First Live 1993 Explained

First Live 1993
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Masada
Cover:	First Live 1993.jpg
Released:	April 23, 2002
Recorded:	September 12, 1993
Genre:	Downtown music Avant-garde jazz
Length:	47:09
Label:	Tzadik TZ 7337
Producer:	John Zorn
Chronology:	Masada
Prev Title:	Live at Tonic 2001
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume 7
Next Year:	2004

First Live 1993 is a live album by John Zorn's Masada documenting their premier live appearance at the Knitting Factory in September, 1993.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "For the fanatics who have everything Masada, this is no exception in its necessity. For the curious and cautious, this is a wonderfully accessible place to begin an odyssey".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Piram" – 5:55
2. "Sansanah" – 7:10
3. "Ziphim" – 7:16
4. "Zebdi" – 5:00
5. "Hadasha" – 7:38
6. "Rachab/Lebaoth" – 7:04
7. "Hazor" – 7:02

• Recorded live at the Knitting Factory on September 12, 1993

Personnel

Masada

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7337 Tzadik catalogue
2. https://masada.world/releases/first-live Masada World: First Live 1993
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011