Duet (Lester Bowie and Phillip Wilson album)

Duet
Studio album by Lester Bowie and Phillip Wilson
Released	1978
Recorded	January 19, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:57
Label	Improvising Artists
Producer	Paul Bley
Lester Bowie chronology
Bugle Boy Bop (1983) Duet (1978) The 5th Power (1978)

Duet is an album by trumpeter Lester Bowie and drummer Phillip Wilson, recorded in 1978 and released on the Improvising Artists label. It features three duet performances by Bowie and Wilson.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "There is a certain static electricity generated in this series of three duets from trumpeter Bowie and drummer/percussionist Wilson. Certainly they feed off each other's energy in counterpointed reverie, but the music goes beyond being merely spontaneous or made up on the spot. The cohesion and musicality they employ is purely delightful and eminently listenable over this 40-minute span". ^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lester Bowie & Phillip Wilson

1. "Duet" - 2:40
2. "TBM" - 14:40
3. "Finale" - 15:36

• Recorded at Blue Rock Studio in New York City on January 19, 1978

Personnel

• Lester Bowie – trumpet
• Phillip Wilson – drums
• David Baker – engineer
• Paul Bley – producer

References

1. Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
2. Bouchard, Fred (March 1980). "Lester Bowie/Phillip Wilson: Duet". DownBeat . Vol. 47, no. 3. pp. 39, 42.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 28. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.