| 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 | ||||
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| Live album by Electric Masada | ||||
| Released | May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) | |||
| Recorded | September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27) | |||
| Genre | Downtown music, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 72:32 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 is a live album by Electric Masada documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard states "This is a fantastic ensemble, with lots of time spent playing together, and Zorn knows how get the best out of them. Fans of the Masada series will not be disappointed. Excellent."
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Zorn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tekufah" | 14:33 |
| 2. | "Idalah-Abal" | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Hadasha" | 13:48 |
| 4. | "Hath-Arob" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Yatzar" | 9:20 |
| 6. | "Lilin" | 15:41 |
| 7. | "Kisofim" | 8:41 |
Personnel
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- Joey Baron – drums
- Trevor Dunn – bass
- Ikue Mori – laptop electronics
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Jamie Saft– keyboards
- Kenny Wollesen – drums
- John Zorn – alto saxophone
References
- Tzadik catalogue
- Masada World: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4, accessed January 6, 2020
- ^ Westergaard, Sean. 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2012.