All the Magic!
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| All the Magic! | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June 1982 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 81:07 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1246/47 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Lester Bowie chronology | ||||
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All the Magic! / The One and Only is a double album by American jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie, recorded in June 1982 and released on ECM the following year—his second for the label. All the Magic! features a septet, with saxophonist Ari Brown, rhythm section Art Matthews, Fred Williams and Phillip Wilson, and singers Fontella Bass and David Peaston. The One and Only features solo trumpet improvisations from Bowie.
Reception
[edit | edit source]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "All in all, this two-fer shows off both Lester Bowie's playing abilities and his sense of humor."[1]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All compositions by Lester Bowie, except as noted.
All the Magic!
[edit | edit source]- "For Louie" (Wilson) - 12:14
- "Spacehead" - 6:47
- "Ghosts" (Ayler) - 3:09
- "Trans Traditional Suite" - 15:51
- "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 6:47
The One and Only
[edit | edit source]- "Organic Echo Part I" - 3:17
- "Dunce Dance" - 2:05
- "Charlie M. Part II" - 2:49
- "Thirsty?" - 3:34
- "Almost Christmas" - 3:52
- "Down Home" - 2:40
- "Okra Influence" - 4:38
- "Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck" - 1:49
- "Deb Deb's Face" - 2:03
- "Monkey Waltz" - 1:47
- "Fradulent [sic] Fanfare" - 1:01
- "Organic Echo Part II" - 5:27
Personnel
[edit | edit source]All the Magic!
[edit | edit source]- Lester Bowie – trumpet
- Ari Brown – tenor and soprano saxophones
- Art Matthews – piano
- Fred Williams – bass
- Phillip Wilson – drums
- Fontella Bass – vocals
- David Peaston – vocals
The One and Only
[edit | edit source]- Lester Bowie – trumpet and other sounds
Technical personnel
[edit | edit source]- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Martin Wieland – engineer
- Barbara Wojirsch – design
- Collis Davis – back cover photo
- Deborah Bowie – booklet photography (Lester Bowie)
- Peter Kemper – liner notes (German)
- Paul Foster – liner notes (English translation)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 28, 2011
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