Naked City - Live in Carré 2003

"Naked City was an avant-garde music group led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Active primarily in New York City from 1988 to 1993, Naked City was initiated by Zorn as a 'composition workshop' to test the limits of composition (and improvisation) in a traditional rock band lineup. Their music incorporated recognizable elements of jazz, surf, classical, heavy metal, grindcore, country music, punk rock and other genres.

"Zorn discontinued Naked City after Absinthe when he felt '... the need to write music for other ensembles, in other contexts, with new ideas.' A brief reunion occurred in 2003 for a few shows at European jazz festivals."—Wikipedia

The recording presented here is a bootleg from the Holland Festival, Carré Theatre, Amsterdam June 17, 2003. Some of the tracks are extremely challenging and very avant-garde.

Credits:

• John Zorn - saxophone, vocals, composer
• Bill Frisell - guitar
• Fred Frith - bass guitar
• Wayne Horvitz - synthesizer, piano
• Joey Baron - drums
• Mike Patton - Vocals

Track List:

1. Batman
2. Latin Quarter
3. The James Bond Theme
4. You Will Be Shot
5. A Shot in the Dark
6. Snagglepuss
7. Sunset Surfer
8. Blood is Thin
9. Trash Jazz Assassin
10. Ujaku
11. Blood Duster
12. N.Y. Flat Top Box
13. Demon Sanctuary
14. Numbskull
15. Hammerhead
16. Igneous Ejaculation
17. Perfume of A Critics Burning Flesh
18. The Sicilian Clan
19. Saigon Pickup
20. Lonely Woman
21. Body Heat
22. The Man form U.N.C.L.E.
23. Tekufah
24. Osaka Bondage
25. Shangkuan Ling-Feng
26. Dead Spot
27. Blunt Instrument
28. Speedball
29. Piledriver
30. Slan
31. Gob of Spit
32. Bonehead

Download Links: full album.