My Way (Lester Bowie album)
My Way | ||||
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Studio album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | January 22–30, 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:04 | |||
Label | DIW | |||
Lester Bowie chronology | ||||
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My Way is the second album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the fifth album by his "Brass Fantasy" group.[1] It was released in 1990 and features performances by Bowie, Gregory Williams, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, E. J. Allen, Gerald Brezel, , Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart, Ken Crutchfield, Vinnie Johnson and Famoudou Don Moye.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "this set certainly has its interesting moments, although it is a bit erratic".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing[]
- "Quasi" (Bruce Purse) - 8:30
- "Who Says" (Turre) - 7:30
- "After Thought" (Purse) - 9:53
- "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) - 10:17
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) - 6:09
- "Honky Tonk" (Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Berisford "Shep" Shepherd) - 4:45
- Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY on 22, 24, 25, 26 & 30 January 1990
Personnel[]
- Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn
- Gregory Williams: French horn
- Frank Lacy: trombone, vocals
- Steve Turre: trombone, conch shell
- E. J. Allen: trumpet
- Gerald Brezel: trumpet
- : trumpet
- Stanton Davis: trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Bob Stewart: tuba
- Famoudou Don Moye: percussion
- Ken Crutchfield: drums
- Vinnie Johnson: drums
References[]
- ^ Jazzlists: DIW Records - CDs 801 to 899, accessed September 22, 2017
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
Categories:
- 1990 albums
- DIW Records albums
- Lester Bowie albums