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Serious Fun (Lester Bowie album)

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Released
  
1989

Length
  
54:33

Artist
  
Lester Bowie

Label
  
Disk Union

Recorded
  
April 4–6, 1989

Serious Fun(1989)
  
My Way(1990)

Release date
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy albums, Jazz albums

Serious Fun is the first album by Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the fourth album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1989 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, E. J. Allen, Gerald Brezel, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart, Ken Crutchfield, Vinnie Johnson and Famoudou Don Moye.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Serious Fun is one of the ensemble's earlier records and the material is better than usual... on this particular project it is mostly quite successful and full of Lester Bowie's wit".

Track listing

  1. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown) - 4:40
  2. "Smooth Operator" (Sade, Ray Saint John) - 6:59
  3. "Inflated Tear" (Roland Kirk) - 7:24
  4. "Da Butt" (Marcus Miller) - 6:05
  5. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) - 14:59
  6. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (Bobby McFerrin) - 6:32
  7. "Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan) - 7:54
  • Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY on 4–6 April 1989

    • Personnel

  • Lester Bowie: trumpet
  • Vincent Chancey: French horn
  • Frank Lacy: trombone, vocals
  • Steve Turre: trombone
  • E. J. Allen: trumpet
  • Gerald Brezel: trumpet
  • Stanton Davis: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bob Stewart: tuba
  • Famoudou Don Moye: percussion
  • Ken Crutchfield: drums
  • Vinnie Johnson: drums

    • Songs

    1Papa's Got A Brand New BagLester Bowie's Brass Fantasy4:41
    2Smooth OperatorLester Bowie's Brass Fantasy7:00
    3Inflated starLester Bowie's Brass Fantasy7:24

    References

    Serious Fun (Lester Bowie album) Wikipedia
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