Person · Active since 1941
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Bowie, Lester
Songwriter · Performer · Producer
Member of Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Lester Bowie Ensemble, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble, Mac Gollehon’s Smokin’ Section, Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, The Leaders, The Phillip Wilson Project, The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble
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“Horn Web”
Art Ensemble of Chicago, Fontella Bass
via Art Ensemble of Chicago597-59
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoA Brain for the Seine
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoA Jackson in Your House
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoAfrica N’da Blues
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioAfricanos / Latinos
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioALEXANDER THE GREAT
Unknown Artist
Amin Bidness
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoAnother Kind of Groove
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioAs Clear as the Sun
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoAutumn Leaves
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioB Funk
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyBarnyard Scuffel Shuffel
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBe Exciting (Kahil Testifies)
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBechet’s Bounce
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Bell Song
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBig Cliff
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBig Fred
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBig M
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBig M
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBig Red Peaches
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBiggie’s Ride
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyBlue Rwanda
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBlueberry Hill
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyBody and Soul
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBon voyage, Part 1
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBon voyage, Part 2
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBrother Malcolm
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioBush Magic
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoBye Bye Baby
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoCare Free
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoCertain Blacks “Do What They Wanna”
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoCharlie M
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoChi-Congo 50
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoChi-Congo 50
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoCome on Y’all
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoComing Back, Jamaica
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyConversations 1; The Introduction
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioConversations 2; The Dialogue
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioCool
Lester Bowie, William Parker, Phillip Wilson
Count on Me
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyCrazy
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyCruising With JJ
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoCrumb-Puck-U-Lent
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioCyp
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoDance of Circles
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoDexterity
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoDreaming of the Master
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoEnter the Dragon
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoEricka
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoEricka
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoErika
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoEveryday’s a Perfect Day
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoFanfare and Bell
Art Ensemble of Chicago, Tomeka Reid
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoFanfare for the Warriors
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoFolkus
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoFollow the Sun
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioFootprints
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioFor Love of My Father
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioFor Walter Norris
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Freedom Flexibility
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioFull Force
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoFunky AECO
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoGet in Line
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoGet in Line
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoGrandma’s Hands
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioGreat Black Music
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioHail We Now Sing Joy
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoHe Speaks to Me Often in Dreams
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoHe Took a Cab to Neptune
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoHe’s Got the Whole World in His Hand
Lester Bowie
I Greet You With Open Arms
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoI Only Have Eyes for You
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyI’m So Grateful
Lester Bowie
Illistrum
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoImmm
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoImpressed
Solee
IMPRESSIONS
Unknown Artist
IMPRESSIONS
Unknown Artist
IMPRESSIONS
Unknown Artist
Inner Heart
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioIntroduction by John Sinclair
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoIt’s Howdy Doody Time
Lester Bowie
It’s the Sign of the Times
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoJa
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoJamaican Farewell Part I
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoJamaican Farewell Part II
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoJe suis un sauvage
Alfred Panou, Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoKa-Real (Take 1)
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioKa-Real (Take 2)
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioKari
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioKau
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioLament
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyLebert Aaly
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoLet the Good Times Roll
Lester Bowie
Let the Good Times Roll
Kalabrese, A.C. Kupper
Let the Music Take You
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Lori Song
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoMacho
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyMagg Zelma
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoMaghoustut
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioMalachi
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Billy Bang
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioMalachi
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoMama Koko
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoMama Koko
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoMean Old Man’s World
Lester Bowie
Miles’ Mode
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
via Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual TrioMother’s Mode + Peace
Lester Bowie
Naakkurat Na
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyNevada’s Theme
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Nfamoudou-Boudougou
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoNice Guys
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoNo Shit
Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyNonaah
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoNonet
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
via Lester Bowie’s Brass FantasyOasis at Dusk
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoOasis at Dusk
Art Ensemble of Chicago
via Art Ensemble of ChicagoObe
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Oh, How the Ghost Sings
Lester Bowie
Philadelphia
Lester Bowie, William Parker, Phillip Wilson
Rios Negroes
Lester Bowie
Rose Drop
Lester Bowie
Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies
David Murray, Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson, Fred Hopkins
Steel and Breath
Lester Bowie, William Parker, Phillip Wilson
The Great Pretender
Lester Bowie
The Great Pretender
Lester Bowie
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
Unknown Artist
Tobago, Tobago
Lester Bowie
VENUS IN FURS
Unknown Artist
When the Doom (Moon) Comes Over the Mountain
Lester Bowie
When the Spirit Comes Back to Me
Lester Bowie
Yes, Jesus Loves Me
Lester Bowie
Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra
Orchestra
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Group · 1968–1999
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Group
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio
Group
Lester Bowie Ensemble
Group
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
Group
Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble
Group
Mac Gollehon’s Smokin’ Section
Group
Roscoe Mitchell Sextet
Group
The Leaders
Group
The Phillip Wilson Project
Group
The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble
Group
All the Magic!
1991 · ECM Records
All the Magic!
1991 · Carmo
All the Magic! / The One and Only
ECM Records
All the Numbers
2009 · Nessa Records
American Gumbo
1999 · 32 Jazz
Duet
2004 · Musik, Inc.
Duet
1992 · Improvising Artists Inc.
Fast Last!
1998
Jazzwerkstatt, New York Box, Vol. 1
2015 · Jazzwerkstatt
Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club
2015
Mirage
1999 · Camden Deluxe
Not Two
1995 · GOWI Records
Numbers 1 & 2
2017 · Nessa Records
Rope-A-Dope
1998
The 5th Power
The Ancestors Are Amongst Us
2010
The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
2010 · Black Saint
The Great Pretender
ECM Records
The Great Pretender
2008 · ECM Records
The Great Pretender / Steel + Breath
2014 · Jazzwerkstatt
Works
1988 · ECM Records
Zebra
1989 · MCA Records
Zebra
1986
Zebra
PAN Music (2)
Lester Bowie is a songwriter and performer, active since 1941. Lester Bowie is a member of Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Lester Bowie Ensemble, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble, Mac Gollehon’s Smokin’ Section, Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, The Leaders, The Phillip Wilson Project and The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 227 recordings, 25 musical works, and 24 releases credited to Lester Bowie. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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