Lester Bowie
About the artist
Lester Bowie (11 October 1941–8 November 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Born in Frederick, Maryland, Bowie grew up in St Louis, Missouri. At the age of five he started studying the trumpet with his father, a professional musician. He played with blues musicians such as Little Milton and Albert King, and rhythm and blues stars such as Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Rufus Thomas.
Top songs
- Rios Negroes
- The Great Pretender
- It's Howdy Doody Time
- Rose Drop
- When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain
- Oh, How The Ghost Sings
- Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People)
- Coming Back, Jamaica
- Fradulent Fanfare
- When The Spirit Returns
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- Let The Good Times Roll
- Deb Deb's Face
- For Louie
- Monkey Waltz
- Almost Christmas
- Ghosts
- Spacehead
- 3 in 1 (Three in One)
- Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck
- Organic Echo
- Dunce Dance
- Down Home
- Okra Influence
- Lonely Woman
- Thirsty?
- B Funk
- Hello Dolly
- God Has Smiled on Me (Traditional Gospel)
- Rachel's Song (Instrumental)
- God Has Smiled On Me
- Two Become One
- Banana Whistle
- Trans Traditional Suite
- The Birth of the Blues
- The 5th Power
- Charlie M. (Part Ii)
- For Fela
- BBB [Duet]
- In The Still Of The Night
- Charlie M
- Sardegna Amore
- Next
- Notorious Thugs
- Charlie M.
- Organic Echo (Part II)
- 3 In 1
- BBB
- Beautiful People
- Fast Last
- Amina
- F Troop Rides Again
- Cool
- Captain Courageous
- All The Magic! / Everything Must Change / T. Jam Blues (Trans Traditional Suite)
- Number 1
- 5th Power (finale)
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- don't cry for me argentina
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- Novo Atlantis II
- Tricky Slicky
- Blueberry Hill
- The Emperor
- Tender Openings
- Saving All My Love for You
- The 5th Power (Finale)
- Mirage
- Rope-A-Dope
- Organic Echo (Part 2)
- Allmost Christmas
- Crazy
- B B B (duet)
- Number 2
- No Shit
- For Louis
- The Greater Pretender
- Smooth Operator
- Strange Fruit
- St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style)
- Philadelphia
- When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain/A) Doom?/B) When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain
- Fool-Ology (The Song)
- Oh, What A Night
- Rios Negros
- Nessun Dorma
- Chili Mcdonald
- F-Troop Rides Again
- Think
- Steel and Breath
- For Fela (Scotti re-edit)
- Bbb (Duet)
- Duet
- Macho
- Da butt
- Fast Last / C
- One Love
- Rachel's song [Instrumental]
- Warm Up
- Papa`s got a brand new bag
- God Bless the Child
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