Avant Pop
1986 studio album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
Avant Pop | ||||
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Studio album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | March 1986 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:10 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Lester Bowie chronology | ||||
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Avant Pop is the fourth album by Lester Bowie recorded for ECM and the second album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1986 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Rasul Siddik, Steve Turre, Malachi Thompson, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart and Phillip Wilson.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "B+ Lester, highlight "The Emperor."".[1]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Track listing
- "The Emperor" (Turre) - 10:34
- "Saving All My Love for You" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 5:08
- "B Funk" - 3:50
- "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) - 5:26
- "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) - 5:28
- "Macho" (Turre) - 6:20
- "No Shit" - 5:14
- "Oh, What a Night" (Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior) - 5:33
- All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated
- Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, March 1986
Personnel
- Lester Bowie: trumpet
- Vincent Chancey: French horn
- Frank Lacy: trombone
- Rasul Siddik: trumpet
- Steve Turre: trombone
- Malachi Thompson: trumpet
- Stanton Davis: trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bob Stewart: tuba
- Phillip Wilson: drums
References
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Numbers 1 & 2 (1967)
- Gittin' to Know Y'All (1967)
- Fast Last! (1974)
- Rope-A-Dope (1975)
- Bugle Boy Bop (with Charles "Bobo" Shaw, 1977)
- African Children (1978)
- Duet (with Phillip Wilson, 1978)
- The Great Pretender (1981)
- All the Magic! (1982)
- Duet (with Nobuyoshi Ino, 1985)
- I Only Have Eyes for You (1985)
- Avant Pop (1986)
- Twilight Dreams (1987)
- Serious Fun (1989)
- My Way (1990)
- The Organizer (1991)
- Funky T. Cool T. (1991)
- The Fire This Time (1992)
- The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music (1997)
- The 5th Power (1978)
- Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy (1990)