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About Masada Live In Sevilla 2000
Amazon.com From the beginning, John Zorn made no secret about his intention to have Masada be very well-documented, indeed. After all, the quartet is something of a supergroup: trumpet star Dave Douglas and--star himself--Zorn are on the frontline; Joey Baron on drums and Greg Cohen on bass are vaunted rhythmists themselves. Who knew, however, that a few years into their existence, Masada would have a studio album for every letter in the Hebrew alphabet and live albums from four countries? Among the live albums, Live in Sevilla catches Masada at their most recent, and the quartet is on fire. Zorn plays with even more hunger for swerving, squalling segues between klezmer, Ornette Coleman, and sheer-energy-school, free-jazz extremities--this while Baron and Cohen firmly stitch things together in even, if quick, time signatures rather than free-time meanderings. Douglas sounds, well, as he often does, less likely to careen off into chaos and smitten as always with the solo logic of Booker Little and tone colors that recall Lester Bowie. Is this necessary listening for the average Joe? Likely not, but it catches one of jazz's most prolific bands in stunning form. --Andrew Bartlett Product Description Beautifully recorded by Sevilla's La Tirana recording unit just two months ago, Masada's concert in Sevilla is a remarkable string of special moments from beginning to end a perfect balance of mind, heart and balls. Intense, tender, beautiful, exhilarating, over the top, featuring plenty of the telepathic group interaction and attention to detail that has become Masada's trademark and some outrageous solo excursions by all four members, (including a show-stopping seven minute drum solo by Joey Baron), this is a must-have for all fans of acoustic jazz and one of Masada's best concerts ever.
