L. Bowie

Real Name:
Lester Bowie
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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.
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Appears On:
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  
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