''Late Works'' is a

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

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 ...

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Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

. It is the fourth

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album by the duo, and their first studio album. It was recorded at East Side Sound in New York City on October 16, 2009, and was released by Tzadik Records in April 2010. The album consists of improvised music by Zorn and Frith that was recorded in the studio in real time with no edits or overdubs.

Reception

AllMusic said in a review of ''Late Works'': "Free improv isn't for everyone (listeners or performers), but it doesn't get much better than this."

Track listing

All tracks by

and

. #"Foetid Ceremony" – 5:34 #"Mosquito Slats" – 2:09 #"Horse Rehab" – 5:43 #"Legend of the Small" – 2:17 #"Baffled Hats" – 3:20 #"Movement of Harried Angels" – 7:29 #"The Fourth Mind" – 9:40 #"Creature Comforts" – 3:11 #"Slow Lattice" – 5:58 #"Ankle Time" – 5:03

Personnel

– alto saxophone *

– electric guitar

Sound

* Marc Urselli – engineer, audio mixer *

and

– producers

References

External links

''Late Works''
Tzadik Records. {{Authority control 2010 collaborative albums John Zorn albums Albums produced by John Zorn Fred Frith albums Albums produced by Fred Frith Tzadik Records albums