Masada: Vav

Masada: Vav, also known as Masada 6, is a 1995 album by American jazz composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label.[1] It is the sixth album in the Masada project.

Masada: Vav
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	1995
Recorded	July 16 & 17, 1995, Power Station, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:02
Label	DIW DIW 900
Producer	John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama
Masada chronology
Masada: Hei (1995) Masada: Vav (1995) Masada: Zayin (1996)
John Zorn chronology
Masada: Hei (1995) Masada: Vav (1995) Harras (1995)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Mark Kirschenmann awarded the album 4½ stars stating "John Zorn's writing is particularly focused and well-informed, full of serpentine lines, mixed meters, and sudden shifts in tempo, while leaving plenty of room for collective and individual improvisation. The ensemble and the individual playing are uniformly superb throughout".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Debir" – 8:02
2. "Shebuah" – 8:09
3. "Mikreh" – 3:57
4. "Tiferet" – 4:05
5. "Nevalah" – 2:10
6. "Miktav" – 9:40
7. "Nashon" – 8:37
8. "Avelut" – 7:31
9. "Beer Sheba" – 8:50

• Recorded at Power Station in New York City on July 16 and 17, 1995

Personnel

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

References

1. Masada World: Vav, accessed January 6, 2020
2. Kirschenmann, M. Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2011