''50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9'' (also referred to as ''The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume 3: The Fire Book'') is a

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John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

featuring a solo performance at Tonic in September 2003 that was part of his month-long 50th Birthday Celebration concert series. It is a continuation of his solo work documented on '' The Classic Guide to Strategy Volumes 1 & 2''.Tzadik catalogue
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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."Westergaard, S
Allmusic Review
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alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

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