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CRUEL FREDERICK
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CRUEL FREDERICK

Genre: Jazz
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

During the closing years of the 1980s and the opening of the 1990s, the free jazz ensemble Cruel Frederick from Southern California issued a pair of recordings on the esteemed SST imprint. Their performances and track names evoked the legacies of jazz legends including Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, and particularly Albert Ayler. The debut release Birth of the Cruel from 1988 showcased Lynn Johnston handling saxophones along with clarinets, Jacob Cohn on alto saxophone, Guy Bennett contributing bass and trombone, plus Jason Kahn at the drum kit. By the time of their subsequent effort We Are the Music We Play in 1991, the roster had shifted to retain solely Johnston and Bennett, now joined by Mike Ezzo on drums.

Top Songs

  1. We Are the Music We PlayExtending the TingWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play9:44
  2. The Birth of the CruelBellsThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel3:08
  3. The Birth of the CruelGhostsThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel7:39
  4. The Birth of the CruelAmazing GraceThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel5:12
  5. The Birth of the CruelLonely WomanThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel4:51
  6. The Birth of the CruelThe East Is RedThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel2:59
  7. The Birth of the CruelMoon RiverThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel5:16
  8. The Birth of the CruelThat Damned MusicThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel4:16
  9. The Birth of the CruelWhite LogicThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel3:53
  10. The Birth of the CruelJukebox in the East RiverThe Birth of the Cruel · 1988The Birth of the Cruel4:57
  11. We Are the Music We PlayLittle Rootie TootieWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play3:39
  12. We Are the Music We PlayWell You Needn'tWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play2:27
  13. We Are the Music We PlayMingus at MomentsWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play5:57
  14. We Are the Music We PlayMs. PinesWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play6:15
  15. We Are the Music We PlayThose Dulcet TonesWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play5:24
  16. We Are the Music We PlayDee DeeWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play5:04
  17. We Are the Music We PlayBlind Man in a SleighWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play3:03
  18. We Are the Music We PlayReflectionsWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play4:36
  19. We Are the Music We PlayThe Fool & The JewelWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play3:34
  20. We Are the Music We PlayWe Are the Music We PlayWe Are the Music We Play · 1991We Are the Music We Play4:04

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