The Art of Memory II

Infobox Album
Name = The Art of Memory II
Type = Live album
Artist = Fred Frith & John Zorn


Released = May 2008
Recorded = January 1983 and July 1985
Genre = Experimental rock, Free improvisation
Length = 57:11
Label = Fred (UK)
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "50th Birthday Celebration Volume 5"
(2004)
This album = "The Art of Memory II" (2008)
Next album = –
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Fred Records
Type = Studio
Last album = "The Technology of Tears" (2008) Fred Frith (RēR/FRO 11)
This album = "The Art of Memory II" (2008) Fred Frith & John Zorn (RēR/FRA 06)
Next album = –

"The Art of Memory II" is a live album of improvised experimental rock music by Fred Frith and John Zorn. It was recorded in New York City in January 1983 and July 1985, and was released on Frith's Fred Records label in May 2008. It is the second in a series of two "Art of Memory" albums recorded by the duo, the first being "The Art of Memory", recorded in New York City in late 1993, and released on Derek Bailey's Incus Records label in 1994.

"The Art of Memory II", recorded before "The Art of Memory" and described by Frith as "early 80s weirdness with John Zorn" cite web |url=http://www.fredfrith.com |title=Fred Frith homepage |work=Fred Frith official website |first=Fred |last=Frith |accessdate=2008-05-20 ] marked the beginning of a long and fruitful musical partnership between Frith and Zorn. The concerts, recorded using a cassette recorder, were "on the borderline between music and chaos" and featured Frith and Zorn playing a number of unconventional instruments.

Track listing

#"The Heaven" (Frith/Zorn) – 17:37
#"The Wood" (Frith/Zorn) – 4:43
#"The Standard" (Frith/Zorn) – 8:46
#"The Wheel" (Frith/Zorn) – 5:44
#"The Painter" (Frith/Zorn) – 20:21

Personnel

*Fred Frith – home-made instruments, voice, Casio monophonic keyboard
*John Zorn – alto saxophone, mouthpieces, duck-calls

ound

*Tracks 1 and 5 were recorded live at P.A.S.S., New York City on 25 January 1983.
*Tracks 2, 3 and 4 were recorded live at Roulette, New York City on 27 July-28 July 1985.
*The album was assembled by Fred Frith and Bob Boster from the original cassette recordings at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College in April 1997.

References

External links

* [http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/frith.htm Fred Frith discography]
* [http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/zorn.htm John Zorn discography]
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