Avant Pop
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Avant Pop | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Avant Pop (album).jpg | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
.jpg){kind=link}
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
[edit | edit source]The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated, "B+ Lester, highlight 'The Emperor'."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).