The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards

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UPC: 017046156127
 
 
Artist:
Lounge Lizards (The)
See Also:
Ellington, Duke Gillespie, Dizzy Lurie, Evan Evans, Gil Lurie, John Nathanson, Roy Parker, Charlie Lindsay, Arto Ribot, Marc
Description:
Lounge Lizards: John Lurie (alto saxophone); Evan Lurie (keyboards); Arto Lindsay (12-string guitar); Steve Piccolo (bass); Anton Fier (drums).
Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York, New York between July 21 & 29, 1980.
Though history has largely relegated them to a blind corner of artsy fusion for people who don`t like real jazz, the Lounge Lizards still sound pretty terrific today. The ironic fake jazz label they chose at the time doesn`t fit today; this is more real than a lot of what`s marketed as jazz right now.
Thelonious Monk is the clearest influence, with covers of his "Well You Needn`t" and "Epistrophy" among the highlights. Guitarist Arto Lindsay sometimes dominates the proceedings with his atonal yet forcefully rhythmic guitar, but saxophonist John Lurie and his pianist brother Evan, who between them wrote most of the album, are usually in the spotlight. The noir "Incident on South Street" is something of an art-jazz standard now, but the quality of the album is consistently high, with several other tracks reaching the same musical heights.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Incident on South Street
    2. Harlem Nocturne
    3. Do the Wrong Thing
    4. Au Contraire Arto
    5. Well You Needn`t
    6. Ballad
    7. Wangling
    8. Conquest of Rar
    9. Demented
    10. I Remember Coney Island
    11. Fatty Walks
    12. Epistrophy
    13. You Haunt Me
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    01/01/1990
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Jazz Instrument
    Subgenre:
    Avant-Garde/Downtown
    Label:
    Editions E.G. Records
    Producer:
    Teo Macero
    Catalog Number:
    8
    Original Release Year:
    1981
    # of Discs:
    1
    SPARS Coding:
    AAD
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo

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