African Swim and Manny & Lo [Soundtrack]

African Swim and Manny & Lo [Soundtrack]

African Swim and Manny & Lo [Soundtrack]

ASIN: B00000I0E4

Editorial Reviews
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After many years in the music business, saxophonist-bandleader-composer John Lurie has created a musical identity all his own. Best known for his mercurial work with the Lounge Lizards, Lurie has found a pleasant niche recording soundtracks for films like Get Shorty and Stranger Than Paradise. Accompanied by a number of talented musicians, including Marc Ribot, John Medeski, Calvin Weston, and other assorted Lounge Lizards, Lurie displays an impressive ability to create lively and evocative film music. While Lurie only performs on half of these compositions, his sonic vision is both distinctive and eclectic. Bouncing stylistically from downtown funk and progressive soul to chamber jazz, rock, and tribal percussion workouts, Lurie's mood-inducing orchestrations are witty, passionate, and consistently engaging. --Mitch Myers

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African Swim and Manny & Lo
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • LURIE LIKES TO SWIM
  • Indeed, Lurie's best soundtrack work
  • Lurie's Best Soundtrack Work
 African Swim and Manny & Lo
John Lurie
Manufacturer: Strange & Beautiful
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I0E4
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

  1. Main Titiles
  2. Al Al Al Al
  3. Big Trouble
  4. Men Working
  5. Teddy Bears Nik Pop
  6. Sex With Al
  7. Gun Dance
  8. Tomato Fight
  9. Al Is Hated
  10. Vibe Whoops
  11. Goodbye To Peach
  12. African Swim (End Titles)
  13. Manny & Lo (Main Titles)
  14. Tiffany's Bedroom
  15. Driving Into Country
  16. Manny With Lunchbox
  17. She's Not A Nurse
  18. Manny Leaves Lo
  19. Monster Trucks
  20. Lo Crawls Through Window
  21. Wild Bill
  22. Dream Elaine Driving
  23. Kidnapping Elaine
  24. Hypnotize The Lizard
  25. Many & Lo (End Titles)

Amazon.com

After many years in the music business, saxophonist-bandleader-composer John Lurie has created a musical identity all his own. Best known for his mercurial work with the Lounge Lizards, Lurie has found a pleasant niche recording soundtracks for films like Get Shorty and Stranger Than Paradise. Accompanied by a number of talented musicians, including Marc Ribot, John Medeski, Calvin Weston, and other assorted Lounge Lizards, Lurie displays an impressive ability to create lively and evocative film music. While Lurie only performs on half of these compositions, his sonic vision is both distinctive and eclectic. Bouncing stylistically from downtown funk and progressive soul to chamber jazz, rock, and tribal percussion workouts, Lurie's mood-inducing orchestrations are witty, passionate, and consistently engaging. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LURIE LIKES TO SWIM.......2001-02-08

THIS IS REALLY A GREAT ALBUM BY LURIE.HE PLAYS GUITAR MORE THAN SAX , BUT ITS VERY GOOD MUSIC. MEDESKI MARTIN&WOOD , MARC RIBOT PLAYS TOO. THEY ARE SONGS LIKE "NURSE" PUNK-CORE ,THE OTHER SONGS MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD . LYRICS FORM "BIG TROUBLE" IS REALLY VERY FUNNY. A GREAT ALBUM. IF U KNOW TURKISH, TRY TO READ IT.

5 out of 5 stars Indeed, Lurie's best soundtrack work.......2000-10-29

This is a terrific album. The music is wonderful, playful, strange, rich, and all the other things Lurie's music can be; I have a vested interested in the song titles for "Al Al Al Al," "Sex with Al," and "Al is Hated" -- but I can still be objective here. Unlike the DOWN BY LAW or STRANGER THAN PARADISE recordings, recorded earlier in Lurie's career, the music here demonstrates the full range of Lurie's talents, and even show him striking off in new directions; there's a hilarious punk rock rave up ("She's not a Nurse" -- "...she only dresses like a nurse"), funny, goofy songs that could easily be Marvin Pontiac outtakes ("Big Trouble"), and guest appearances by members of Medeski, Martin and Wood and Marc Ribot. Lurie plays quite a bit of guitar on this release, as well. Worthwhile.

5 out of 5 stars Lurie's Best Soundtrack Work.......1999-10-04

Lurie says African Swim is his best soundtrack work, and from the sound of it he is right. Pity the movie was never released. Lurie blends avante-jazz and pop together in such a way that you would never think of this as back ground music. This album is extremely listenable, and a real treat to anyone who likes the Lounge Lizards. All hail the king of all cool!

Jazz Music:

  1. Anthem
  2. At Home with Cybill
  3. Atlantis
  4. B.G. in Hi-Fi
  5. Big Easy
  6. Bossa Nova Soul Samba [Original recording remastered] [Import]
  7. Brandeis Jazz Festival [Live] [Original recording remastered] [Import]
  8. Carambola
  9. Choices
  10. Coltrane Plays the Blues [Extra tracks]

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