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I Only Have Eyes for You (Lester Bowie album)

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Released
  
1985

Length
  
53:09

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
February, 1985

I Only Have Eyes for You (1985)
  
Duet (1985)

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Artists
  
Lester Bowie, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy

Similar
  
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy albums, Jazz albums

Lester bowie brass fantasy i only have eyes for you


I Only Have Eyes for You is the third album by Lester Bowie recorded for ECM and the debut album of his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1985 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Craig Harris, Steve Turre, Malachi Thompson, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart and Phillip Wilson.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music is both whimsical and explorative, making for a colorful set".

Track listing

  1. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 10:32
  2. "Think" (Bruce Purse) - 1:31
  3. "Lament" (Thompson) - 13:55
  4. "Coming Back, Jamaica" - 5:17
  5. "Nonet" (Stewart) - 14:32
  6. "When the Spirit Returns" - 7:44
All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated

Personnel

  • Lester Bowie: trumpet
  • Vincent Chancey: French horn
  • Craig Harris: trombone
  • Steve Turre: trombone
  • Malachi Thompson: trumpet
  • Stanton Davis: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bob Stewart: tuba
  • Bruce Purse: trumpet
  • Phillip Wilson: drums

    • Songs

    1I Only Have Eyes For You10:32
    2Think1:31
    3Lament13:55

    References

    I Only Have Eyes for You (Lester Bowie album) Wikipedia
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