Naked City

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This is John Zorn's infamous turn-on-a-dime band. Although they can play any style of music, the majority of their songs are noisy and complex. At any moment, a beautiful melody can degenerate into a hurricane of white noise — and then suddenly switch to something else. They've taken everything aggressive about jazz and heavy metal, blended it together, and tightened it. They look like a rock band: drums, electric guitar, bass, keyboards, and saxophone.
The band formed in 1988, playing live before they recorded their first album under John Zorn's name ("Naked City"). They recorded their final album in December of 1992.

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MySpace, members.tripod.com

Members:

Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Joey Baron, John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Yamatsuka Eye

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ジョン・ゾーン・ネイキッド・シティ, ネイキッド・シティー

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Albums
	shimmy 039		Naked City	Torture Garden (Album)	Shimmy Disc	shimmy 039	US	1990	Sell This Version
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	AVANT 001, AVANT-001		Naked City	Heretic: Jeux Des Dames Cruelles (Album)	Avant, Avant	AVANT 001, AVANT-001	Japan	1992	Sell This Version
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	AVAN 002		ジョン・ゾーン・ネイキッド・シティ* = Naked City	ジョン・ゾーン・ネイキッド・シティ* = Naked City - グラン・ギニョール = Grand Guignol (Album)	Avant	AVAN 002	Japan	1992	Sell This Version
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	TFCK-88604		Naked City	Leng Tch'e ‎(CD, Album)	Toy's Factory	TFCK-88604	Japan	1992	Sell This Version
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	AVAN 003, AVANT 003		Naked City	Radio (Album)	Avant, Avant	AVAN 003, AVANT 003	Japan	1993	Sell This Version
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	AVAN 004		Naked City	アブサン = Absinthe (Album)	Avant, Avant	AVAN 004	Japan	1993	Sell This Version
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	TZ 7336		Naked City	Live Volume 1: Knitting Factory 1989 ‎(CD, Album)	Tzadik	TZ 7336	US	2002	Sell This Version
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Compilations
	PRCD 8195-2		Various, John Zorn, Naked City	Various, John Zorn, Naked City - The John Zorn Radio Hour ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Nonesuch	PRCD 8195-2	US	1990	Sell This Version
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	TZ 7312-2		Naked City	BlackBox (Torture Garden / Leng Tch'e) (Album, Comp)	Tzadik	TZ 7312-2	US	1997	Sell This Version
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	TZ 7344		Naked City	Complete Studio Recordings ‎(5xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp)	Tzadik	TZ 7344	US	2005	Sell This Version