Masada String Trio / 50TH Birthday Celebration VOL1
Album: 50TH Birthday Celebration VOL1   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Masada String Trio   Added:Apr 2004
Label:Tzadik Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-04-12 Pull Date: 2004-06-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 6 May 30 May 23 May 16 May 9 Apr 25 Apr 18
Airplays: 1 1 3 2 2 4 3

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 28, 2015: Music Casserole
Moshav
4. Mar 06, 2009: Memory Select
Malkut
2. Aug 31, 2014: Pentagonal Banana
Ner Tamid
5. Mar 06, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Abidan
3. Jul 31, 2010: Music Casserole
Moshav
6. Mar 03, 2009: that's not bluegrass
Khebar

Album Review
Ben Bostwick
Reviewed 2004-04-06
Sublime string trio arrangements of your favorite Masada hits. Note that this isn’t some lame “String Tribute To..”-style wimpy crap. The energy on this disc approaches the intensity found on the Masada live discs, even without Joey Baron blazing away behind the drums. The players obviously know this music inside and out, and Feldman especially shines with Zorn and Douglas style soloing. This is amazing stuff! You can’t go wrong with any of these tracks, the asterisked ones are my favorites.

1. 45 sec of tuning and intros, then a version of the concert staple. Starts in a languid fashion, but Feldman turns it up a notch with his spot-on soloing
*2. Mysterious mood, beautifully arranged with lots of plucked strings
**3. Fast freakout
4. Bouncy jaunt
*5. Stop-start track alternating sweet melody with freakout
*6. Fast off-kilter romp
7. Slow, pretty and contemplative
8. Fast and light
*9. Wonderful cacophony
*10. Powerfully emotive
11. Quick and light

Track Listing
1. Tahah   6. Meholalot
2. Abidan   7. Kedushah
3. Lachish   8. Ner Tamid
4. Sippur   9. Karet
5. Malkut   10. Moshav
  11. Khebar