Live in Taipei 1995 explained

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]

Track listing

• Disc one

1. "Gevurah" – 12:38
2. "Achshaph" – 2:41
3. "Mahshav" – 7:09
4. "Shebuah" – 12:06
5. "Shilhim" – 2:45
6. "Idalah-Abal" – 8:24
7. "Mikreh" – 10:45
8. "Yoreh" – 7:42
9. "Tekufah" – 9:16

• Disc two

1. "Debir" – 9:17
2. "Sheloshim" – 8:11
3. "Katzatz" – 2:47
4. "Hadasha" – 11:21
5. "Lachish" – 2:25
6. "Midbar" – 9:08
7. "Evel" – 5:45
8. "Hafla-ah" – 6:34
9. "Racheb" – 7:08
10. "Ziphim" – 10:20

Personnel

• John Zorn – saxophone
• Dave Douglas – trumpet
• Greg Cohen – bass
• Joey Baron – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7323-2 Tzadik catalogue
2. http://www.bigozine2.com/archive/ARrarities06/ARmastaipei.html John Zorn's Masada Live at the Crown Theater, Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 1996.
3. https://masada.world/book-one/live/live-in-taipei-1995 Masada World: Live in Taipei 1995
4. Layne, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011