Voice of Chunk

Voice of Chunk
Studio albumby the Lounge Lizards
Released	1988
Recorded	September–November 1988
Studio	Mediasound,New York City Clinton Recording, New York City Nas Nuvens, Rio de Janeiro
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	47:00
Label	Strange and Beautiful Music
Producer	John Lurie
The Lounge Lizardschronology
No Pain for Cakes (1987) Voice of Chunk (1988) Queen of All Ears (1998)

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Voice of Chunkis a 1988 album byjazzbandthe Lounge Lizards.

The album was produced independently by bandleaderJohn Lurie,following two releases withIsland Records.After unsuccessfully shopping the album to several record labels, Lurie decided to hire a company to print copies ofVoice of Chunkand sell it himself throughmail-order,promoted with advertisements on television. He reports the album sold about 30,000 copies, a substantial sum for an independent jazz album, but promotional and sales costs were higher than anticipated so the album was not financially profitable.Voice of Chunkwas later re-released on frontmanJohn Lurie's record label Strange and Beautiful Music.

The song "Uncle Jerry" was a tribute to Lurie's paternal uncle.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Lurie; except where indicated

1. "Bob the Bob"
2. "Voice of Chunk" (John Lurie,Erik Sanko)
3. "One Big Yes"
4. "The Hanging"
5. "Uncle Jerry" (John Lurie, Erik Sanko)
6. "A Paper Bag and the Sun" (John Lurie, Dougie Bowne,Marc Ribot)
7. "Tarantella" (music:Evan Lurie;lyrics: The Lounge Lizards)
8. "Bob the Bob Home"
9. "Sharks"
10. "Travel" (Evan Lurie)

Personnel

• John Lurie– alto and soprano saxophone
• Evan Lurie– piano
• Marc Ribot– guitar, trumpet
• Curtis Fowlkes– trombone
• Roy Nathanson– alto and tenor saxophone
• E.J. Rodriguez – percussion
• Erik Sanko– bass
• Dougie Bowne – drums