Numbers 1 & 2

Numbers 1 & 2
Studio album by Lester Bowie
Released 1967
Recorded August 11 & 25 1967
Genre Jazz
Length 50:16
Label Nessa
Producer Chuck Nessa
Lester Bowie chronology
Numbers 1 & 2
(1967)
Gittin' to Know Y'All
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Numbers 1 & 2 is a 1967 album by Lester Bowie featuring a line-up which later became the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released on the Nessa label and features performances by Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, and Joseph Jarman.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The pretty spontaneous music often wanders and rambles a bit, reaching some surprising conclusions and showing expert use of space; very advanced for 1967".[1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Number 1" - 21:37

Side two

  1. "Number 2" - 24:27
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated
  • "Number 1" recorded August 11, 1967, "Number 2" recorded August 25, 1967 at Sound Studios.

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 28. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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