Lester Bowie

American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)

Born: 11 October 1941
Frederick
Died: 8 November 1999
Brooklyn
Country: United States
Active: 1965–1999
Record labels: ECM Records, Atlantic Records, DIW Records, Black Saint, Nessa Records
Discography: 14 albums

Biography

Lester Bowie was a jazz musician who played drum kit, trumpet, bass instrument and percussion instrument. Lester Bowie was born on 11 October 1941 in Frederick and died on 8 November 1999 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: ECM Records, Atlantic Records, DIW Records and Black Saint. The discography here lists 14 albums, from “Numbers 1 & 2” (1967) to “The Great Pretender / Steel + Breath” (2014).

Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Numbers 1 & 2 1967 · Nessa Records

Fast Last! 1974 · Muse Records Rope-A-Dope 1976 · Muse Records African Children 1978 · Horo Records Duet 1978 · Improvising Artists Inc. The 5th Power 1978 · Black Saint The Great Pretender 1981 · ECM Records All the Magic! 1983 · ECM Records Bugle Boy Bop 1983 · Muse Records

Duet 1985

Not Two 1995 · Live

Amore pirata! 1998

Talkin’ About Life and Death 1999

The Great Pretender / Steel + Breath 2014 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Lester Bowie is credited as a sideman

1969	Blasé — Archie Shepp	trumpet
1969	People in Sorrow — Art Ensemble of Chicago	brass, percussion
1970	Pitchin Can — Archie Shepp	trumpet
1970	Hommage to Africa — Sunny Murray	trumpet, flugelhorn
1970	Les Stances à Sophie — Art Ensemble of Chicago	brass, percussion
1972	The Spiritual — Art Ensemble of Chicago	wind instruments
1974	Fanfare for the Warriors — The Art Ensemble of Chicago	vocals, brass
1978	New Directions — Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie	trumpet
1979	Nice Guys — Art Ensemble of Chicago	trumpet
1979	Divine Love — Leo Smith	trumpet
1980	New Directions in Europe — Jack DeJohnette	trumpet
1980	Full Force — Art Ensemble of Chicago	trumpet
1986	Zebra — Jack DeJohnette featuring Lester Bowie	trumpet
1991	Dreaming of the Masters, Volume 2: Thelonious Sphere Monk — Art Ensemble of Chicago with Cecil Taylor	flugelhorn, percussion, trumpet, performer
1996	Conversin' With the Elders — James Carter	trumpet