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	JazzHouston News:Jazz Great Lester Bowie Dies at 58
		Lester Bowie, Avant Garde trumpet master and founding member of The Art Ensemble of Chicago, died Monday (Nov 9) of complications from liver cancer.
		From the 1970s on, Lester Bowie has been the preeminent trumpeter of the jazz avant-garde -- one of the few trumpet players of his generation to successfully and completely adopt the techniques of free jazz.
		Bowie's music occasionally leans too heavily on parody and aural slapstick to be truly affecting, but at its best, a Bowie-led ensemble can open the mind and move the feet in equal measure.
	www.jazzhouston.com /news/1999/11/09/286.html (400 words)

	Lester Bowie - Biography - AOL Music
		From the 1970s until his death in 1999, Lester Bowie was the preeminent trumpeter of the jazz avant-garde -- one of the few trumpet players of his generation to successfully and completely adopt the techniques of free jazz.
		And Bowie had chops; his style was quirky, to be sure, but grounded in fundamental jazz concepts of melody, harmony, and rhythm.
		Bowie's music occasionally leaned too heavily on parody and aural slapstick to be truly affecting, but at its best, a Bowie-led ensemble could open the mind and move the feet in equal measure.
	music.aol.com /artist/lester-bowie/6157/biography (408 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Lester Bowie
		Lester Bowie grew up in St. Louis and gained early musical experience in blues and rhythm-and-blues bands including those of Albert King and Little Milton Campbell.
		He was a founder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a musicians' cooperative of which he became the second president, and in 1969 he was a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, with which he has performed and recorded into the 1980s.
		Bowie was among the most original trumpeters in jazz.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_bowie_lester.htm (220 words)

	Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy: When the Spirit Returns
		Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy inhabits the space somewhere between a big band, a New Orleans parade band, and a drum and bugle corps.
		Though many might find the material to be beneath an esteemed group of musicians such as Bowie and his band, the fact is that these often mundane tunes are lifted into the realm of celebration and sheer joy by the arrangements and performances here.
		Through it all, Bowie’s trumpet is the shining star, sometimes sounding like Miles, sometimes like Dizzy or Louis, but always with that special quality that makes it the one and only Lester Bowie.
	www.jazzitude.com /bowie_brassfantasy.htm (618 words)

	African American Registry: Avant Garde + Fun = Lester Bowie!
		Lester Bowie* was born on this date in 1941.
		Bowie worked in the backup bands for r&bR&B sessions for the Chess label and was instrumental in the formation of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis before moving to Chicago in 1966.
		In Chicago, Bowie became involved with the AACM and worked with Roscoe Mitchell, a grouping that with the addition of Joseph Jarman and Malachi Favors became the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a groundbreaking group that continues to this day (minus Jarman).
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1741/Avant_Garde__Fun__Lester_Bowie (266 words)

	Lester Bowie : Features : One Final Note
		I still have tapes of that concert, and on it, Lester displays the entire history of the trumpet, at least since they first stuck valves on the thing and turned it into the modern virtuosic chromatic instrument it is today.
		Lester was a man of the world, and told us of his travels to Jamaica, Nigeria, Mexico, India, and Japan, as well as Paris and San Francisco.
		Lester's passport was the horn, and he played and partied with local musicians wherever he went, including the great Fela Kuti.
	www.onefinalnote.com /features/2000/bowie (1121 words)

	The History of Jazz Music. Lester Bowie: biography, discography, review, links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Unlike his cohorts in the Art Ensemble Of Chicago, trumpeter Lester Bowie (1941), who relocated from St Louis to Chicago in 1965, was grounded in the jazz tradition.
		Nonetheless, Bowie was one of the most daring trumpters of his generation, and one of the few to adopt free jazz, capable of producing a broad range of sounds.
		Bowie was also a member of the Leaders, a supergroup formed by tenor saxophonist Chico Freeman with alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Don Moye that debuted with Mudfoot (june 1986).
	www.scaruffi.com /jazz/bowie.html (355 words)

	AJHF: Archive: Obituaries: 99.11.10 Lester Bowie Dies
		Bowie, who also played the fluegelhorn, was known as a flamboyant performer with a sense of humor and an appreciation for the theatrical side of performing.
		"Lester Bowie was a great trumpeter who kind of pushed the boundaries," said Walter Wade, an on-air personality at WBGO-FM, a jazz station in Newark, N.J. "His approach to playing, it was very visceral," Wade said.
		Bowie was known for using all kinds of music in his performances, including the works of Michael Jackson and James Brown.
	www.arjazz.org /archive/obituaries/991110_lester_bowie.html (415 words)

	Lester Bowie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But with relatives into brass instruments dating back to the nineteenth century, you could say Lester Bowie was (almost) born in an instrument case.
		Then, not an easy feat for a fl man. By age five Lester was taking lessons from a proud father and by 14 he was under the wing of St. Louis t rumpeter, Bobby Danzie, who was instrumental in tuning the young Bowie's jazz ears.
		Lester landed in Chicago in 1965 with his entire band in his horn and embarked on the obvious next exploration, the so-called "fr ee-jazz" movement.
	aacmchicago.org /members/Bowie.html (576 words)

	Lester Bowie Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory
		Bowie is survived by his wife Deborah Bowie; six children, and two grandchildren.
		Spin.com has learned that avant garde trumpet player Lester Bowie, who has worked for nearly four decades on expanding the jazz genre (and pioneering the free jazz movement in the process with his Art Ensemble of Chicago) died last night due to complications from liver cancer.
		Bowie's last release, with his Brass Fantasy combo, The Odyssey of Funk and Popular Music Volume 1, featured takes on contemporary hits like the Spice Girls's "2 Become 1," the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Notorious Thugs," and Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People," as well as standards by Cole Porter and opera by Puccini.
	elvispelvis.com /lesterbowie.htm (2330 words)

	Details for Lester Bowie/Fire This Time at CDconnection.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arrangements are assigned to notables such as brother Byron Bowie, Steve Turre, E.J. Allen, and Earl McIntyre.
		Bowie, Allen, Gerald Brazel, and Tony Barrero are joined by Vincent Chancey on French horn, Frank Lacy and Louis Bonilla on trombone, Bob Stewart on tuba, Vinnie Johnson on drums (replacing Phillip Wilson who was murdered in the streets of NYC weeks before this performance), and Famoudou Don Moye on other percussions.
		The variations on themes and styles, and a sense of utter outrage as well as good feelings toward those in their family and in the audience, earmarks this session as one of the most important in the Brass Fantasy 's history and development.
	www.cdconnection.com /details/Lester_Bowie__Fire_This_Time/110357 (328 words)

	lester bowie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Percussionist El'Zabar, one of Lester's closest friends and musical cohorts, brought the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble including Lester's younger brother Joseph Bowie (trombone), Ernest "Khabeer" Dawkins (alto sax), and Fareed Haque on guitar.
		The North side was represented by the Vandermark Five, which played Lester's composition "New York is Full of Lonely People," a very moving tribute featuring a sonically unbelievable solo by Ken Vandermark.
		The event was an enormous success and raised over $4,000 for the Zola Bowie College Fund.
	www.delmark.com /rhythm.lester.htm (299 words)

	RW ONLINE:The Legacy of Lester Bowie
		Lester also joined with others to form The Art Ensemble of Chicago, which stood at the forefront of the free jazz movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
		According to Lester, Brass Fantasy was "an extension of the brass tradition, incorporating the brass choir, the New Orleans brass band and the European brass ensemble....
		Lester's serious vision, social commentary and comic sensibility came through in his music, the titles of his albums and CD, as well as his choice of songs.
	rwor.org /a/v21/1030-039/1032/lester.htm (1350 words)

	Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Musicians
		It is hard to express our collective loss in Lester Bowie's passing.
		Bowie's catholic tastes are evidenced by the band's repertoire; on albums, they have covered a nutty assortment of tunes, ranging from Jimmy Lunceford's "Siesta for the Fiesta" to Michael Jackson's "Black and White."
		Besides his work as a leader and with the Art Ensemble, Bowie has recorded as a sideman with DeJohnette, percussionist Kahil El'zabar, composer Kip Hanrahan, and saxophonist David Murray.
	www.artensembleofchicago.com /lester.html (450 words)

	Lester Bowie
		Lester Bowie was one of the most adventurous and proficient manipulators of the trumpet, having made use of everything from strict melodic lines to abstracted explosions of sound.
		In his early years he played in bands directed by performers such as Albert King and Little Milton, but it was after moving to Chicago in 1965, initially to work as music director for his then-wife Fonatnella Bass, that his individual style began to fully develop.
		Bowie remained active with the Ensemble until his death in 1999, but worked with a variety of other musicians over the years (even making an appearance on one of David Bowie's records in 1993).
	www.nndb.com /people/495/000042369 (176 words)

	Tower Records - The Great Pretender - Lester Bowie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The late Lester Bowie was and remains one of the most fascinating of the post-Miles Davis-era trumpet players.
		Bowie and company affectionately state, berate, break down, and build up the title tune, the Platters' '50s classic, with equal parts gospel-charged bluesy fervor and cerebral examination.
		Bowie's trumpet crackles, blares, blats, smears, and sings, recalling early 20th century New Orleans brass bands.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1001343 (296 words)

	NPR : Jazz Trumpeter Lester Bowie
		Fresh Air from WHYY, December 29, 2000 · Jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie.
		Bowie was considered one of the most original trumpeters in jazz, and a master of horn effects.
		Bowie also headed his own band, Lester Bowie's Jazz Fantasy.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1116253 (138 words)

	Lester Bowie official and fan sites, forums, message boards, Yahoo! Groups, Usenet newsgroups and record labels @ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Help to keep the Bandlink Directory fresh by editing this section and adding any Lester Bowie Usenet newsgroups that are missing from here.
		If you'd like to add a small summary for Lester Bowie, please do so by editing this section.
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	www.bandlink.net /bands/072/03/lester-bowie.html (341 words)

	When The Spirit Returns : Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy : CD Reviews : One Final Note
		But sorrow gave way to joy when I opened the CD booklet to see a tuxedoed Lester Bowie, eyebrows raised and horn to lips.
		And Lester may have been the first and last jazz player to cover Biggie Smalls (on "Biggie's Ride").
		Bowie's daughter, Zola, selected tunes specifically for this session by TLC (the once ubiquitous "Waterfall" enlivened by Vincent Chancey's rippling French horn), Babyface ("Count on Me" in a pretty chart by Earl McIntyre) and Vanessa Willliams ("Save The Best For Last").
	www.onefinalnote.com /reviews/b/bowie-lester/when-the-spirit.asp (357 words)

	NPR : Lester Bowie Obituary
		All Things Considered, November 9, 1999 ·; Jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie has died at the age of 58 after struggling with liver cancer.
		Bowie had a varied musical background in soul and R&B that contributed to the unique sound of his compositions and arrangements.
		Linda Wertheimer speaks with Oliver Lake, a saxophonist who worked with Lester Bowie.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1066417 (128 words)

	George Lewis \| Sequel (For Lester Bowie)
		Ultimately what we could have here is a body of music that might just have hit that magic zone in which repeated listening reveals something new more or less every time.
		Track listing: Sequel, A Composition For Cybernetic Improvisers (For Lester Bowie); Calling All Cyborgs (After Sun Ra); Tuning Meditation; Octavia's Dream.
		More reviews of George Lewis' Sequel (For Lester Bowie)
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=23362 (408 words)

	AJHF: Archive: Articles: 99.11.10 Lester Bowie Dies
		Born in Maryland, Bowie was brought up in Arkansas and Missouri.
		As a teenager in St. Louis, he practiced his trumpet by an open window, hoping that Louis Armstrong would hear him and discover him.
		He went back into the hospital in New York and was sent home, where he died.
	www.arjazz.org /archive/articles/991110_lester_bowie.html (415 words)

	WhosWho Chicago: Lester Bowie : CenterstageChicago.com - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois
		Distinctive St. Louis trumpeter (born in Frederick, Maryland on October 11, 1941, died in late 1999) and leader of the Brass Fantasy was an early AACM member, cofounder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago during the late '60s, and was the original lead voice of the Ritual Trio (1985).
		By many accounts the most important trumpeter in the last 30 years, Bowie combined style, studding speed, and expressive technique in both the classic jazz (1920-1940) and the avant-garde.
		Along with Roscoe Mitchell, he was a founder member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
	centerstage.net /music/whoswho/LesterBowie.html (261 words)

	Amazon.com: The Great Pretender: Music: Lester Bowie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sure, the title has very little to do with the complex free-jazz oriented harmonies of Lester Bowie, and the vocals represent a drop of water in his ocean.
		But this is without a doubt a brilliant record, great for those in need of some relaxing, challenging and subtely burlesque music.
		The standout cut is the absolutely monumental reworking of the Platters' "The Great Pretender" featuring doo-wop vocals, a variety of slurred half-valve trumpet techniques a la Bubber Miley/Cootie Williams, and a scorching double time bari sax solo by Hamiet Bluiett.
	www.amazon.com /Great-Pretender-Lester-Bowie/dp/B00002615B (899 words)

	jazzvisionsphotos.com - Lester Bowie Jazz Photo Gallery of Michael Wilderman's Jazz Visions Photo/Graphics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Further support for the Bowie Family may be made in a contribution to the Zola Bowie College Fund.
		Zola, Deboarah and Lester's youngest daughter, is a high school senior and plans to attend college in Fall 2000.
		for information on Lester Bowie, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians at the AACM's web site.
	www.jazzvisionsphotos.com /lester-gallery.htm (113 words)

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