Selling Water by the Side of the River

by Evan Lurie

Selling Water by the Side of the River cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Antilles
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:07
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping away from the eccentric downtown jazz of The Lounge Lizards, the pianist and composer presents a profoundly elegant collection of instrumental pieces. Utilizing bandoneon and strings, the record beautifully navigates the delicate intersection between modern classical chamber music and melancholic tango.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, piano, ensemble, melodic, theatrical, chamber, strings, intricate, complex

Tracklist

  1. The Spinsters Waltz (2:38)
  2. Those Monkeys Wern't Typing (5:12)
  3. Terraces (5:35)
  4. The Orderly Retreat (3:54)
  5. Rintrah Roars (4:37)
  6. Coda (1:46)
  7. Tarantella (3:41)
  8. Ballad Of A New York Peasant (8:54)
  9. Moment (0:53)
  10. Liam (4:42)
  11. Sun In Rome (4:14)
  12. Alfredo's Response (1:56)

Credits

  • Alfredo Pedernera - bandoneon
  • John Beal - bass
  • Mo Str枚m - cover
  • Marc Ribot - guitar
  • Jill Jaffe - viola, violin

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