The Circle Maker is a double album by John Zorn featuring Zorn's Masada compositions performed by the Masada String Trio (on Disc One: Issachar) and the Bar Kokhba Sextet (on Disc Two: Zevulun) which was released in 1998 on the Tzadik label.[1]
The Circle Maker: Issachar | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Avant-garde jazz Downtown music Chamber music | |||
Length | 122:13 | |||
Label | Tzadik TZ 7122 | |||
Producer | John Zorn | |||
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The Circle Maker: Zevulun | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 5 stars stating "Zorn skeptics will find the superb and elegant music on The Circle Maker surprisingly stable and accessible... All of these musicians are accomplished in jazz and improvised music, and have performed extensively in world and/or classical settings as well. The Circle Maker is a very necessary recording for all appreciators of chamber jazz, new Jewish music, or any of these stellar musicians."[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Zorn
- Disc One: Issachar
- "Tahah" – 2:30
- "Sippur" – 3:21
- "Karet" – 1:21
- "Hadasha" – 5:36
- "Taharah" – 3:51
- "Mispar" – 2:47
- "Ratzah" – 4:36
- "Zebdi" – 1:51
- "Yatzar" – 8:14 - misspelled as "Yatzah" on album sleeve [3]
- "Malkhut" – 1:57
- "Hodaah" – 3:49
- "Elilah" – 3:21
- "Meholalot" – 4:54
- "Kochot" – 4:58
- "Lachish" – 1:30
- "Shidim" – 4:32
- "Aravot" – 2:58
- "Moshav" – 5:06
- Disc Two: Zevulun
- "Lilin" – 6:58
- "Hazor" – 4:45
- "Kisofim" – 7:23
- "Khebar" – 4:54
- "Laylah" – 2:57
- "Teli" – 4:14
- "Tevel" – 4:27
- "Eitan" – 2:02
- "Ner Tamid" – 2:38
- "Idalah-Abal" – 7:41
- "Gevurah" – 6:51
- Disc One: Issachar – Recorded December 6, 1997, at Avatar Studio, New York City
- Disc Two: Zevulun – Recorded December 7, 1997, at Avatar Studio, New York City
Personnel
edit- Disc One: Issachar – All tracks performed by the Masada String Trio
- Mark Feldman – violin
- Erik Friedlander – cello
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Disc Two: Zevulun – All tracks performed by the Bar Kokhba Sextet
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- Joey Baron – drums
- Mark Feldman – violin
- Erik Friedlander – cello
- Greg Cohen – bass
Production
edit- Produced by John Zorn
- Kazunori Sugiyama: Associate Producer
- Jim Anderson: Sound Engineer
References
edit- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ a b Layne, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2013
- ^ Masada World: Issachar, accessed January 6, 2020