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- Date Released: October 7, 2003
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Avant-garde
- Label: Dreyfus Jazz / Kindred Rhythm
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They Say...
This final outing by Lester Bowie's pet project, the Brass Fantasy, was recorded in 1997 as the second of two albums to come from six days of studio sessions. As is typical of Bowie, he chose -- via the critical and aesthetic sensibilities his 15-year-old daughter -- a program of pop, jazz, and R&B hits, most of them coming from the artists of the era: Notorious B.I.G., Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Bob Marley, Babyface, India Arie, and others. The Brass Fantasy manifesto was always to record popular music as part of the historical notion that jazz once was popular music. Unlike a lot of the Brass Fantasy outings, the humor, grace, style, and warmth of these sessions are completely consistent. There are no tracks that miss here, whether it's "Count on Me," or Biggie Smalls' "Biggie's Ride," or an a lush, gorgeous, and deeply moving rendition of "Unchained Melody." The aplomb, taste, and exquisite sense of empathy for this music is everywhere in Bowie's arrangement, and his in the grain of his soloist's voices. This is a fitting final project, and easily the most consistent and realized of all the Brass Fantasy albums.
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Player Hater |
6:36 |
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| 02. | |
Waterfall |
5:47 |
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| 03. | |
Count on Me |
5:25 |
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| 04. | |
Solitude |
4:40 |
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| 05. | |
Biggie's Ride ("Notorious Thugs") |
5:31 |
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| 06. | |
One Love |
5:33 |
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| 07. | |
Unchained Melody |
6:28 |
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| 08. | |
Naakkurat Na |
4:36 |
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| 09. | |
Save the Best for Last |
6:16 |
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| 10. | |
When the Spirit Returns |
9:31 |
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10 Total Tracks, 60:23 Total Length
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Credits
- Lester Bowie - Trumpet // Lester Bowie - Trumpet // Lester Bowie - Arranger // Lester Bowie - Arranger // Lester Bowie - Producer // Lester Bowie - Producer // Lester Bowie - Author // Lester Bowie - Author // Lester Bowie - Mixing // Lester Bowie - Mixing // Lester Bowie - Soloist // Lester Bowie - Soloist // Luis Bonilla - Trombone // Luis Bonilla - Trombone // Luis Bonilla - Arranger // Luis Bonilla - Arranger // Dean Bowman - Vocals // Dean Bowman - Soloist // Dean Bowman - Guest Appearance // Vincent Chancey - French Horn // Vincent Chancey - Soloist // Jean-Francois Deiber - Producer // Jean-Francois Deiber - Liner Notes // Jean-Francois Deiber - Executive Producer // Vinnie Johnson - Drums // Joe Marciano - Engineer // Joe Marciano - Mixing // Earl McIntyre - Arranger // Earl McIntyre - Mixing // Victor See-Yuen - Percussion // Gary Valente - Trombone // Gary Valente - Soloist // Gerald Brazel - Trumpet // Gerald Brazel - Soloist // Josh Roseman - Trombone // Josh Roseman - Trombone // Zola Bowie - Repertoire Consultant // Ravi Best - Trumpet // Deborah Bowie - Photography // Bob Stewart - Tuba
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