Bowie
Real Name:
Lester Bowie
Profile:
Trumpet, fluegelhorn, kelphorn, vocals, percussion, composer, born 11 October 1941 in Frederick, Maryland. Met future wife Fontella Bass in an R&B band after military service. Worked in St. Louis and later moved to Chicago in 1966 where he formed Art Ensemble of Chicago with Roscoe Mitchell. Brilliant trumpet player who had a flair for the theatrical side in concert. Died in 1999.
In Groups:
Art Ensemble Of Chicago, The, Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra, The, Human Arts Ensemble, The, Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
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Discography
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| The Great Pretender (CD, Album) | ECM Records, PolyGram | |||
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| Bande Sonore Originale Du Film "Les Stances À Sophie" (LP, Album) | Pathé Marconi EMI | 1970 | ||
| Americans Swinging In Paris (CD, Album) | EMI Music (France) | 2002 | ||
| Rare Trax Vol. 29 - Funk Around The Jazz (CD, Comp, Car) | Theme De Yoyo | Rolling Stone (Germany) | 2003 | |
| Radiale (CD, Album) | Theme De YoYo | Atavistic | 2004 | |