After a winning debut recording with new outfit
Masada, John Zorn followed up quickly with another recording from the same
one-day session that generated the first volume.
And it continues to be a great musical melting pot,
mixing up Jewish musical themes with avant garde jazz, creating a a
fantastically unique genre of music that perhaps only a few other people if any
at all have ever come close to.
Zorn plays with fire and aggression, Dave Douglas once
again inspires with skill and raw power, and Joey Baron and Greg Cohen continue
to supply a thundering driving rhythm that few in acoustic jazz can hope to
aspire to.
‘Beit’ though does not quite reach the highs of
‘Alef’. A personal favourite group of mine, ‘Beit’ comes up just a little short
compared to the debut, with an intensity that doesn’t let up and an almost
bloodlust-like energy that rarely comes off the boil. However while the slight
lack of variety is a downside, it really is just nit-picking on what is still a
highly accomplished and viscerally exciting musical trip that you need to hear.
****
No comments:
Post a Comment