Bar Kokhba (album)

Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles. It also features the original soundtrack from The Art of Remembrance – Simon Wiesenthal, a film by Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel (1994–95).

Reception
The AllMusic review by Marc Gilman noted: "While some compositions retain their original structure and sound, some are expanded and probed by Zorn's arrangements, and resemble avant-garde classical music more than jazz. But this is the beauty of the album; the ensembles provide a forum for Zorn to expand his compositions. The album consistently impresses."

Track listing
All compositions by John Zorn
 * Disc One
 * 1) "Gevurah" – 6:55
 * 2) "Nezikin" – 1:51
 * 3) "Mahshav" – 4:33
 * 4) "Rokhev" – 3:10
 * 5) "Abidan" – 5:19
 * 6) "Sheloshim" – 5:03
 * 7) "Hath-Arob" – 2:25
 * 8) "Paran" – 4:48
 * 9) "Mahlah" – 7:48
 * 10) "Socoh" – 4:07
 * 11) "Yechida" – 8:24
 * 12) "Bikkurim" – 3:25
 * 13) "Idalah-Abal" – 5:04
 * Disc Two
 * 1) "Tannaim" – 4:38
 * 2) "Nefesh" – 3:33
 * 3) "Abidan" – 3:13
 * 4) "Mo'ed" – 4:59
 * 5) "Maskil" – 4:41
 * 6) "Mishpatim" – 6:46
 * 7) "Sansanah" – 6:56
 * 8) "Shear-Jashub" – 2:06
 * 9) "Mahshav" – 4:50
 * 10) "Sheloshim" – 6:45
 * 11) "Mochin" – 13:11
 * 12) "Karaim" – 3:39
 * Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City in August 1994, December 1995 and March 1996

Personnel

 * John Zorn – Producer
 * Mark Feldman (2,4,6,10,12,14,16,20,21,25) – violin
 * Erik Friedlander (2,4,6,10,12,14,16,21,25) – cello
 * Greg Cohen (2,4,6,9,10,12,14,16,18,21,25) – bass
 * Marc Ribot (9,18,24) – guitar
 * Anthony Coleman (1,3,11,17,19) – piano
 * David Krakauer (3,8) – clarinets
 * John Medeski (5,7,8,13,15,17,20,22,23) – organ, piano
 * Mark Dresser (1,15,19) – bass
 * Kenny Wollesen (1,2,15,19,23) – drums
 * Chris Speed (5,13,20,23) – clarinet
 * Dave Douglas (23) – trumpet