Late Works

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title: "Late Works" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2010-collaborative-albums", "john-zorn-albums", "albums-produced-by-john-zorn", "fred-frith-albums", "albums-produced-by-fred-frith", "tzadik-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Works" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Late Works
type	studio
artist	John Zorn & Fred Frith
cover	Frith&Zorn AlbumCoverLateWorks.jpg
released
recorded	October 16, 2009
studio	East Side Sound, New York City
genre	{{Flatlist
length
label	Tzadik TZ 7634
producer	John Zorn and Fred Frith
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artist	Fred Frith
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| name = Late Works | type = studio | artist = John Zorn & Fred Frith | cover = Frith&Zorn AlbumCoverLateWorks.jpg | released = | recorded = October 16, 2009 | studio = East Side Sound, New York City | genre = {{Flatlist|

• Avant-rock
• avant-jazz
• free improvisation | length = | label = Tzadik TZ 7634 | producer = John Zorn and Fred Frith | prev_title = The Art of Memory II | prev_year = 2008 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = John Zorn | type = studio | prev_title = Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 | prev_year = 2010 | title = Late Works | year = 2010 | next_title = Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 | next_year = 2010 | artist = Fred Frith | type = studio | prev_title = Nowhere, Sideshow, Thin Air | prev_year = 2009 | title = Late Works | year = 2010 | next_title = Eye to Ear III | next_year = 2010

Late Works is a studio album by John Zorn and Fred Frith. It is the fourth collaborative 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

| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score =

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 John Zorn and Fred Frith.

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

Personnel

• John Zorn – alto saxophone
• Fred Frith – electric guitar

Sound

• Marc Urselli – engineer, audio mixer
• John Zorn and Fred Frith – producers

References

References

1. Westergaard, Sean. "Late Works".
2. "John Zorn/Fred Frith Duo : Late Works". [[Tzadik Records]].

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