Bar Kokhba (album)

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.[2] It also features the original soundtrack from The Art of Remembrance – Simon Wiesenthal, a film by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel (1994–95).

This article is about the John Zorn album. For other uses, see Bar Kokhba (disambiguation).

Bar Kokhba
Photograph of archaic paper with superimposed text "Bar Kokhba" near the bottom
Studio album by
John Zorn
Released1996
RecordedAugust 1994, December 1995, & March 1996
StudioBaby Monster Studios, New York City
GenreAvant-garde jazz, klezmer, chamber jazz
Length128:09
LabelTzadik
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks III: 1990–1995
(1996)		 Bar Kokhba
(1996)		 In Memory of Nikki Arane
(1996)

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."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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

References
  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. Bar Kokhba album on Masada World
  3. Gilman, M. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.



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