''Downtown Lullaby'' is an album of
improvised music
Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...
by
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...
,
Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical music, contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.
A central figure in the Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimenta ...
,
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
and
Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz (born September 1, 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robi ...
. The album was released on the Depth of Field label in 1998 and contains seven tracks titled after addresses of performing spaces in the East Village and Soho.
[Olewnick, B. Allmusic Guide Reviewaccessed July 21, 2008.]
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 2½ stars stating "''Downtown Lullaby'' isn't a bad record but, given the personnel, one would have hoped for more".
[Olewnick, B]
Allmusic Review
accessed August 2, 2011.
Track listing
:''All compositions by Horovitz/Previte/Sharp/Zorn''
# "484 Broome" - 5:42
# "500 West 52nd" - 6:15
# "Eighth Between B & C" - 6:11
# "77 White" - 3:57
# "228 West Broadway" - 9:07
# "Bleecker & Bowery" - 7:16
# "1 Morton St (Downtown Lullaby)" - 9:00
Personnel
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Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical music, contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.
A central figure in the Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimenta ...
– electric guitars
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Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz (born September 1, 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robi ...
– Hammond organ, piano, keyboards
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Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
– drums
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John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...
– alto saxophone
References
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John Zorn albums
Wayne Horvitz albums
1998 collaborative albums
1998 albums