| 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9 | ||||
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| Released | November 23, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | September 8, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Downtown music Avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | Tzadik TZ 5009 | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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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]