Masada: Het
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Masada: Het |
| type | Album |
| artist | John Zorn |
| cover | Masada Het.jpg |
| released | 1997 |
| recorded | August 1, 1996 at Avatar, NYC |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 60:17 |
| label | DIW |
| producer | John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama |
| chronology | Masada |
| prev_title | Masada: Zayin |
| prev_year | 1996 |
| next_title | Masada: Tet |
| next_year | 1997 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | John Zorn |
| type | Album |
| prev_title | Duras: Duchamp |
| prev_year | 1997 |
| title | Masada: Het |
| year | 1997 |
| next_title | The Parachute Years |
| next_year | 1997 |
| :: |
| name = Masada: Het | type = Album | artist = John Zorn | cover = Masada Het.jpg | alt = | released = 1997 | recorded = August 1, 1996 at Avatar, NYC | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 60:17 | label = DIW | producer = John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama | chronology = Masada | prev_title = Masada: Zayin | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Masada: Tet | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = John Zorn | type = Album | prev_title = Duras: Duchamp | prev_year = 1997 | title = Masada: Het | year = 1997 | next_title = The Parachute Years | next_year = 1997
Masada: Het, also known as ח or Masada 8, is a 1997 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label. It is the eighth album of Masada recordings.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Het isn't spectacular Masada full of fireworks, but there's plenty of that around -- this is just a very good, solid disc packed with strong performances and material". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score =
Track listing
:All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Shechem" - 11:25
- "Elilah" - 4:38
- "Kodashim" - 4:40
- "Halom" - 2:00
- "Ne'eman" - 9:56
- "Abed-Nego" - 7:14
- "Tohorot" - 4:39
- "Mochin" - 6:37
- "Amarim" - 4:28
- "Khebar" - 4:40
Personnel
References
References
- [https://masada.world/book-one/studio/het Masada World: Het], accessed January 6, 2020
- Snowden, D. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/masada-vol-8-het-r352039/review Allmusic Review] accessed July 26, 2011
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