The Lounge Lizards 1981 self-titled debut record is not easily classified, musically speaking. It is often put in the jazz-punk or Zappa-ish genre, which one could make a case for, but I would place it firmly in the post-bop category. It does have very noisy and violent moments (John Zorn’s Naked City definitely owes much to this recording), but the overall feel is rooted heavily in jazz. One of many interesting facts about this album is that it was produced by jazz legend Teo Macero, a man known for breaking down jazz barriers when necessary (see: Miles Davis “Bitches Brew”).
Released 1981 : EG Records : Catalog # 108
Players:
John Lurie – Tenor Sax
Evan Lurie – Keyboards
Arto Lindsay – Guitar
Steve Picollo – Bass
Anton Fier – Drums
The Lounge Lizards – Incident On South Street from “The Lounge Lizards”
The Lounge Lizards – Do The Wrong Thing from “The Lounge Lizards”
The Lounge Lizards – Wangling from “The Lounge Lizards”
One of my all time favourite records, this and Queen Of Siam by Lydia Lunch are very important to understand the amazing musical melting pot of late 1970′s NYC, thanks for bringing to notice