Masada: Hei

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{{Infobox album

| name = Masada: Hei

| type = Album

| artist = John Zorn

| cover = Masada Hei.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1995

| recorded = July 16 & 17, 1995

| studio = Power Station, New York City

| venue =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 57:11

| label = DIW DIW 899

| producer = John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama

| chronology = Masada

| prev_title = Masada: Dalet

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Masada: Vav

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = John Zorn

| type = Album

| prev_title = Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill

| prev_year = 1995

| title = Masada: Hei

| year = 1995

| next_title = Masada: Vav

| next_year = 1995

}}

}}

Masada: Hei, also known as ה or Masada 5, is a 1995 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn. It is the fifth album of Masada recordings.[https://masada.world/book-one/studio/hei Masada World: Hei], accessed January 6, 2020

Reception

The Allmusic review by David Freedlander awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hei, the fifth release from John Zorn's Masada Quartet, shows the band at their tightest and most agile".Freedlander, David. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/masada-vol-5-hei-mw0000647540 Allmusic Review] accessed May 30, 2024

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

}}

Track listing

:All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Paran" - 5:12
  2. "Halisah" - 6:27
  3. "Yoreh" - 6:50
  4. "Beeroth" - 4:13
  5. "Hobah" - 11:38
  6. "Neshamah" - 6:06
  7. "Lakom" - 3:11 - misspelled as "Lakum" on album sleeve
  8. "Makedah" - 8:36
  9. "Hafla'ah" - 4:55

:*Recorded at Power Station in New York City on July 16 and 17, 1995

Personnel

References