The Lounge Lizards
Initially conceived as entertainment for a downtown New York art community (which, at the time, was knee-deep in no wave), the Lounge Lizards spent more than a decade with various lineups playing so-called fake jazz with pop and avant-garde rock tendencies. The band's initial incarnation was led by saxophonist John Lurie, with brother Evan on piano, Arto Lindsay on guitar, Steve Piccolo on bass, and ex-Feelie Anton Fier on drums; this lineup appeared only on the band's acclaimed, all-instrumental, self-titled 1981 debut. Lindsay and Fier left shortly thereafter, each embarking on a lengthy series of projects, and the Luries recorded Live From the Drunken Boat in 1983 with a different and less compelling lineup. In 1985, during a hiatus in which Evan Lurie recorded his first solo piano album, the collection Live 79/81 was released; the group also recorded with producer Teo Macero and the London Philharmonic. The Lounge Lizards regrouped in 1986 with both Lurie brothers, saxophonist Roy Nathanson, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, guitarist Marc Ribot, bassist Erik Sanko, and drummer Dougie Bowne. This lineup recorded Big Heart Live in Tokyo (1986) and the studio LP No Pain for Cakes (1987), the latter of which featured the group's first vocal number. The following year's Voice of Chunk was initially sold only through the mail. John Lurie has also done scoring work for several Jim Jarmusch films, including Stranger Than Paradise (1986), Down By Law (1988), and Mystery Train (1989).
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Voice Of Chunk
Rock - Released by Strange and Beautiful on 1 Jan 1989
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Queen of All Ears
Jazz - Released by Strange and Beautiful on 1 Jan 1998
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DJ Kemit Presents: Dancefloor (feat. Kwesi Bless)
House - Released by Makin Moves on 31 Jan 2020
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DJ Kemit Presents: The Lounge Lizards (feat. Jill Rock Jones)
House - Released by Makin Moves on 30 Mar 2018
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DJ Kemit Presents: Wake Up Stand Up (Kai Alcé Remixes) [feat. Jill Rock Jones]
House - Released by Makin Moves on 20 Sep 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo