Numbers 1 & 2

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Numbers 1 & 2
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Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedAugust 11 & 25, 1967
Genre Jazz
Length50:16
Label Nessa
Producer Chuck Nessa
Lester Bowie chronology
Numbers 1 & 2
(1967)
Gittin' to Know Y'All
(1970)

Numbers 1 & 2 is a 1967 album by Lester Bowie featuring a line-up that 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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "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" (Bowie/Favors/Mitchell) - 21:37

Side two

  1. "Number 2" (Mitchell) - 24:27
  • "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., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  28. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.