Tõnu Kaljuste Conductor
Tõnu Kaljuste Conductor
Two very different sessions are combined on this two-LP set. Trumpeter Lester Bowie and a quintet also including Ari Brown on tenor and soprano, pianist Art Matthews, bassist Fred Williams, and drummer Phillip Wilson, are often used to accompany the soulful and gospel-oriented vocals of Fontella Bass and David Peaston (in addition to taking colorful solos). The 12-minute "For Louie" and a suite that is dominated by an emotional version of "Everything Must Change" are highlights; also memorable is a brief version of Albert Ayler's "Ghosts." The second album is quite a bit different, a set of unaccompanied trumpet solos by Bowie that are often quite humorous. On "Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck," the meeting does seem to take place; "Thirsty?" is a funny joke, and some of the other pieces (including "Organic Echo," "Dunce Dance" and "Fraudulent Fanfare") are brief but effective wisecracks. All in all, this two-fer shows off both Lester Bowie's playing abilities and his sense of humor.
Ari Brown - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Art Matthews - Piano
Fred Williams - Bass
Phillip Wilson - Drums
Fontella Bass - Vocal
David Peaston - Vocal
Release date: 01.04.1983
ECM 1246/47
CD 1
1
FOR LOUIE(Phillip Wilson)
12:14
2
SPACEHEAD(Lester Bowie)
06:47
3
GHOSTS(Albert Ayler)
03:09
LESTER BOWIE - TRANS TRADITIONAL SUITE
4
All The Magic!/Everything Must Change/T. Jam Blues
15:51
5
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL(Lee Leonard)
06:47
CD 2
1
ORGANIC ECHO(Lester Bowie)
03:18
2
DUNCE DANCE(Lester Bowie)
02:05
3
CHARLIE M. (PART II)(Lester Bowie)
02:51
4
THIRSTY?(Lester Bowie)
03:31
5
ALMOST CHRISTMAS(Lester Bowie)
04:52
6
DOWN HOME(Lester Bowie)
02:40
7
OKRA INFLUENCE(Lester Bowie)
04:39
8
MILES DAVIS MEETS DONALD DUCK(Lester Bowie)
01:38
9
DEB DEB'S FACE(Lester Bowie)
02:05
10
MONKEY WALTZ(Lester Bowie)
01:35
11
FRADULENT FANFARE(Lester Bowie)
01:01
12
ORGANIC ECHO (PART II)(Lester Bowie)
05:31