Lounge Lizards (album)
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Lounge Lizards is the first album by The Lounge Lizards
. It features hectic instrumental jazz. The songs are mostly composed by band leader and saxophone player John Lurie.
except where noted.
The Lounge Lizards
The Lounge Lizards are a jazz group formed in 1978 by saxophone player John Lurie.Initially a tongue in cheek "fake jazz" combo, drawing on punk rock and no wave as much as jazz, The Lounge Lizards have since become respected for their creative and distinctive sound.-History:Lounge Lizards were...
. It features hectic instrumental jazz. The songs are mostly composed by band leader and saxophone player John Lurie.
Track listing
All songs written by John LurieJohn Lurie
John Lurie is an American actor, musician, painter and producer. He is co-founder of The Lounge Lizards, a jazz ensemble. Lurie has acted in 19 films including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and he produced and starred in...
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- "Incident On South Street" – 3:21
- "Harlem Nocturne" – 2:04 (Earle Hagen)
- "Do The Wrong Thing" – 2:39 (John Lurie, Steve Piccolo)
- "Au Contraire Arto" – 3:22
- "Well You Needn't" – 1:53 (Thelonious MonkThelonious MonkThelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
) - "Ballad" – 3:22
- "Wangling" – 2:58
- "Conquest Of Rar" – 3:12 (John Lurie, Evan Lurie, Anton Fier)
- "Demented" – 2:01
- "I Remember Coney Island" – 3:27
- "Fatty Walks" – 2:51
- "Epistrophy" – 4:12 (Thelonious Monk, Kenneth Clarke)
- "You Haunt Me" – 3:40
Personnel
- John LurieJohn LurieJohn Lurie is an American actor, musician, painter and producer. He is co-founder of The Lounge Lizards, a jazz ensemble. Lurie has acted in 19 films including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and he produced and starred in...
– alto saxohponeSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Evan LurieEvan LurieEvan Lurie is an American composer and musician. He was a founding member of the band The Lounge Lizards, along with his brother John Lurie....
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Steve Piccolo – bass
- Arto LindsayArto LindsayArthur Morgan Lindsay is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He is a 1974 graduate of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Anton FierAnton FierAnton Fier, , is an American drummer, composer and bandleader. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.Fier was an early member of The Lounge Lizards and The Feelies. He was in The Lodge , worked with Pere Ubu, was briefly in the Voidoids and founded The Golden Palominos...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....