The Lounge Lizards - Big Heart (Live In Tokyo) (1986) 320 kbps

Tracklist

1. Big Heart
2. Hair Street
3. Fat House
4. It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful
5. They Were Insane
6. The Punch And Jude Tango
7. Map Of Bubbles (short version)

personnel :

John Lurie - piano
Erik Sanko - bass
Douglas Bowne - drums
Curtis Fowlkes - trombone
Roy Nathanson - soprano, alto, tenor sax
Marc Ribot - guitar

Bandleader John Lurie really hit his stride with this live set, recorded in Tokyo with perhaps the strongest incarnation of the Lounge Lizards. The passionate, furious vibe is set from the outset on the title track, featuring the slashing guitar of Marc Ribot and the funky bass of Erik Sanko. But Lurie's more sentimental side comes through his sax on the doleful "It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful." In all, the disc represents what is great about the Lounge Lizards: a serious band that doesn't take itself too seriously.