Masada 30th Anniversary Edition: The Complete Studio Master Takes (2023)

1-1   Jair
1-2   Bith Aneth
1-3   Tzofeh
1-4   Ashnah
1-5   Tahah
1-6   Kanah
1-7   Delin
1-8   Janovah
1-9   Zebdi
1-10   Idalah-Abal
1-11   Zelah
2-1   Piram
2-2   Hadasha
2-3   Lachish
2-4   Rachab
2-5   Peliyot
2-6   Achshaph
2-7   Sansanah
2-8   Ravayah
2-9   Sahar
2-10   Tirzah
2-11   Shilhim
3-1   Ziphim
3-2   Abidan
3-3   Katzatz
3-4   Hazor
3-5   Netivot
3-6   Karaim
3-9   Hekhal
3-10   Sheloshim
3-11   Lebaoth
3-12   Tannaim
4-1   Midbar
4-2   Mahlah
4-3   Zenan
4-4   Paran (rehearsal)
4-5   Mikreh (Alternate Take)
4-6   Hafla'ah (insert)
4-7   Shebuah (insert)
4-8   Tiferet (rehearsal)
4-9   Avelut (false start)
4-10   Avelut (take 1)
4-11   Avelut (take 2)
5-1   Paran
5-2   Halisah
5-3   Yoreh
5-4   Beeroth
5-5   Hobah
5-6   Neshamah
5-7   Lakum
5-8   Makedah
5-9   Hafla'ah
6-1   Debir
6-2   Shebuah
6-3   Mikreh
6-4   Tiferet
6-5   Nevalah
6-6   Miktav
6-7   Nashon
6-8   Avelut
6-9   Beer Sheba
7-1   Shevet
7-2   Hath-Arob
7-3   Mahshav
7-4   Shamor
7-5   Bacharach
7-6   Otiot
7-7   Nevuah
7-8   Kedem
7-9   Zemer
7-10   Evel
7-11   Tekufah
8-1   Shechem
8-2   Elilah
8-3   Kodashim
8-4   Halom
8-5   Ne'eman
8-6   Abed-Nego
8-7   Tohorot
8-8   Mochin
8-9   Amarim
8-10   Khebar
9-1   Chayah
9-2   Karet
9-3   Moshav
9-4   Leshem
9-5   Kochot
9-6   Meholalot
9-7   Kedushah
9-8   Ner Tamid
9-9   Acharei Mot
9-10   Jachin
10-1   Ru'ach
10-2   Kilayim
10-3   Taltalim
10-4   Hashmal
10-5   Tevel
10-6   Segulah
10-7   Yechida
10-8   Tzalim
10-9   Nashim
10-10   Abrakala
10-11   Zevul
 
Personnel:

Joey Baron - Drums
Greg Cohen - Bass
Dave Douglas - Trumpet
John Zorn - Saxophone

Production 

All music composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Recorded and MIxed by Jim Anderson
Original Mastering by Allan Tucker, Foothill Digital
Box set mastered by Scott Hull 
Hebrew letters originally designed by Arai Yasunori (Picture Disk)
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin) 
Special Thanks to DIW/Disk Union
CD 4 tracks 4 to 9 are previously unreleased
CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4 (1-3) Recorded at RPM, New York on 20 February 1994
CD3 Recorded at Power Station, New York 22 June 1994
CD4(4-11) Recorded at Power Station, New York 7 July 1995
CD7 Recorded at Power Station, New York, 16 Apr 1995
CD5 & CD6 Recorded at Power Station, New York, 16-17 Jul 1995
CD8 Recorded at Avatar, New York, 1 Aug 1996
CD9 Recorded at Avatar, New York, 21 Apr 1997
CD10 Recorded at Avatar, New York, 15 Sept 1997

TZADIK Blurb 

The premier ensemble of Radical Jewish Culture, Masada is one of Zorn's most popular, personal, long-lasting, and powerful projects. Here you find the mother lode—the long-awaited Tzadik release of the original quartet's first studio recordings. Released in Japan by DIW from 1994–1997 and previously available only as hard-to-find Japanese imports, all ten CDs are presented here in their original configurations accompanied by an 84-page booklet filled with photos, scores, and over twenty essays of appreciation by a wide variety of musicians, poets, philosophers, and musical thinkers. Including an hour of rare alternate takes, rehearsals, and inserts, this is the ultimate Masada package. Made available to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, Tzadik is proud to present this important historical document of one of the great acoustic jazz ensembles of all time-John Zorn's Masada. Essential!


Series:  Archival Series


Catalogue Number:  TZ0100 
 

Release Date:  December 2023