The Great Pretender (Lester Bowie album)
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| The Great Pretender | ||
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| Studio album by Lester Bowie | ||
| Released | 1981 | |
| Recorded | June 1981 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 42:44 | |
| Label | ECM | |
| Producer(s) | Manfred Eicher | |
| Lester Bowie chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Fifth Power (1978) |
The Great Pretender (1981) |
All the Magic (1982) |
The Great Pretender is an album by Lester Bowie recorded for ECM in 1981.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Great Pretender" (Buck Ram) - 16:22
- "It's Howdy Doody Time" (Edward Kean) - 2:08
- "When the Doom (Moon) Comes Over the Mountain" (Harry M. Woods/Howard E. Johnson; Arr:Lester Bowie) - 3:39
- "Rios Negroes" (Bowie) - 7:17
- "Rose Drop" (Bowie) - 7:28
- "Oh, How the Ghost Sings" (Bowie/Donald Smith/Fred Williams/Philip Wilson/Manfred Eicher/Martin Wieland) 5:50
[edit] Personnel
- Lester Bowie - trumpet
- Hamiet Bluiett - baritone saxophone
- Donald Smith - piano, organ
- Fred Williams - bass, electric bass
- Philip Wilson - drums
- Fontella Bass - vocals
- David Peaston - vocals
