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Lester Bowie
The Great Pretender
Album DE 1981 on ECM Records label
Jazz (Post-Bop, Modal)
Recorded June 1981 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany. An ECM Production ℗ 1981 ECM Records GmbH
Musicians
 | Lester Bowie tr, 1941-1999 US trumpet, album by, arranged by, written by |
 | Hamiet Bluiett bs, *1940 US baritone saxophone |
 | Fred Williams b, bass, electric bass, written by |
 | Phillip Wilson dr, 1941-1992 US drums, written by |
 | Donald Smith voc, fl, piano, organ, written by |
 | David Peaston voc, p, tam, 1957-2012 US vocals |
 | Fontella Bass voc, p, 1940-2012 US vocals |
Producers
| Martin Wieland engineer |
| Dieter Rehm design, photography by, cover |
| Helmut Frühauf photography by, liner |
| Manfred Eicher producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Great Pretender | Lester Bowie | Buck Ram | 16:22 |
| 2 | | Howdy Doody Time | Lester Bowie | Edward Kean | 2:08 |
| 3 | | When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain | Lester Bowie | Harry Woods, Howard Johnson | 3:39 |
| 4 | | Rios Negroes | Lester Bowie | Lester Bowie | 7:17 |
| 5 | | Rose Drop | Lester Bowie | Lester Bowie | 7:28 |
| 6 | | Oh, How The Ghost Sings | Lester Bowie | Donald Smith, Fred Williams, Lester Bowie, Manfred Eicher, Martin Wieland, Phillip Wilson | 5:50 |
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