| The Stone: Issue Three | ||||
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| Released | April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 10, 2008 | |||
| Venue | The Stone, New York City | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 48:21 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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The Stone: Issue Three is a limited edition live album of improvised experimental music by John Zorn, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson recorded at The Stone on January 10, 2008. [1] All proceeds from the sale of this album support The Stone. [2]
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| All About Jazz |    [3] |
Writing for All About Jazz, George Kanzler commented "there are some interesting, even arresting, sonic textures and overtly cinematic (soundwise) moments here, but basically this is freedom run amok". [3]
All compositions by Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and John Zorn
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