The Lounge Lizards - Live in Berlin, 1991 Vol. II (1992)

Otro de los innumerables y muy disfrutables aportes de Marcelo que hemos tenido en estos últimos tiempos. Otra vez los Lounge Lizards haciendo las delicias de más de un cabezón, pero ahora en vivo...

Artista: The Lounge Lizards

Álbum: Live in Berlin, 1991 Vol. II
Año: 1992
Género: Jazz fusión / Avant Garde
Duración: 47:48
Nacionalidad: EEUU

Lista de Temas:
1. Remember What's In There
2. Evan's Drive To Mombasa
3. King Precious
4. Mr. Stinky's Blues
5. Welcome Herr Lazaro
6. What Else Is In There

Alineación:
- John Lurie / Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
– Oren Bloedow / Bass
– Jane Scarpantoni / Cello
– G. Calvin Weston / Drums
– Michele Navazio / Guitar
– Billy Martin / Percussion
– Michael Blake / Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
– Steven Bernstein / Trumpet, Cornet
– Bryan Carrott / Vibraphone, Marimba, Timpani

Seguimos trayendo discos para que no nos extrañen en el fin de semana largo. Lamentablemente no tengo tiempo de ponerme a reseñar, pero con lo que ya hemos traído de esta gente ni falta que hace...
Otro disco de Lurie y Cia. Otro disfrute a lo grande. Otro gran disquito compartido en nuestro espacio.

When saxophonist John Lurie originally formed the Lounge Lizards in 1978, it was a type of joke band, a satirical group that made fun of the idea of a jazz combo. However, after a short time he began taking the music much more seriously without losing his wit. The 1991 version of the Lounge Lizards was potentially one of his strongest, featuring such notables as saxophonist Michael Blake, trumpeter Steven Bernstein and vibraphonist Bryan Carrott. However two of the six selections on this Berlin set are very brief and the longest one, the 19-minute "Mr. Stinky's Blues," is a rather aimless introduction of the group members to the audience. Since it is in the middle of the disc, it slows down the little momentum that the band had built up during its best performance, "King Precious." The net result is that a strong group is wasted on largely inferior material which comprises a forgettable CD. Surely the Lounge Lizards performed more substantial material during their Berlin concerts than this collection.

Scott Yanow