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Avant Pop

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Released
  
1986

Length
  
47:10

Release date
  
1986

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
March 1986

Avant Pop (1986)
  
Twilight Dreams (1988)

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Artists
  
Lester Bowie, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy

Similar
  
Lester Bowie albums, Jazz albums

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.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 2½ stars stating "B+ Lester, highlight "The Emperor."".

Track listing

  1. "The Emperor" (Turre) - 10:34
  2. "Saving All My Love for You" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 5:08
  3. "B Funk" - 3:50
  4. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) - 5:26
  5. "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) - 5:28
  6. "Macho" (Turre) - 6:20
  7. "No Shit" - 5:14
  8. "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

    • Songs

    1The Emperor10:34
    2Saving All My Love for You5:08
    3B Funk3:51

    References

    Avant Pop Wikipedia
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