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Lester Bowie (11 Oct 1941 - 08 Nov 1999)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (2)

Releases (14)

Official

Album

  1. Numbers 1 & 2 1967
  2. Fast Last! 1974
  3. Rope-A-Dope 1976
  4. The 5th Power 28 Dec 1978
  5. African Children 1978
  6. The Great Pretender 1981
  7. All the Magic! 1983

Album - Compilation

  1. Works 1988
  2. American Gumbo 1999
  3. Mirage 1999
  4. A Nice Guy Feb 2007
  5. All the Numbers 20 Oct 2009
  6. The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note 28 Sep 2010

Album - Live

  1. The Great Pretender / Steel + Breath Mar 2014

Relationships (14)

Founded

  1. Art Ensemble of Chicago

Member Of

  1. Art Ensemble of Chicago (1968 - 1999) original
  2. Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble original, eponymous, flugelhorn, trumpet
  3. Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy original, eponymous
  4. Lester Bowie Ensemble original, eponymous
  5. Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
  6. Roscoe Mitchell Sextet harmonica, flugelhorn, trumpet
  7. Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
  8. The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble
  9. The Leaders
  10. Mac Gollehon’s Smokin’ Section
  11. The Phillip Wilson Project trumpet

Married

  1. Fontella Bass

Siblings

  1. Joseph Bowie

Recordings by (57)

  1. Number 1 21:37 (1967)
  2. Number 2 24:27 (1967)
  3. Lonely Woman 5:15 (1974)
  4. Banana Whistle 9:48 (1974)
  5. Hello Dolly 4:59 (1974)
  6. Fast Last / C 12:55 (1974)
  7. F-Troop Rides Again 9:38 (1974)
  8. Tender Openings 9:29 (1976)
  9. St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style) 9:40 (1976)
  10. Mirage 6:40 (1976)
  11. Rope-A-Dope 9:33 (1976)
  12. Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People) 6:20 (28 Dec 1978)
  13. 3 in 1 (Three in One) 9:32 (28 Dec 1978)
  14. BBB (Duet) 5:52 (28 Dec 1978)
  15. God Has Smiled on Me (Traditional Gospel) 18:02 (28 Dec 1978)
  16. The 5th Power (Finale) 4:58 (28 Dec 1978)
  17. Amina 19:28 (1978)
  18. Captain Courageous 10:40 (1978)
  19. Tricky Slicky 10:32 (1978)
  20. Chili MacDonald 20:00 (1978)
  21. For Fela 20:16 (1978)
  22. It’s Howdy Doody Time 2:08 (1981)
  23. Rios Negroes 7:15 (1981)
  24. Rose Drop 7:28 (1981)
  25. Oh, How the Ghost Sings 5:50 (1981)
  26. The Great Pretender 16:22 (1981)
  27. When the Doom (Moon) Comes Over the Mountain 3:39 (1981)
  28. For Louie 12:14 (1983)
  29. Spacehead 6:47 (1983)
  30. Ghosts 3:09 (1983)
  31. Trans Traditional Suite 15:51 (1983)
  32. Let the Good Times Roll 6:47 (1983)
  33. Organic Echo 3:17 (1983)
  34. Dunce Dance 2:05 (1983)
  35. Charlie M. Part II 2:49 (1983)
  36. Thirsty? 3:34 (1983)
  37. Almost Christmas 3:52 (1983)
  38. Down Home 2:40 (1983)
  39. Okra Influence 4:38 (1983)
  40. Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck 1:39 (1983)
  41. Deb Deb’s Face 2:03 (1983)
  42. Monkey Waltz 1:47 (1983)
  43. Fradulent Fanfare 1:01 (1983)
  44. Organic Echo, Part II 5:27 (1983)
  45. Charlie M 9:22 (1988)
  46. B Funk 3:52 (1988)
  47. When the Spirit Returns 7:49 (1988)
  48. Black or White (excerpt) 2:50 (1994)
  49. Number 2 (take 7) 25:02 (1997)
  50. For Fela [Scotti re-edit] 4:55 (24 May 2010)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style) 9:40 Lester Bowie (1976)

Instruments

  1. Number 2 24:27 Lester Bowie (1967) wind instruments
  2. Number 1 21:37 Lester Bowie (1967) wind instruments
  3. Ma, She’s Makin’ Eyes at Me 0:51 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  4. People in Sorrow, Part 2 23:05 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1969) percussion, brass
  5. Say What 4:49 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  6. Funky Doo 4:53 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  7. There is a balm in Gilead 6:15 Archie Shepp (1969) trumpet
  8. Silver Cycles 9:22 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  9. People in Sorrow, Part 1 17:07 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1969) percussion, brass
  10. Dance of the Dervish 6:39 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  11. Everybody Loves My Baby 2:20 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  12. Bold and Black 7:12 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  13. Uhuru (Dawn of Freedom) Part 1 18:18 Archie Shepp (1970) trumpet
  14. Thème de Céline 3:04 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) percussion, brass
  15. Thème de Yoyo 9:03 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) percussion, brass
  16. Thème amour universal 3:51 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) percussion, brass
  17. Uhuru (Dawn of Freedom) Part 2 10:43 Archie Shepp (1970) trumpet
  18. That the Evening Sky Fell Through the Glass Wall and We Stood Alone Somewhere? 6:00 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1972) wind instruments
  19. The Spiritual 20:06 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1972) wind instruments
  20. Toro 8:25 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1972) wind instruments
  21. Lori Song 3:54 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1972) wind instruments
  22. Odwalla 5:00 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1973) brass
  23. Unanka 10:57 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1973) brass
  24. Immm 5:20 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1973) brass
  25. Oouffnoon 3:35 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1973) brass
  26. Nfamoudou-Boudougou 4:16 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1973) brass
  27. Banana Whistle 9:48 Lester Bowie (1974) trumpet
  28. F-Troop Rides Again 9:38 Lester Bowie (1974) trumpet
  29. Nonaah 5:44 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  30. Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel 5:12 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  31. What’s to Say 4:02 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  32. Hello Dolly 4:59 Lester Bowie (1974) trumpet
  33. The Key 1:15 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  34. Lonely Woman 5:15 Lester Bowie (1974) trumpet
  35. Illistrum 8:17 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  36. Fanfare for the Warriors 7:58 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  37. Fast Last / C 12:55 Lester Bowie (1974) flugelhorn, trumpet
  38. Tnoona 6:25 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1974) brass
  39. Rope-A-Dope 9:33 Lester Bowie (1976) trumpet
  40. St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style) 9:40 Lester Bowie (1976) trumpet
  41. Mirage 6:40 Lester Bowie (1976) trumpet
  42. Tender Openings 9:29 Lester Bowie (1976) percussion, trumpet
  43. The 5th Power (Finale) 4:58 Lester Bowie (28 Dec 1978) trumpet
  44. 3 in 1 (Three in One) 9:32 Lester Bowie (28 Dec 1978) trumpet
  45. God Has Smiled on Me (Traditional Gospel) 18:02 Lester Bowie (28 Dec 1978) trumpet
  46. Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People) 6:20 Lester Bowie (28 Dec 1978) trumpet
  47. Dream Stalker 5:55 Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie (1978) trumpet
  48. Where or Wayne 12:25 Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie (1978) trumpet
  49. One Handed Woman 10:49 Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie (1978) trumpet

Credited as (27)

  1. Lester Bowie
  2. Miłość & Lester Bowie
  3. GMT & Lester Bowie
  4. Lester Bowie, Craig Handy, Philip Harper, Billy Higgins, Steve Kroon, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, and Bobby Watson
  5. Digable Planets with Lester Bowie and Wah Wah Watson
  6. Digable Planets feat. Lester Bowie & Wah Wah Watson
  7. Mamud Band feat. Lester Bowie
  8. Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie
  9. Jack DeJohnette featuring Lester Bowie
  10. Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson
  11. Lester Bowie / Phillip Wilson
  12. David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson & Fred Hopkins
  13. David Murray, John Lindberg, Lester Bowie
  14. Lester Bowie, William Parker & Phillip Wilson
  15. James Carter feat. Lester Bowie
  16. Human Arts Ensemble with Oliver Lake & Lester Bowie
  17. Charles “Bobo” Shaw & Lester Bowie
  18. Kahil El’Zabar featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors
  19. Kahil El’Zabar’s The Ritual featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Raphael Garrett
  20. Lester Bowie, William Parker, Phillip Wilson
  21. Lorenzo Gasperoni Mamud Band feat. Lester Bowie
  22. Nobuyoshi Ino & Lester Bowie
  23. Kahil El’Zabar’s The Ritual featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Raphael Garett
  24. Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio featuring Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors
  25. GMT and Lester Bowie
  26. Miłość i Lester Bowie
  27. The Brazz Brothers, Lester Bowie, Amina Claudine Myers & David Peaston

Works (96)

Wrote

  1. Coming Soon
  2. Coming Back, Jamaica
  3. When the Spirit Returns
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Composed

  1. Lebert Aaly
  2. Thème de Céline
  3. Variations sur un thème de Monteverdi
  4. Proverbes
  5. Thème amour universal
  6. Thème Libre
  7. Fukawe T
  8. Spacehead
  9. T. Jam Blues
  10. All the Magic
  11. Organic Echo
  12. Dunce Dance
  13. Charlie M. Part II
  14. Thirsty?
  15. Almost Christmas
  16. Down Home
  17. Okra Influence
  18. Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck
  19. Deb Deb’s Face
  20. Monkey Waltz
  21. Fradulent Fanfare
  22. Organic Echo, Part II
  23. Funky Donkey
  24. Midnite Train
  25. Cool T
  26. Bugle Boy Bop
  27. Go Bo
  28. Cootie’s Caravan Fan
  29. Latin Recovery
  30. The Girth of the Cool
  31. Chop’n Rock
  32. Finito, Benito
  33. Sardegna amore (New Is Full of Lonely People)
  34. 3 in 1 (Three in One)
  35. The 5th Power
  36. Captain Courageous
  37. Tricky Slicky
  38. Rose Drop
  39. Oh, How the Ghost Sings
  40. Lotta Colada
  41. Grape Escape
  42. Urban Bushmen
  43. Rios Negroes
  44. Charlie M
  45. Tender Openings
  46. Mirage
  47. Rope-A-Dope
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Links (20)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891763w
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090862
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79090862
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6kp9qj8
  5. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/lester-bowie/
  6. https://www.whosampled.com/Lester-Bowie/
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118866168

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Lester-bowie

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/248194

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/lester-bowie-5bd4e7d4.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/95089

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000255287

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101156/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/27251202

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558118

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/11163

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/81138
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r0t2sPG17gaUgXDJyJmHf

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/2610980

Biographies

  1. http://global.britannica.com/biography/Lester-Bowie