50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8

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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
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Live album by John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Susie Ibarra
Released October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
Recorded September 22, 2003
Genre Downtown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length 76:00
Label Tzadik TZ 5008
Producer John Zorn
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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8 is a live album of improvised music by Susie Ibarra, Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn documenting their performance at Tonic in September, 2003 as part of John Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one volume in this series not to miss.".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Meridian"   John Zorn/Susie Ibarra 4:19
2. "Rising Sign"   Zorn/Ibarra 7:01
3. "Spirit Writing"   Zorn/Ibarra 6:09
4. "By the Mark, Eight"   Zorn/Ibarra 7:06
5. "Visitation"   Zorn/Ibarra 8:33
6. "Ipsissimi"   Zorn/Ibarra/Wadada Leo Smith 15:59
7. "Ghost Writing"   Zorn/Ibarra/Smith 11:59
8. "The Ascending Arc"   Zorn/Smith 8:02
9. "Full Fathom Five"   Zorn/Ibarra/Smith 6:50

Personnel

References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2012