The Great Pretender

by Lester Bowie

The Great Pretender cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:44
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Lester Bowie leads an ensemble through avant-garde jazz explorations on 'The Great Pretender'. Lush nocturnal atmospheres mix with chaotic and quirky improvisations. The album highlights Bowie's theatrical trumpet work and approach to modern creative music.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, scary

Tracklist

  1. The Great Pretender (16:22)
  2. Howdy Doody Time (2:08)
  3. When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain (3:39)
  4. Rios Negroes (7:17)
  5. Rose Drop (7:28)
  6. Oh, How The Ghost Sings (5:50)

Credits

  • Lester Bowie - primary artist, trumpet, arranged by, written-by
  • Hamiet Bluiett - baritone saxophone
  • Fred Williams - bass, electric bass, written-by
  • Phillip Wilson - drums, written-by
  • Donald Smith - piano, organ, written-by
  • David Peaston - vocals
  • Fontella Bass - vocals
  • Buck Ram - written-by

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