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Lester Bowie
tr, 1941-1999 US, Frederick, Maryland
Singer / Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. William Lester Bowie, Jr.
American trumpeter, flugel hornist, kelp hornist, vocalist, percussionist and composer. Born October 11, 1941 in Frederick, Maryland, died November 8, 1999 in New York City, New York. He met future wife Fontella Bass in an R&B band after military service. He worked in St. Louis and later he moved to Chicago in 1966 where he formed The Art Ensemble Of Chicago with Roscoe Mitchell. Brother of Byron Bowie and Joseph Bowie of Defunkt.
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Rios Negroes on The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie The Great Pretender on The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie Coming Back, Jamaica on I Only Have Eyes For You by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy It's Howdy Doody Time on The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie Rose Drop on The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie For Louie on All The Magic! / The One And Only by Lester Bowie When The Spirit Returns on I Only Have Eyes For You by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain on The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie Sardegna Amore (New Is Full Of Lonely People) on The 5th Power by Lester Bowie Oh, How The Ghost Sings on The Great Pretender by Lester BowieTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live In Berlin October 29th, 1983 | The Sun Ra All Stars Featuring: Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie | 2017 | Album |
| The Great Pretender / Steel + Breath | Lester Bowie | 2014 | Album |
| The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note | Lester Bowie | 2010 | Album |
| The Ancestors Are Amongst Us | Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Lester Bowie And Malachi Favors | 2010 | Album |
| All The Numbers | Lester Bowie | 2009 | Compil. |
| A Nice Guy | Lester Bowie | 2007 | Compil. |
| American Gumbo | Lester Bowie | 1999 | Compil. |
| Talkin' About Life And Death | Miłość & Lester Bowie | 1999 | Album |
| Meantime | GMT & Imogen Heap / Lester Bowie | 1999 | Album |
| Mirage | Lester Bowie | 1999 | Compil. |
| Amore Pirata! | Lorenzo Gasperoni Mamud Band Feat. Lester Bowie | 1998 | Album |
| Buddy Bolden's Rag {100 Years Of Jazz} | Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass Featuring Lester Bowie | 1995 | Album |
| Not Two | Miłość & Lester Bowie | 1995 | Album |
| Works | Lester Bowie | 1988 | Compil. |
| Sacred Love | Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Donald Garrett | 1988 | Album |
| A Venture Sampler | Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin / Lester Bowie / Peter De Havilland / Hans-Joachim Roedelius | 1987 | Album |
| Zebra | Jack DeJohnette Featuring Lester Bowie | 1986 | Album |
| The Ritual | Kahil El'Zabar Featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors | 1986 | Album |
| Duet | Nobuyoshi Ino & Lester Bowie | 1985 | Album |
| For Louie / Let The Good Times Roll | Lester Bowie | 1983 | Album |
| Bugle Boy Bop | Charles Bobo Shaw & Lester Bowie | 1983 | Album |
| All The Magic! | Lester Bowie | 1983 | Album |
| Rios Negroes / The Great Pretender | Lester Bowie | 1982 | Album |
| The Great Pretender | Lester Bowie | 1981 | Album |
| The 5th Power | Lester Bowie | 1978 | Album |
| Duet | Lester Bowie / Phillip Wilson | 1978 | Album |
| African Children | Lester Bowie | 1978 | Album |
| Rope-A-Dope | Lester Bowie | 1976 | Album |
| Fast Last! | Lester Bowie | 1974 | Album |
| Numbers 1&2 | Lester Bowie | Album |
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