50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
Live album by John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Susie Ibarra
Released	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
Recorded	September 22, 2003
Genre	Downtown music Avant-garde jazz
Length	76:00
Label	Tzadik TZ 5008
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Magick (2004) 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8 (2004) Naninani II (2004)

50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8 is a live album of improvised music by Susie Ibarra, Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn documenting their performance at Tonic in September 2003 as part of Zorn's month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one volume in this series not to miss."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meridian"	John Zorn, Susie Ibarra	4:19
2.	"Rising Sign"	Zorn, Ibarra	7:01
3.	"Spirit Writing"	Zorn, Ibarra	6:09
4.	"By the Mark, Eight"	Zorn, Ibarra	7:06
5.	"Visitation"	Zorn, Ibarra	8:33
6.	"Ipsissimi"	Zorn, Ibarra, Wadada Leo Smith	15:59
7.	"Ghost Writing"	Zorn, Ibarra, Smith	11:59
8.	"The Ascending Arc"	Zorn, Smith	8:02
9.	"Full Fathom Five"	Zorn, Ibarra, Smith	6:50

Personnel

• John Zorn – alto saxophone
• Susie Ibarra – drums (Tracks 1-7 & 9)
• Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet (Tracks 6-9)