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Naked City

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Biography

Naked City is an album by John Zorn, released on Elektra Nonesuch in February 1990. The band assembled by Zorn for the album would later become Naked City. The album is characterized by its covers of movie themes and its fusion of various musical genres.

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Biography

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Discography

Albums

Album

1991-06-28: Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany

TBA

Album

1989-11-03: Schauburg, Bremen, Germany

2009

Album

The Complete Studio Recordings

2005

Album

Naked City Live, Volume 1: Knitting Factory 1989

2002

Album

Black Box

1997

Album

Absinthe

1993

Album

Radio

1993

Album

Heretic: Jeux des Dames Cruelles

1992

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United States

Years Active

1992 – Present

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