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All the Magic! 1983

jazz 80 min 17 tracks ECM Records

All the Magic! / The One and Only is a double album by American jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie, recorded in June 1982 and released on ECM the following year—his second for the label. All the Magic! features a septet, with saxophonist Ari Brown, rhythm section Art Matthews, Fred Williams and Phillip Wilson, and singers Fontella Bass and David Peaston. The One and Only features solo trumpet improvisations from Bowie.

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Tracks

1For Louie12:14
2Spacehead6:47
3Ghosts3:09
4Trans Traditional Suite: All the Magic / Everything Must Change / T. Jam Blues15:51
5Let the Good Times Roll6:47
1Organic Echo3:17
2Dunce Dance2:05
3Charlie M. (Part II)2:49
4Thirsty?3:34
5Almost Christmas3:52
6Down Home2:40
7Okra Influence4:38
8Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck1:39
9Deb Deb’s Face2:03
10Monkey Waltz1:47
11Fradulent Fanfare1:01
12Organic Echo (Part II)5:27

17 tracks, 80 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Lester Bowie
Label: ECM Records
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: DE

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