Live in Taipei is a double live album by John Zorn's Masada recorded at the Crown Theatre in Taiwan's capital city Taipei.[1] The album is mistakenly dated 1995, while the performance actually took place in 1996.[2][3]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Joclyn Layne awarded the album 3½ stars stating "With so many exceptional recordings available of the Masada quartet, this one may be considered less necessary, but it's still necessary for most fans ".[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
Track listing
- Disc one
- "Gevurah" – 12:38
- "Achshaph" – 2:41
- "Mahshav" – 7:09
- "Shebuah" – 12:06
- "Shilhim" – 2:45
- "Idalah-Abal" – 8:24
- "Mikreh" – 10:45
- "Yoreh" – 7:42
- "Tekufah" – 9:16
- Disc two
- "Debir" – 9:17
- "Sheloshim" – 8:11
- "Katzatz" – 2:47
- "Hadasha" – 11:21
- "Lachish" – 2:25
- "Midbar" – 9:08
- "Evel" – 5:45
- "Hafla-ah" – 6:34
- "Racheb" – 7:08
- "Ziphim" – 10:20
Personnel
- John Zorn – saxophone
- Dave Douglas – trumpet
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Joey Baron – drums
References
- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ John Zorn's Masada Live at the Crown Theater, Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 1996.
- ^ Masada World: Live in Taipei 1995, accessed January 6, 2020
- ^ a b Layne, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
