Bowie stretches the title tune to over 16 minutes with an artful and witty exploration of trumpet sounds, from brassy declarations to low blasts to half-valve techniques that sound like muttered asides. With backup vocals by Fontella Bass and David Peaston and a raucous baritone saxophone interlude by Hamiet Bluiett, the Platters' doo-wop classic becomes suspended between kitsch and concerto. On the rest of the CD, Bowie is backed by a very creative rhythm section of underrated players, Donald Smith on piano and organ, Fred Williams on acoustic and electric basses, and Phillip Wilson on drums. Together they range skillfully from the camp of "It's Howdy Doody Time" to the free jazz of "Doom?" to the Latin funk of "Rios Negroes." --Stuart Broomer
Great Pretender,Lester Bowie,Ecm Records,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop
Jazz Music:
- Hittin the Jug
- Hold Tight [Live]
- In Line
- Incoming
- Intuition
- Joy, Joy, Joy
- Just for Fun
- Know What I Mean [Gold CD]
- Later for the Gator
- Laughing at Life
Jazz Music
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8, Wagner: Tristan and Isolde (Prelude to Act I)
Barrios-Fernandez: Complete Guitar Works
In the Spotlight with Marilyn Manson
Buon Sangue [Limited Edition] [Import]
Colour My World/the Other Man's Grass Is Always... [Import]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol.6
Best of Bowie [Original recording remastered]