Zorn, John / Susie Ibarra And Wadada Leo Smith / 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
Album: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Zorn, John / Susie Ibarra And Wadada Leo Smith   Added:Mar 2005
Label:Tzadik Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-03-06 Pull Date: 2005-05-08 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 24 Apr 17 Apr 10 Apr 3 Mar 20 Mar 13
Airplays: 1 1 1 4 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 01, 2015: 4-1-2015
Meridian
4. Nov 10, 2006: Memory Select
Full Fathom Five
2. Nov 29, 2013: No Messy Cover Minimum
Rising Sign
5. May 23, 2006: Umami Jazz Program
Full Fathom Five
3. Jul 13, 2012: In Your Ear | Fo, Where Are You!?
Full Fathom Five
6. Apr 22, 2005: Memory Select
Meridian

Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2005-03-01
John Zorn – 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 8

Excellent improv taken from two live sets during Zorn’s birthday festival at his club in NYC. Ibarra is an excellent foil for Zorn’s sax with her bubbling Eastern percussion and precise pummeling of the drumkit. Great stuff!

Ibarra / Zorn Duo
*1. Wild bursts of sax matched nicely with percussion
2. Solid wall of improv, long “raygun” sax at end
*3. Mellow rumbling drums and sax
4. Super crazed Zorn sax

Smith / Ibarra / Zorn Trio
5. Sparse squeaks & rumbles
6. Slow drawn out improv (horn duet)
*7. Continuation of 6, still drawn out but has its loud moments
8. Sparse horn duet
*9. Excellent trio encore – a fast jazzy pulse and great solos

Ben B 3/1/04

Track Listing
1. Meridian   5. Visitation
2. Rising Sign   6. Ipsissimi
3. Spirit Writing   7. Ghost Writing
4. By the Mark, Eight   8. The Ascending Arc
  9. Full Fathom Five