Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy - Serious Fun
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy - Serious Fun
Flac & MP3, 320 kbps | 358 MB & 122.4 MB | Rec. 1989 | Label: DIW | CD 1994 | 54:33
Flac & MP3, 320 kbps | 358 MB & 122.4 MB | Rec. 1989 | Label: DIW | CD 1994 | 54:33
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy had one basic joke that was repeated over and over again: the idea that any pop tune, including contemporary ones, could be turned into jazz and interpreted by the unusual group. Serious Fun is one of the ensemble's earlier records and the material is better than usual, with two Billie Holiday songs (including a highly expressive "Strange Fruit") and Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Inflated Tear" co-existing with such songs as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Smooth Operator," "Don't Worry, Be Happy," and Marcus Miller's "Da Butt." Brass Fantasy, comprised here of four trumpets, French horn, two trombones, tuba, two drums, and percussion, was always an intriguing concept, and on this particular project it is mostly quite successful and full of Lester Bowie's wit. All Music Guide
Personnel:
Lester Bowie - Trumpet, Vocals (Background)
E.J. Allen – Trumpet
Gerald Brazel – Trumpet
Stanton Davis, Jr.- Trumpet
Bob Stewart – Tuba
Famoudou Don Moye – Percussion
Frank Lacy – Trombone, Vocals
Steve Turre - Trombone
Vincent Chancey - French Horn
Ken Cruchfield - Drums
Vinnie Johnson - Drums
Sukari, Zola Bowie - Vocals (Background)
Track Listing:
01 Papa`s got a brand new bag
02 Smooth operator
03 Inflated star
04 Da butt
05 God bless the child
06 Don`t worry be happy
07 Strange fruit