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 and Jay Dee Daugherty.
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."
"The Washington Post" considered "much of it [to be] cool, spare neo-rockabilly with a Henry Mancini twist." The "Calgary Herald" 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
Thrill Jockey issue 2005
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