Lester Bowie

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Rios Negroes 07:15 Tools
The Great Pretender 16:51 Tools
Rose Drop 07:26 Tools
It's Howdy Doody Time 02:09 Tools
Oh, How The Ghost Sings 05:51 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain 03:43 Tools
Let The Good Times Roll 06:51 Tools
Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People) 06:22 Tools
Monkey Waltz 01:49 Tools
Deb Deb's Face 02:08 Tools
Fradulent Fanfare 01:02 Tools
For Louie 12:18 Tools
Ghosts 03:15 Tools
Almost Christmas 03:55 Tools
Spacehead 06:52 Tools
3 in 1 (Three in One) 09:35 Tools
Organic Echo 03:18 Tools
Rachel's Song (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
B Funk 03:52 Tools
Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck 01:43 Tools
Dunce Dance 02:08 Tools
God Has Smiled on Me (Traditional Gospel) 18:04 Tools
Lonely Woman 05:18 Tools
Okra Influence 04:43 Tools
Trans Traditional Suite 15:55 Tools
Down Home 02:45 Tools
When The Spirit Returns 09:32 Tools
Hello Dolly 04:59 Tools
BBB [Duet] 05:58 Tools
Thirsty? 03:35 Tools
For Fela 20:17 Tools
Banana Whistle 09:51 Tools
The Birth of the Blues 05:50 Tools
Organic Echo (Part II) 05:28 Tools
In The Still Of The Night 04:45 Tools
Fast Last / C 12:57 Tools
Two Become One 06:09 Tools
Sardegna Amore 06:23 Tools
F Troop Rides Again 09:42 Tools
God Has Smiled On Me 18:04 Tools
Next 06:05 Tools
Charlie M. 02:53 Tools
BBB 05:58 Tools
3 In 1 09:35 Tools
Captain Courageous 10:36 Tools
5th Power (finale) 04:58 Tools
Cool 06:56 Tools
Amina 19:34 Tools
Charlie M 09:22 Tools
Beautiful People 06:57 Tools
The 5th Power 07:08 Tools
Novo Atlantis II 04:43 Tools
Notorious Thugs 05:32 Tools
Charlie M. (Part Ii) 02:53 Tools
I Only Have Eyes For You 10:31 Tools
don't cry for me argentina 09:11 Tools
Tricky Slicky 10:38 Tools
If You Don't Know Me by Now 04:18 Tools
The Emperor 10:33 Tools
Blueberry Hill 05:23 Tools
Saving All My Love for You 05:07 Tools
Allmost Christmas 03:54 Tools
Tender Openings 09:32 Tools
Mirage 06:40 Tools
Nessun Dorma 06:49 Tools
Strange Fruit 07:55 Tools
For Louis 12:17 Tools
Number 1 25:10 Tools
Crazy 05:24 Tools
No Shit 05:14 Tools
Smooth Operator 07:00 Tools
The 5th Power (Finale) 07:08 Tools
Rope-A-Dope 09:37 Tools
Chili Mcdonald 20:09 Tools
Philadelphia 09:41 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain/A) Doom?/B) When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain 20:11 Tools
For Fela (Scotti re-edit) 04:56 Tools
Think 01:32 Tools
Fool-Ology (The Song) 06:07 Tools
St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style) 09:41 Tools
Coming Back, Jamaica 05:17 Tools
Oh, What A Night 00:00 Tools
Da butt 06:07 Tools
Steel and Breath 03:42 Tools
Number 2 24:49 Tools
Papa`s got a brand new bag 04:40 Tools
Rachel's song [Instrumental] 02:49 Tools
Rachel's Song (instrumental) 02:47 Tools
Macho 06:20 Tools
God Bless the Child 14:58 Tools
Waterfall 05:48 Tools
Lament 13:56 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain: a. Doom? b. When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain 03:42 Tools
One Love 05:35 Tools
Player Hater 06:36 Tools
Solitude 04:40 Tools
Count On Me 05:26 Tools
Nonet 14:32 Tools
Warm Up 02:14 Tools
Night Time (Is the Right Time) 02:57 Tools
Bbb (Duet) 05:58 Tools
unchained melody 06:29 Tools
All The Magic! / Everything Must Change / T. Jam Blues (Trans Traditional Suite) 05:09 Tools
Black or White 07:20 Tools
Three In One 02:57 Tools
Save The Best For Last 06:16 Tools
Naakkurat Na 04:36 Tools
When the Doom (Moon) Comes over the Mountain (A.) Doom? (B.) When ... 03:42 Tools
Don`t worry be happy 06:30 Tools
Mean old man's world 03:41 Tools
Inflated star 07:22 Tools
Thirsty 03:34 Tools
I'm so grateful 05:43 Tools
Tobago, Tobago 03:41 Tools
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 06:20 Tools
Macho (Dedicated To Machito) 06:20 Tools
God Has Smiled On Me (Wrongtom Edit) 02:14 Tools
Don't Worry Be Happy 03:54 Tools
When the Spirit Comes 14:34 Tools
Howdy Doody Time 03:54 Tools
Don´t Cry For Me Argentina 02:14 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Ove 03:41 Tools
Remember the Time 08:32 Tools
Deb deb s face 02:14 Tools
If You Don´t Know Me By Now 03:54 Tools
Inflated Tear 03:54 Tools
I Am With You 07:40 Tools
Three For The Festival 06:06 Tools
Mother's Mode + Peace 15:56 Tools
Number 2 - take 4 (interrupted) 08:39 Tools
The Burglar 03:34 Tools
Sonala Nobala 05:43 Tools
Personality 03:54 Tools
Zero 04:32 Tools
Number 2 - take 7 19:46 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over T 19:46 Tools
My Way 10:17 Tools
Cool - Bonus Edition 08:04 Tools
Quasi 10:17 Tools
Duke's Fantasy 04:04 Tools
Number 2 - take 6 14:34 Tools
Siesta For The Fiesta 04:14 Tools
Thriller 05:43 Tools
Angel Eyes 05:43 Tools
Who Says 10:17 Tools
Yes Jesus Loves Me 01:48 Tools
Bugle Boy Bop 06:14 Tools
Go Bo 06:02 Tools
Honky Tonk 03:58 Tools
Latin Recovery 04:04 Tools
I Got You 03:58 Tools
After Thought 04:04 Tools
Journey Towards Freedom 10:55 Tools
Twilight Dreams 03:58 Tools
The Girth Of The Cool 07:30 Tools
Cootie's Caravan Fan 03:58 Tools
Vibe Waltz 05:13 Tools
Sardegna Amore (Now Is Full Of Lonely People) 06:22 Tools
He's got the whole world in his hand 03:25 Tools
Papa's Got A Brand New Band 03:58 Tools
Night Life 15:56 Tools
Number 2 Qualtet Version Take 6 04:04 Tools
Ready Joe 08:04 Tools
Chili MacDonald 06:31 Tools
Number 2 Qualtet Version Take 7 03:58 Tools
Summertime 03:58 Tools
What's New 09:04 Tools
Funky T. 08:04 Tools
Brooklyn Works Suite 08:04 Tools
Finito Benito 06:24 Tools
Biggie's Ride 15:56 Tools
Silver Threads Among The Gold 02:59 Tools
When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain (A.) Doom- (B.) When The M 02:59 Tools
Steel and Breath - Bonus Edition 15:56 Tools
Philadelphia - Bonus Edition 05:09 Tools
Yes, Jesus loves me 08:39 Tools
Tran Traditional Suite 15:56 Tools
Nice Guys 15:56 Tools
Coming back Jamaica 15:56 Tools
Cool T. 10:42 Tools
Organic Echo, Part II 10:42 Tools
Don't Worry, Be Happy 05:09 Tools
Charlie M. Part II 05:09 Tools
Villa Tiamo 2 01:48 Tools
Bechet's Bounce 01:48 Tools
Afternoon In Brooklyn 10:57 Tools
Oh How The Ghost Sings 19:46 Tools
The Great Pretender (excerpt) 19:46 Tools
Lester Bowie - 06 - Oh, How The Ghost Sings 19:46 Tools
Funky T 19:46 Tools
For Fela [Scotti Re-Edit] 19:46 Tools
01 The great pretender 19:46 Tools
Odwalla/Theme 05:09 Tools
Mother's Mode - Peace 05:09 Tools
Orchilius 05:09 Tools
Old Time Southside Street Dance 05:09 Tools
Guten Morgen part II 05:09 Tools
When the spirit comes back to me 05:09 Tools
Organic Echo, Pt. 2 05:09 Tools
Fast Last - C 05:09 Tools
Chop 'n' Rock 06:31 Tools
Lester Bowie - 01 - The Greater Pretender 06:31 Tools
Lester Bowie - 05 - Rose Drop 06:31 Tools
Lester Bowie - 02 - It's Howdy Doody Time 06:31 Tools
Charlie M., Part II 02:53 Tools
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Lester Bowie (11 October 1941–8 November 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Born in Frederick, Maryland, Bowie grew up in St Louis, Missouri. At the age of five he started studying the trumpet with his father, a professional musician. He played with blues musicians such as Little Milton and Albert King, and rhythm and blues stars such as Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Rufus Thomas. In 1965 he became Fontella Bass's musical director. He was a cofounder of BAG (Black Artists' Group) in St. Louis. In 1966 he moved to Chicago, where he worked as a studio musician, and met Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell and became a member of the AACM. In 1968 he founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago with Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, and Malachi Favors. He remained a member of this group for the rest of his life, and was also a member of Jack DeJohnette's New Directions quartet. He lived and worked in Jamaica and Africa, and played and recorded with Fela Kuti. Bowie's onstage appearance, in a white lab coat, with his goatee waxed into two points, was an important part of the Art Ensemble's stage show. In 1984 he formed Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, a brass nonet in which Bowie demonstrated jazz's links to other forms of popular music, a decidedly more populist approach than that of the Art Ensemble. With this group he recorded songs popularized by Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Manson, and the Spice Girls. His New York Organ Ensemble featured James Carter and Amina Claudine Myers. Although seen as part of the avant-garde, Bowie embraced techniques from the whole history of jazz trumpet, filling his music with humorous smears, blats, growls, half-valve effects, and so on. Bowie took an adventurous and humorous approach to music, and criticized Wynton Marsalis for his conservative approach to jazz tradition. Nevertheless, Marsalis is on record as calling Bowie his favorite trumpeter. In fact, in the early 1980s, Marsalis and Bowie played together in the short-lived New York Hot Trumpet Quintet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.