''50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

improvised music Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...

by Susie Ibarra,

Wadada Leo Smith Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (born December 18, 1941) is an American trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the field of creative music. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for ''Ten Freedom Summers'', released on ...

and

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...

documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.Tzadik catalogue
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Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one volume in this series not to miss."Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
accessed February 17, 2012

Track listing

Personnel

– alto saxophone * Susie Ibarra – drums (Tracks 1-7 & 9) *

– trumpet (Tracks 6-9)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:50th Birthday Celebration Volume 08 Albums produced by John Zorn John Zorn live albums 2004 live albums 2004 collaborative albums Tzadik Records live albums