Masada: Het

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 John Zorn
Released	1997
Recorded	August 1, 1996 at Avatar, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:17
Label	DIW
Producer	John 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

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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

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

References

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