Masada: Hei
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Masada: Hei |
| type | Album |
| artist | John Zorn |
| cover | Masada Hei.jpg |
| released | 1995 |
| recorded | July 16 & 17, 1995 |
| studio | Power Station, New York City |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 57:11 |
| label | DIW DIW 899 |
| producer | John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama |
| chronology | Masada |
| prev_title | Masada: Dalet |
| prev_year | 1994 |
| next_title | Masada: Vav |
| next_year | 1995 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | John Zorn |
| type | Album |
| prev_title | Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill |
| prev_year | 1995 |
| title | Masada: Hei |
| year | 1995 |
| next_title | Masada: Vav |
| next_year | 1995 |
| :: |
| name = Masada: Hei | type = Album | artist = John Zorn | cover = Masada Hei.jpg | alt = | released = 1995 | recorded = July 16 & 17, 1995 | studio = Power Station, New York City | venue = | genre = Jazz | length = 57:11 | label = DIW DIW 899 | producer = John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama | chronology = Masada | prev_title = Masada: Dalet | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Masada: Vav | next_year = 1995 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = John Zorn | type = Album | prev_title = Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill | prev_year = 1995 | title = Masada: Hei | year = 1995 | next_title = Masada: Vav | next_year = 1995
Masada: Hei, also known as ה or Masada 5, is a 1995 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn. It is the fifth album of Masada recordings.
Reception
The Allmusic review by David Freedlander awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hei, the fifth release from John Zorn's Masada Quartet, shows the band at their tightest and most agile". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score =
Track listing
:All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Paran" - 5:12
- "Halisah" - 6:27
- "Yoreh" - 6:50
- "Beeroth" - 4:13
- "Hobah" - 11:38
- "Neshamah" - 6:06
- "Lakom" - 3:11 - misspelled as "Lakum" on album sleeve
- "Makedah" - 8:36
- "Hafla'ah" - 4:55 :*Recorded at Power Station in New York City on July 16 and 17, 1995
Personnel
;Masada
References
References
- [https://masada.world/book-one/studio/hei Masada World: Hei], accessed January 6, 2020
- Freedlander, David. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/masada-vol-5-hei-mw0000647540 Allmusic Review] accessed May 30, 2024
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