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

  1. Rios Negroes
  2. The Great Pretender
  3. It's Howdy Doody Time
  4. Rose Drop
  5. When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain
  6. Oh, How The Ghost Sings
  7. Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People)
  8. Coming Back, Jamaica
  9. Fradulent Fanfare
  10. When The Spirit Returns
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  1. Let The Good Times Roll
  2. Deb Deb's Face
  3. For Louie
  4. Monkey Waltz
  5. Almost Christmas
  6. Ghosts
  7. Spacehead
  8. 3 in 1 (Three in One)
  9. Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck
  10. Organic Echo
  11. Dunce Dance
  12. Down Home
  13. Okra Influence
  14. Lonely Woman
  15. Thirsty?
  16. B Funk
  17. Hello Dolly
  18. God Has Smiled on Me (Traditional Gospel)
  19. Rachel's Song (Instrumental)
  20. God Has Smiled On Me
  21. Two Become One
  22. Banana Whistle
  23. Trans Traditional Suite
  24. The Birth of the Blues
  25. The 5th Power
  26. Charlie M. (Part Ii)
  27. For Fela
  28. BBB [Duet]
  29. In The Still Of The Night
  30. Charlie M
  31. Sardegna Amore
  32. Next
  33. Notorious Thugs
  34. Charlie M.
  35. Organic Echo (Part II)
  36. 3 In 1
  37. BBB
  38. Beautiful People
  39. Fast Last
  40. Amina
  41. F Troop Rides Again
  42. Cool
  43. Captain Courageous
  44. All The Magic! / Everything Must Change / T. Jam Blues (Trans Traditional Suite)
  45. Number 1
  46. 5th Power (finale)
  47. I Only Have Eyes For You
  48. don't cry for me argentina
  49. If You Don't Know Me by Now
  50. Novo Atlantis II
  51. Tricky Slicky
  52. Blueberry Hill
  53. The Emperor
  54. Tender Openings
  55. Saving All My Love for You
  56. The 5th Power (Finale)
  57. Mirage
  58. Rope-A-Dope
  59. Organic Echo (Part 2)
  60. Allmost Christmas
  61. Crazy
  62. B B B (duet)
  63. Number 2
  64. No Shit
  65. For Louis
  66. The Greater Pretender
  67. Smooth Operator
  68. Strange Fruit
  69. St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style)
  70. Philadelphia
  71. When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain/A) Doom?/B) When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain
  72. Fool-Ology (The Song)
  73. Oh, What A Night
  74. Rios Negros
  75. Nessun Dorma
  76. Chili Mcdonald
  77. F-Troop Rides Again
  78. Think
  79. Steel and Breath
  80. For Fela (Scotti re-edit)
  81. Bbb (Duet)
  82. Duet
  83. Macho
  84. Da butt
  85. Fast Last / C
  86. One Love
  87. Rachel's song [Instrumental]
  88. Warm Up
  89. Papa`s got a brand new bag
  90. God Bless the Child

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