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Lester Bowie

Numbers 1&2

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On Numbers 1 & 2, Lester Bowie joins Malachi Favors, Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell in a pre‑Art Ensemble crucible where AACM discipline, raw timbral play and open‑form swing coalesce into a blueprint for the Chicago future.

This recording, taped in August of 1967, was the first release on the Nessa label. It was also the first recorded documentation of a quartet soon to be known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Two years later Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman and Malachi Favors ventured to Paris as a first step towards conquering the world. This 24 bit remaster, from the original half inch 4 track session tapes, restores the program as originally released for the first time on compact disc. The complete unedited sessions can be heard on Lester Bowie's 'All the Numbers', a 2 disc set also on Nessa. 50th anniversary reissue of this classic free jazz session!

Details
Cat. number: NESS NCD-1
Year: 2017

Format

Recorded at Sounds Studios, Inc., Chicago

Digital transfers and mastering at Riverside Studio

℗© 1967 & 2017 Nessa Records

Number 1 was recorded on the afternoon of August 11, 1967.

Number 2 was recorded on the morning of August 25, 1967.

Release notes

Recorded at Sounds Studios, Inc., Chicago Digital transfers and mastering at Riverside Studio ℗© 1967 & 2017 Nessa Records Number 1 was recorded on the afternoon of August 11, 1967. Number 2 was recorded on the morning of August 25, 1967.

Tracklist
ANumber 122:00
BNumber 224:45
Credits
Joseph Jarman
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Bassoon, Bells (2)
Roscoe Mitchell
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Percussion [Gourd], Bells, Gong, Painting [Cover Painting]
Malachi Favors
Bass, Kazoo
Tanenbaum Design
Design [Original Cover Design]
Terry Martin
Liner Notes
Chuck Nessa
Producer, Art Direction, Design
Stu Black
Recorded By
Steve Wagner
Transferred By [Digital], Mastered By
Lester Bowie
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn [Kelp Horn, Steer Horn]