''Warm and Cool'' is a solo album by the American musician
Tom Verlaine, released in 1992. It was his first entirely instrumental recording.
Production
The album was produced by Verlaine. It was engineered by Mario Salvati at Acoustilog, in New York City. Patrick Derivaz and
Billy Ficca played bass and drums, respectively, on the majority of the tracks. It was recorded over two nights, primarily because Verlaine wanted to play with Ficca. "Harley Quinn" was recorded with
Fred Smith Fred, Frederic, or Frederick Smith may refer to:
In literature
*Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British peer and biographer
*Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British peer and author
* Frederick E. Smith ...
and
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American drummer and songwriter most known for his work with Patti Smith. As a member of the Patti Smith Group, he has been nominated twice to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Biography
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Critical reception
''
Stereo Review'' wrote that the album "finds Verlaine exploring new avenues of expression on the guitar, applying a thinking postmodern rocker's minimalism, a jazzman's improvisational skill, and a vintage Fifties guitarist's predilection for reverb and twang." The ''
Vancouver Sun'' opined that it "never really takes off; there are a couple of nice moody bits."
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cool, spare neo-rockabilly with a Henry Mancini twist." The ''Calgary Herald
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History
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'' noted that the guitar can sound "like Ry Cooder meets Angelo Badalamenti in a garage just off New York`s Central Park."[ The '' Houston Chronicle'' called ''Warm and Cool'' "maybe the first urban New Age album."]
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Verlaine.
Rykodisc issue 1992
# "Those Harbor Lights"
# "Sleepwalkin'"
# "The Deep Dark Clouds"
# "Space Crash"
# "Depot (1951)"
# "Boulevard"
# "Harley Quinn"
# "Sor Juanna"
# "Depot (1957)"
# "Spiritual"
# "Little Dance"
# "Ore"
# "Depot (1958)"
# "Lore"
Thrill Jockey issue 2005
# "Those Harbor Lights"
# "Sleepwalkin'"
# "The Deep Dark Clouds"
# "Saucer Crash"
# "Depot (1951)"
# "Boulevard"
# "Harley Quinn"
# "Sor Juanna"
# "Depot (1957)"
# "Spiritual"
# "Little Dance"
# "Ore"
# "Depot (1958)"
# "Lore"
# "Old Car"
# "Ancient"
# "Asmileyfallsapart"
# "Avanti"
# "Early Waltz"
# "Please Keep Going"
# "Tontootempo"
# "A Film of Flowers"
Personnel
*Tom Verlaine - guitars
*Patrick A. Derivaz - bass
* Billy Ficca - drums
*Fred Smith Fred, Frederic, or Frederick Smith may refer to:
In literature
*Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British peer and biographer
*Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British peer and author
* Frederick E. Smith ...
- bass only on "Harley Quinn"
*Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American drummer and songwriter most known for his work with Patti Smith. As a member of the Patti Smith Group, he has been nominated twice to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Biography
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- drums only on "Harley Quinn"
;Technical
*Mario Salvati - engineer
*Jutta Koether
Jutta Koether (born 1958) is a German artist, musician and critic based in New York City and Berlin
- photography
References
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Tom Verlaine albums
1992 albums
Rykodisc albums
Instrumental rock albums