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Masada Anniversary Edition Volume 2: Voices in the Wilderness is the second album in a series of five releases celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Zorn's Masada songbook project.^[1] It features 24 compositions by Zorn, each performed by different ensembles.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars.^[3] The Klezmer Shack stated "for the wonderous ways in which these compositions are re-discovered and re-explored by a host of ensembles around the world, this collection becomes essential... This tribute only hints at the influence that Zorn and his Masada music have had internationally... This set is a wonderful starting point to get a sense of the music, or to enjoy its diversity and diverse interpretation.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Zorn

Disc one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Karaim"	Pharaoh's Daughter	4:19
2.	"Kisofim"	Ben Perowsky Trio	6:45
3.	"Meholalot"	The Cracow Klezmer Band	4:57
4.	"Lakom"	Rova Saxophone Quartet	4:07
5.	"Tekufah"	Zony Mash	6:23
6.	"Paran"	Naftule's Dream	5:10
7.	"Khebar"	Mark Kramer	2:20
8.	"Nevalah"	Satlah	3:39
9.	"Abidan"	Jewlia Eisenberg	3:53
10.	"Tirzah"	Pachora	5:06
11.	"Peliyot"	Lemon Juice Quartet	5:49
12.	"Shebuah"	Steven Bernstein	8:27

Disc two
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ziphim"	Medeski Martin and Wood	7:16
2.	"Avodah"	Rashanim	5:32
3.	"Rokhev"	Davka	3:16
4.	"Tannaim"	Tin Hat Trio	3:29
5.	"Acharei Mot"	Peter Apfelbaum	7:32
6.	"Malkhut*"	Mephista	3:30
7.	"Kochot"	Mike Patton	3:47
8.	"Jair"	Ben Goldberg Trio	5:22
9.	"Ne'eman"	The Wollesens	6:54
10.	"Tahah"	Professionales	3:45
11.	"Tiferet"	Jenny Scheinman	5:02
12.	"Kedem"	Jamie and Vanessa Saft	7:29

*misspelled as "Malkut" on album sleeve ^[2]

Personnel

Disc one

Karaim

Basya Schecter – oud, vocals
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – bass
Daphna Mor – recorder, melodica
Ben Oir – guitar
Noah Heoffeld – cello
Meg Okura – violin
Daniel Freedman – percussion, vocal shouts

Kisofim

Ben Perowsky – drums
Uri Caine – piano
Drew Gress – bass

Meholalot

Jaroslaw Tyrala – violin
Jaroslaw Bester – accordion
Oleg Dyyak – accordion, clarinet, percussion
Wojciech Front – bass

Lakom

Bruce Ackley – soprano
Larry Ochs – tenor
Jon Raskin – baritone saxophone
Steve Adams – sopranino

Tekufah

Wayne Horvitz – Fender Rhodes
Timothy Young – guitar
Keith Lowe – bass
Andy Roth – drums

Paran

Glenn Dickson – clarinet
Gary Bohan – trumpet
Michael McLaughlin – piano
Brandon Seabrook – guitar
James Gray – tuba
Eric Rosenthal – drums

Khebar

Mark Kramer – all instruments, voice

Nevalah

Daniel Zamir – soprano
Kevin Zubek – drums

Abidan

Jewlia Eisenberg – voice
Wesley Anderson – percussion

Tirzah

Chris Speed – clarinet
Brad Shepik – tamboura, electric saz, guitar
Skuli Sverrisson – bass, baritone guitar drones
Jim Black – drums, percussion
Jamie Saft – organ, keyboards, bass, guitar, programming

Peliyot

Eyal Maoz – guitar
Avishai Cohen – trumpet

Shebuah

Steve Bernstein – cornet
Doug Wieselman – E♭ clarinet
Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet
Doug Wamble – vocals, guitar
Aaron Johnson – shakers

Disc two

Ziphim

John Medeski – keyboards
Billy Martin – percussion
Chris Wood – bass

Avodah

Jon Madof – guitar
Mathias Kunzli – drums, percussion
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – bass

Rokhev

Daniel Hoffman – violin
Moses Sedler – cello
Paul Hanson – bassoon
Kevin Mummey – cajon

Tannaim

Mark Orton – guitar, dobro, banjo, percussion
Carla Kihlstedt – violin, viola
Rob Burger – accordion, bass harmonica

Acharei Mot

Peter Apfelbaum – organ, tenor, percussion
Hiawatha Lockport – organ
Charles Burnham – violin
David Phelps – guitar
Patrice Blanchard – bass
Dafnis Prieto – drums

Malkhut*

Ikue Mori – laptop electronics
Sylvie Courvoisier – piano
Susie Ibarra – drums

Kochot

Mike Patton – all instruments, voice
William Winant – percussion

Jair

Ben Goldberg – clarinet
Devin Hoff – bass
Ches Smith – drums

Ne'eman

Dave Binney – alto
Steve Cardenas – guitar
Tony Scherr – guitar
Jesse Murphy – bass
Brian Mitchell – organ
Kenny Wollesen – drums

Tahah

Anthony Coleman – piano
Brad Jones – bass
Roberto Rodriguez – drums

Tiferet

Jenny Scheinman – violin
Nels Cline – guitar
Todd Sickafoose – bass
Scott Amendola – drums

Kedem

Jamie Saft – organ, keyboards, bass, guitar, programming
Vanessa Saft – vocals

*misspelled as "Malkut" on album sleeve ^[2]

References

^ Tzadik catalogue
^ ^a ^b ^c Masada World: Voices in the Wilderness
^ ^a ^b Allmusic Album Entry accessed August 2, 2011.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Klezmer Shack review accessed October 31, 2013

[1] Tzadik catalogue

[masadaworld2-2] Masada World: Voices in the Wilderness

[Allmusic-3] Allmusic Album Entry accessed August 2, 2011.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[KlezmerShack-5] Klezmer Shack review accessed October 31, 2013

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