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John Lurie (14 Dec 1952 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (7)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Stranger Than Paradise & The Resurrection of Albert Ayler 1985
  2. Down by Law 1986
  3. Down by Law and Variety 1987
  4. Excess Baggage 04 Nov 1997
  5. Fishing With John [TV Soundtrack] 16 Jun 1998
  6. African Swim and Manny & Lo 16 Feb 1999
  7. Painting with John 15 Mar 2024

Relationships (4)

Performs As

  1. Marvin Pontiac

Member Of

  1. The Lounge Lizards (1978 - 1998) original
  2. John Lurie National Orchestra

Siblings

  1. Evan Lurie

Recordings by (176)

  1. Bella by Barlight 3:21 (1985)
  2. Car Cleveland 3:11 (1985)
  3. Sad Trees 0:53 (1985)
  4. The Lampposts Are Mine 1:51 (1985)
  5. Car Florida 3:04 (1985)
  6. Eva & Willie's Room 2:03 (1985)
  7. The Good and Happy Army 3:19 (1985)
  8. A Women Can Take You to Another Universe 1:24 (1985)
  9. Sixties Avant-Garde 16:21 (1985)
  10. Swamp (part 1) 0:46 (1986)
  11. What Do You Know About Music, You're Not a Lawyer 2:02 (1986)
  12. Strangers in the Day 2:01 (1986)
  13. Promenade Du Maquereau 1:29 (1986)
  14. The Invasion of Poland 2:29 (1986)
  15. Please Come to My House 1:07 (1986)
  16. Are You Warm Enough? 2:46 (1986)
  17. Swamp (Part Two) 0:47 (1986)
  18. Are You Warm Enough Again? 0:30 (1986)
  19. The King of Thailand, the Queen of Stairs 2:14 (1986)
  20. A Hundred Miles From Harry 0:32 (1986)
  21. Nicoletta Can't Cook 1:00 (1986)
  22. Fork in Road 0:52 (1986)
  23. Variety Theme 1:32 (1987)
  24. Porno Booth 1:15 (1987)
  25. Porno Booth II 0:55 (1987)
  26. Car 5:06 (1987)
  27. Million Dollar Walk 1:35 (1987)
  28. Anders Leaps In 1:02 (1987)
  29. Garter Belt 2:17 (1987)
  30. End Titles 2:42 (1987)
  31. Swamp 0:46 (1987)
  32. Mystery Train 2:09 (1989)
  33. Girls 1:24 (1989)
  34. Italian Walk 0:59 (1989)
  35. A Lawyer Can’t Take You to Another Planet 4:30 (1989)
  36. Dream Sun King 0:18 (1989)
  37. Chaucer Street 3:46 (1989)
  38. Tuesday Night in Memphis 2:28 (1989)
  39. If I Sleep the Plane Will Crash 5:14 (1993)
  40. Nose Punch 1:07 (17 Oct 1995)
  41. Stink (short version) 2:26 (17 Oct 1995)
  42. To Be Alive and in a Convertible 2:08 (17 Oct 1995)
  43. Chili at Airport, Part I 0:54 (17 Oct 1995)
  44. Vesuvio’s 2:09 (17 Oct 1995)
  45. Bo at Airport 1:15 (17 Oct 1995)
  46. Romantic Walk 1:05 (17 Oct 1995)
  47. Chili at Airport, Part II 1:32 (17 Oct 1995)
  48. Chili and Karen at Sunset 1:21 (17 Oct 1995)
  49. Stink 4:55 (17 Oct 1995)
  50. Good Morning Dear 1:04 (09 Jul 1996)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. You Haunt Me 3:36 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  2. Au Contraire Arto 3:26 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  3. Epistrophy 4:17 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  4. Ballad 3:25 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  5. Do the Wrong Thing 2:42 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  6. Well You Needn’t 1:58 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  7. Conquest of Rar 3:17 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  8. Harlem Nocturne 2:07 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  9. Incident on South Street 3:25 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  10. Fatty Walks 2:56 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  11. I Remember Coney Island 3:30 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  12. Demented 2:06 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  13. Wangling 3:01 The Lounge Lizards (1981) saxophone
  14. It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful 5:59 The Lounge Lizards (1986) alto saxophone
  15. They Were Insane 8:41 The Lounge Lizards (1986) alto saxophone
  16. Big Heart 6:49 The Lounge Lizards (1986) alto saxophone
  17. Fat House 4:37 The Lounge Lizards (1986) alto saxophone
  18. The Punch and Judy Tango 12:57 The Lounge Lizards (1986) alto saxophone
  19. Lulu 4:19 坂本龍一 (21 Oct 1991) alto saxophone
  20. If I Sleep the Plane Will Crash 34:23 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993) saxophone
  21. Men With Sticks (Noble version) 4:57 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993) saxophone
  22. Schnards Live Here 10:04 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993) saxophone
  23. One Hot Minute 6:23 Red Hot Chili Peppers (08 Sep 1995) harmonica
  24. Let’s Get Ready to Rhumba 1:15 John Lurie National Orchestra (19 Sep 1995) saxophone
  25. Stink (short version) 2:26 John Lurie (17 Oct 1995) alto saxophone
  26. To Be Alive and in a Convertible 2:08 John Lurie (17 Oct 1995) guitar
  27. Chili and Karen at Sunset 1:21 John Lurie (17 Oct 1995) alto saxophone
  28. Bo at Airport 1:15 John Lurie (17 Oct 1995) alto saxophone

Vocals

  1. Spillane 25:17 John Zorn (1987) spoken vocals
  2. Where Were You 3:32 The Lounge Lizards (1987) spoken vocals
  3. Chili at Airport, Part II 1:32 John Lurie (17 Oct 1995)

Produced

  1. Fat House 4:37 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  2. Map of Bubbles (short version) 0:20 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  3. Big Heart 6:49 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  4. It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful 5:59 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  5. The Punch and Judy Tango 12:57 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  6. They Were Insane 8:41 The Lounge Lizards (1986)
  7. Cue for Passion 2:15 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  8. No Pain for Cakes 6:48 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  9. Carry Me Out 1:54 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  10. My Trip to Ireland 5:53 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  11. Where Were You 3:32 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  12. My Clown’s on Fire 4:21 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  13. The Magic of Palermo 6:06 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  14. Bob and Nico 3:08 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  15. Tango #3, Determination for Rosa Parks 4:15 The Lounge Lizards (1987)
  16. If I Sleep the Plane Will Crash 34:23 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993)
  17. Men With Sticks (Noble version) 4:57 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993)
  18. Schnards Live Here 10:04 John Lurie National Orchestra (1993)
  19. Let’s Get Ready to Rhumba 1:15 John Lurie National Orchestra (19 Sep 1995)

Credited as (5)

  1. John Lurie
  2. David Byrne, Robert Moran, John Lurie, Michael Torke; Balanescu Quartet
  3. William Shatner feat. John Lurie
  4. William Shatner & John Lurie
  5. Tom Waits feat. John Lurie

Works (38)

Wrote

  1. Where Were You

Composed

  1. Stranger Than Paradise: I. Bella by Barlight (1984 - 1985)
  2. Monsters Over Bangkok
  3. John Zorn’s S&M Circus
  4. Queen Reprise
  5. Yak
  6. Bob and Nico
  7. The Magic of Palermo
  8. The First and Royal Queen
  9. The Birds Near Her House
  10. Scary Children
  11. She Drove Me Mad
  12. Queen of All Ears
  13. Three Crowns of Wood
  14. If I Sleep the Plane Will Crash
  15. Men With Sticks (Noble version)
  16. Schnards Live Here
  17. No Pain for Cakes
  18. My Clown’s on Fire
  19. Carry Me Out
  20. Big Heart
  21. Hair Street
  22. It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful
  23. They Were Insane
  24. Map of Bubbles
  25. My Trip to Ireland
  26. Stranger Than Paradise
  27. Incident on South Street
  28. Do the Wrong Thing
  29. Au Contraire Arto
  30. Ballad
  31. Wangling
  32. Conquest of Rar
  33. Demented
  34. I Remember Coney Island
  35. Fatty Walks
  36. You Haunt Me

Lyrics

  1. Yak

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.strangeandbeautiful.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13921857z
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr91004688
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6fv1r8j
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91004688
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/124776655

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/514023

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lurie

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/143566

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527099/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66653548

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456639

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/lurielurie