John Zorn New Masada Quartet 03/17/2015 selling 100

selling 100

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and the listener would be forgiven for locating the atmospheres and soundscapes of this album on some sonic promontory above and between the potent abstractions of Tim Hecker

" Derby says of the album

Stuart Duncan (fiddle)

John Zorn New Masada Quartet 03/17/2015 selling 100The long awaited first recording by John Zorns newest and most exciting ensemble, the New Masada Quartet. Performing eight classic compositions from the Masada songbooks, NMQ is a tight unit of like minded virtuosi and one of the best groups Zorn has ever had. Bristling hot guitar master Julian Lage, bass wizard Jorge Roeder and 30 year Zorn veteran Kenny Wollesen perform with a crackling live energy that brings the Masada music to life like never