Instrumental track off of the
1984 Joe Jackson album Body And Soul inspired by the above
neighborhood. The song is a
jazzy Latin ballad, with a
delicate lead trumpet. (If you couldn't tell, "Loisaida" is a
Spanish transliteration of "Lower East Side".)
I have friends who live in a beautiful new apartment building in the East Village. The place has certainly gentrified. It's still a bit rough around the edges, though.