Lester Bowie
All the Numbers (2CD)
LabelNessa RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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These first recordings under Lester Bowie's name were made in 1967 with his compatriots from the Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble. Originally issued in edited form as Numbers 1 & 2 on a single LP, these two discs contain all the material recorded over two days in the studio. The first session was a trio date with Malachi Favors (bass, etc) and Roscoe Mitchell (saxophones, etc). A week later reed virtuoso Joseph Jarman was added to the group. These recordings were the first documentation of the quartet soon recognized as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. While repeated takes of the same thematic material can be a boring exercise, in this instance the performances all develop very differently and give insight to the workings of this well known group.
Format
℗© 1967, 1993 & 2009 Nessa Records
Recorded at Sound Studios, Inc.
Remix and digital transfers at Riverside Studio
"The enclosed sessions produced the first commercially released recordings (Lester Bowie's Numbers 1&2) by the group soon known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. These studio efforts are presented complete [...]." (tray)
Includes an 8-page folder with notes in English.
Release notes
℗© 1967, 1993 & 2009 Nessa Records Recorded at Sound Studios, Inc. Remix and digital transfers at Riverside Studio "The enclosed sessions produced the first commercially released recordings (Lester Bowie's Numbers 1&2) by the group soon known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. These studio efforts are presented complete [...]." (tray) Includes an 8-page folder with notes in English.
| The Trio Session – August 11, 1967 | |||
| 1-1 | Warm Up | 2:10 | |
| 1-2 | Number 2 | 21:47 | |
| 1-3 | Number 1 | 25:10 | |
| The Quartet Session – August 25, 1967 | |||
| 2-1 | Number 2 – Take 4 (Interrupted) | 8:36 | |
| 2-2 | Number 2 – Take 6 | 14:31 | |
| 2-3 | Number 2 – Take 7 | 19:47 | |
- Joseph Jarman
- Alto Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone, Clarinet, Bassoon, Performer [Little Instruments] (2-1 to 2-3)
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Recorder, Idiophone [Gourd], Performer [Little Instruments], Composed By (1-2, 2-1 to 2-3), Painting [Cover]
- Carla Nessa
- Art Direction, Design
- Malachi Favors
- Bass, Kazoo, Performer [Little Instruments]
- CN
- Liner Notes, Producer
- Terry Martin
- Liner Notes [October, 1967]
- Stu Black
- Recorded By
- Steve Wagner
- Remix, Transferred By
- Lester Bowie
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn [Steer Horn], Horn [Kelp Horn], Performer [Little Instruments]
