EVAN LURIE Solo Piano Happy? Here? Now? LP RARE '85 import HEAR Lounge Lizards
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Record: Excellent (EX) Cover: Excellent (EX) Labels: Clean! Evan Lurie Happy? Here? Now? 1985 Belgium Les Disques Du Crépuscule 12" Stereo LP SB-15914
Evan Lurie
Happy? Here? Now?
1985 Belgium Les Disques Du Crépuscule LP
Hard to Find Clean Original Press complete with custom inner sleeve
Condition
Vinyl: Excellent (EX)
Sleeve: Excellent (EX)
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Tracks:
Evan Lurie ?– Happy? Here? Now? Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule ?– TWI 574 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Belgium Released: 1985 Genre: Jazz, Latin Style: Free Improvisation, Tango Tracklist A1 Tesla's Pigeons 3:50 A2 Three Bills 7:13 A3 Inevitable (Tango) 5:30 A4 P (For Harvey) 5:00 B1 Brazen Or Cavalier 13:28 B2 Suite From Punch 5:02 Credits Artwork [Backcover Untitled] – David Wojnarowicz Artwork [Monster Of The Cow] – Susan Pitt Composed By [All Compositions] – Evan Lurie Design [Cover] – Keith Davis (3) Photography By [Backcover Photo] – Dirk Rowntree Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Steven Barker (2) Notes Subtitle on front: Solo Piano Recorded at Seltzer Sound New York February 1985. Published by Het Gerucht © 1985.
EVAN LURIE Solo Piano Happy? Here? Now? LP RARE '85 import HEAR Lounge Lizards The Lounge Lizards are a jazz group formed in 1978 by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie. In American slang, a "lounge lizard" is typically depicted as a well-dressed man who frequents the establishments in which the rich gather with the intention of seducing a wealthy woman with his flattery and deceptive charm.[1] Drawing on punk rock and no wave as much as jazz, The Lounge Lizards have since become respected for their creative and distinctive sound.[neutrality is disputed] In October of 1986, Robert Palmer of The New York Times wrote "the Lounge Lizards...have staked their claim to a musical territory that lies somewhere west of Charles Mingus and east of Bernard Hermann and made it their own."[citation needed] History The initial Lounge Lizards line-up consisted of John and Evan Lurie, guitarist Arto Lindsay, bassist Steve Piccolo, and percussionist Anton Fier. They recorded a self-titled album on EG Records records in 1981. The album included two Thelonious Monk covers, but as one critic noted, "the two aforementioned Monk covers seem a strange choice when you actually hear the band, which has more in common with sonic experimentalists like Ornette Coleman or Sun Ra." [2] By the mid-1980s a new line-up included bassist Erik Sanko, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, guitarist Marc Ribot, saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and percussionists Dougie Bowne and E.J. Rodriguez. This group recorded various live and studio albums, and showcased John Lurie's increasingly sophisticated and multi-layered compositions. [3] In 1998 the band released The Queen of All Ears on John Lurie's Strange and Beautiful Music label, and had added Steven Bernstein, Michael Blake, Oren Bloedow, David Tronzo, Calvin Weston, and Billy Martin to its ranks. "The Lizards' music isn't jazz," said Fred Bouchard of JazzTimes, "but it is intelligent and rhythmically and harmonically interesting (it ain't rock either, in other words) and, despite the ultra-hip trappings, it has an almost innocent directness that can transcend stylistic prejudice." [4] Recent years have found the Lounge Lizards less active. John Lurie has been increasingly occupied with painting,[5] while Evan has worked on The Backyardigans, a children's show that highlights multiple musical genres. Players John Lurie - alto/soprano saxophone Evan Lurie - piano, organ Arto Lindsay - guitar Steve Piccolo - bass Anton Fier - drums Dana Vlcek - guitar Danny Rosen - guitar Peter Zummo - trombone Dougie Bowne - drums Roy Nathanson - saxophone Curtis Fowlkes - trombone Marc Ribot - guitar, trumpet, Eb horn Erik Sanko - bass E.J. Rodriguez - percussion Brandon Ross - guitar Al MacDowell - bass Calvin Weston - drums Michael Blake - saxophone Steven Bernstein - trumpet Billy Martin - percussion Jane Scarpantoni - cello Bryan Carrott - marimba, vibes Michele Navazio - guitar Oren Bloedow - bass David Tronzo - guitar Ben Perowsky - percussion Tony Scherr - bass Doug Wieselman - guitar, clarinet Mauro Refosco - percussion John Medeski - organ Kenny Wollesen - drums Jaime Scott - guitar Danny Blume - guitar Clark Gayton - trombone Jazz Jazz Rock,Latin Jazz 1st Edition,Import,With custom/lyric inner sleeve 33 RPM Evan Lurie Happy? Here? Now? 1985 Belgium Les Disques Du Crépuscule 12" LP Cover: Excellent (EX) Record: Excellent (EX) Labels: Clean! SB-15914
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