Hi, Hi there,

I've been reading messages here for many months, but unfortunately, I'm still a bit unclear on exactly what "Masada song book" means.

Zorn was writing Masada tunes (I don't know the exact number, but over two hundred) for a certain period of time. Is it a

series of compositions that are interpretted differently for different CDs?

In the beginning I thought they were composed specifically for the quartet, but as time goes by, it seems that they're adaptable for very different environments (solo guitar, piano/violin duo, string trio, etc). I guess that was in Zorn's mind from the very beginning, but you never know.

Also, what exactly is "electric" Masada, and how does it differ from non-electric Masada?

Electric Masada uses electric instruments, including keyboards, electric guitar, electric bass, laptop, etc... although the Bar Kokhba sextet already included Ribot. So I guess it should be called More Electric Masada. Expect an Even More Electric Masada configuration anytime soon, including heavy metal guitars, electric drums and firework paraphernalia! I have the CDs -- Bar Kokhba,

The Circle Maker, and Masada String Trio -- but they don't say anything about Electric Masada on them, so I will infer that there is a difference.

The approach to EM seems quite different, more improv-oriented and with a certain 70's Miles-flavor. The Masada melodies almost seem an excuse to develop improvisational ideas. Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: John Schuller "Lesser Angel of Failure" n.r: Reinhard Steiner "Egon Schiele" __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! - 6 MB, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.yahoo.es