Evan Lurie, How I Spent My Vacation - 50m 44s

Tracks & Durations

1. Fire	2:01
2. The Call of the Wylie "Acme pianos dropped on my head"	2:45
3. Mary Melody to the Hollywood Hills	1:29
4. The Class "my instrument had become encrusted with sameness"	2:30
5. You Can't Go Home Again	2:35
6. Cut Trees	2:21
7. The Salesman	0:59
8. Waiting For X	0:36
9. Departures in New Noise	2:02
10. Jerry's Theme	1:22
11. Languid Rooftop and The Plan	2:24
12. Baseball	1:22
13. Possible Love	2:19
14. Threads	1:45
15. Jerry Sad	0:39
16. Christie's Day	1:29
17. Guitarras Solo Guitarras	4:25
18. Rambling	1:31
19. Funeral	3:08
20. The Phinehas J. Platypus Show	1:07
21. Darkening	1:03
22. The Project	0:41
23. "I won't use this needle, this needle has been used before"	2:04
24. Wishes Becoming Madness	2:52
25. Exit Puppeteer	2:00
26. Love Lost	3:00

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Review

The title of the disc is a reference by pianist and jazz persona Evan Lurie to a period during which he composed a number of scores for low-budget films. Many of these are represented here, including Danny Leiner's Layin' Low, which has a reflective, smoky jazz score that rolls with a strong vibraphone jive, and New York University student Hannah Weyer's The Salesman and Other Adventures, which is backed by a clarinet and cello duet exuding both longing and pensiveness. The disc also contains "Cut Trees," a heartbreaking solo piano piece that was originally slated--but not used--for Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge. This collection is a shining example of how small and unusual orchestral arrangements can produce riveting soundtracks. --Michael Woodring

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