Masada: Het

Masada: Het
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	1997
Recorded	August 1, 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:17
Label	DIW
Producer	John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama
Masada chronology
Masada: Zayin (1996) Masada: Het (1997) Masada: Tet (1997)
John Zorn chronology
Duras: Duchamp (1997) Masada: Het (1997) The Parachute Years (1997)

Masada: Het, also known as Masada 8, is a 1997 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label. It is the eighth album of Masada recordings.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Het isn't spectacular Masada full of fireworks, but there's plenty of that around -- this is just a very good, solid disc packed with strong performances and material".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. "Schechem" - 11:25
2. "Elilah" - 4:38
3. "Kodashim" - 4:40
4. "Halom" - 2:00
5. "Ne'eman" - 9:56
6. "Abed-Nego" - 7:14
7. "Tohorot" - 4:39
8. "Mochin" - 6:37
9. "Amarim" - 4:28
10. "Khebar" - 4:40

• Recorded at Avatar, New York City on August 1, 1996

Personnel

• John Zorn — alto saxophone
• Dave Douglas — trumpet
• Greg Cohen — bass
• Joey Baron — drums

References