Naked City

band · 1988–1993 · New York

New York group of John Zorn, with Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Wayne Horvitz, Joey Baron and Yamatsuka Eye on vocals. It blends free jazz, grindcore and avant-garde music; active from 1988 to 1993, it briefly reunited in 2003.

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Styles

• Downtown New York, No Wave
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Batman (Naked City) (1989)
• Batman (1990)
• Latin Quarter (1990)
• Saigon Pickup (1990)
• The James Bond Theme (Naked City) (1990)