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CD Review: Fred Frith's Cosa Brava

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Does a guitarist lose his outsider rock 'n' roll credibility after accepting a tenured position at a conservatory? Not if the musician in question is Fred Frith and the school is Mills College in Oakland. It's long been a refuge for free thinking musicians and composers. Andrew Gilbert reviews Frith's latest CD, "Ragged Atlas" featuring his new band Cosa Brava.

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