L. 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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| With Fontella Bass (LP, Album) | Part One "How Strange"... | Prestige | 1972 | |
| Mudfoot (CD, Album) | Midnite Train | Black Hawk Records | 1986 | |
| Hi-Bop Ska (CD, Album) | Ska Reggae Hi-Bop, Ska... | Shanachie | 1994 | |
| Message To Our Folks (LP, Album, RE) | A Brain For The Seine | Get Back | 2001 | |
| Reese And The Smooth Ones (Album) ◄ (3 versions) | The Smooth Ones (Part ... | BYG Records ... | 2001 | |
| Man With A Movie Camera (CD, Album) | Ninja Tune | 2003 | ||
| The Third Decade (CD, Album) | Zero | ECM Records, ECM Records | ||