Numbers 1 & 2
Numbers 1 & 2 | ||||
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | August 11 & 25 1967 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:16 | |||
Label | Nessa | |||
Producer | ||||
Lester Bowie chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Numbers 1 & 2 is a 1967 album by Lester Bowie featuring a line-up which later became the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released on the Nessa label and features performances by Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, and Joseph Jarman.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "The pretty spontaneous music often wanders and rambles a bit, reaching some surprising conclusions and showing expert use of space; very advanced for 1967".[1]
Track listing[]
Side one
- "Number 1" (Bowie/Favors/Mitchell) - 21:37
Side two
- "Number 2" (Mitchell) - 24:27
- "Number 1" recorded August 11, 1967, "Number 2" recorded August 25, 1967 at Sound Studios.
Personnel[]
- Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, recorder, gourd, bells, gong
- Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, steer horn, kelp horn
- Malachi Favors: bass, kazoo
- Joseph Jarman: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, bells (on "Number 2")
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 28. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Categories:
- 1967 albums
- Lester Bowie albums
- Nessa Records albums
- Art Ensemble of Chicago albums