2002)Filmworks XI: Secret Lives2002
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
(2004)
Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2
(2005)Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 22005
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
(2003) Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking2003
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1
(2004) 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12004
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 2
(2004) 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 22004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1 is a live album by the Masada String Trio documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "From soloing to comping, bowing to pizzicato techniques, the set is dazzling from start to finish. Only "Malkut" and "Karet" are anything but beautiful, sounding like pieces left more open to free improvisation than the others, and allowing other facets of the players' abilities to come out. The Masada songbook has elicited a rather large number of truly excellent recordings from its various ensembles. Add this one to the list. Recommended."

All tracks written by John Zorn.


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