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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8

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50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
RecordedSeptember 22, 2003
GenreDowntown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length76:00
LabelTzadik TZ 5008
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Magick
(2004)
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
(2004)
Naninani II
(2004)

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8 is a live album of improvised music by Susie Ibarra, Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one volume in this series not to miss."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Meridian"John Zorn, Susie Ibarra4:19
2."Rising Sign"Zorn, Ibarra7:01
3."Spirit Writing"Zorn, Ibarra6:09
4."By the Mark, Eight"Zorn, Ibarra7:06
5."Visitation"Zorn, Ibarra8:33
6."Ipsissimi"Zorn, Ibarra, Wadada Leo Smith15:59
7."Ghost Writing"Zorn, Ibarra, Smith11:59
8."The Ascending Arc"Zorn, Smith8:02
9."Full Fathom Five"Zorn, Ibarra, Smith6:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2012