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The trumpeter, band leader and composer Lester Bowie, an icon of the experimental movement in jazz from the mid-1960's on who was also known for his comic shows and jazz-based treatments of pop...
Nov 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 ...
Jun 23, 2021 · 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.
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Born on October 11, 1941, in Frederick, MD; died on November 8, 1999, in Brooklyn, NY; married twice: Fontella Bass (divorced), Deborah Bowie, six children. Education:Attended Lincoln University and North Texas State College. Toured with R&B stars Albert King, Little Milton, Ike Turner, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Gladys Knight, and Jackie Wilson,...
Numbers 1 & 2,Nessa, 1967. Rope-A-Dope,Muse, 1975. Esoteric,Hat Hut, 1980. The Great Pretender,ECM, 1981. I Only Have Eyes For You,ECM, 1985. Avant Pop,ECM, 1986. Serious Fun,DIW, 1989. The Organizer,DIW, 1991. The Fire This Time,In & Out, 1992. Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music, Vol. 1,Atlantic, 1999.
Chicago Sun-Times,November 10, 1999; January 22, 2000. Christian Science Monitor,January 19, 1990. Gazette(Montreal), November 11, 1999. Guardian(London), November 11, 1999. Independent(London), November 10, 1995; May 15, 1998. New York Times,November 11, 1999. St. Louis Post-Dispatch,June 30, 1989; March 14, 1993; November 10, 1999. Times(London),...
Nov 12, 1999 · William Lester Bowie, trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer and bandleader: born Frederick, Maryland 11 October 1941; twice married (six children); died New York 8 November 1999.
Oct 8, 2009 · Trumpeter Lester Bowie was only 58 when he died of liver cancer in 1999. Despite his short career, Bowie made significant contributions to jazz, exploring the avant-garde with techniques like...
Oct 12, 2014 · Today, we remember the great St. Louis trumpeter Lester Bowie, who was born October 11, 1941. Though Bowie actually was born in Maryland, he grew up in St. Louis as part of a family that included two brothers who also became professional musicians: Joseph Bowie, a trombonist and leader of the funk-jazz band Defunkt; and Byron Bowie, a ...
