50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9 (also referred to as The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume 3: The Fire Book) is a live album by John Zorn featuring a solo performance at Tonic in September 2003 that was part of his month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.[1] It is a continuation of his solo work documented on The Classic Guide to Strategy Volumes 1 & 2.[2]

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)
RecordedSeptember 8, 2003
GenreDowntown music
Avant-garde jazz
Length44:10
LabelTzadik TZ 5009
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Naninani II
(2004)
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9
(2004)
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 10
(2004)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard stated "Any fan of free improvisation or any student of the alto saxophone would do well to check out The Classic Guide to Strategy, Vol. 3: The Fire Book. It demonstrates in yet another way that John Zorn is truly one of the masters of his instrument."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Zorn

No.TitleLength
1."The Fire Book: One"15:59
2."The Fire Book: Two"8:11
3."The Fire Book: Three"3:27
4."The Fire Book: Four"8:42
5."The Fire Book: Five"7:19

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  3. ^ a b Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2013