Masada: Het, also known as ח or Masada 8, is a 1997 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label.[1] It is the eighth album of Masada recordings.

Masada: Het
Studio album by
Released1997
RecordedAugust 1, 1996 at Avatar, NYC
GenreJazz
Length60:17
LabelDIW
ProducerJohn Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama
Masada chronology
Masada: Zayin
(1996)
Masada: Het
(1997)
Masada: Tet
(1997)
John Zorn chronology
Duras: Duchamp
(1997)
Masada: Het
(1997)
The Parachute Years
(1997)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Het isn't spectacular Masada full of fireworks, but there's plenty of that around -- this is just a very good, solid disc packed with strong performances and material".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "Shechem" - 11:25
  2. "Elilah" - 4:38
  3. "Kodashim" - 4:40
  4. "Halom" - 2:00
  5. "Ne'eman" - 9:56
  6. "Abed-Nego" - 7:14
  7. "Tohorot" - 4:39
  8. "Mochin" - 6:37
  9. "Amarim" - 4:28
  10. "Khebar" - 4:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Masada World: Het, accessed January 6, 2020
  2. ^ a b Snowden, D. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011