Fast Last!
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fast Last! |
| type | Album |
| artist | Lester Bowie |
| cover | Fast Last!.jpg |
| released | 1974 |
| recorded | September 1974 |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 42:46 |
| label | Muse |
| producer | Michael Cuscuna |
| prev_title | Gittin' to Know Y'All |
| prev_year | 1970 |
| next_title | Rope-A-Dope |
| next_year | 1976 |
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| name = Fast Last! | type = Album | artist = Lester Bowie | cover = Fast Last!.jpg | alt = | released = 1974 | recorded = September 1974 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 42:46 | label = Muse | producer = Michael Cuscuna | prev_title = Gittin' to Know Y'All | prev_year = 1970 | next_title = Rope-A-Dope | next_year = 1976
Fast Last! is an album by trumpeter Lester Bowie, recorded for the Muse label and released in 1974. It features performances by Bowie, Julius Hemphill, John Hicks, John Stubblefield, Joseph Bowie, Bob Stewart, Cecil McBee, Jerome Cooper, Charles Shaw and Phillip Wilson.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "As is often true of a Lester Bowie record, this set has surprising moments and a liberal use of absurd humor, along with some fine playing... A fine introduction to Lester Bowie's diverse music". | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 28
Track listing
- "Lonely Woman" (Coleman) - 5:15
- "Banana Whistle" - 9:48
- "Hello Dolly" (Herman) - 5:00
- "Fast Last/C" - 12:55
- "F Troop Rides Again" - 9:38 All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated
- Recorded September 1974 at C.I. Recording Studios
Personnel
- Lester Bowie – trumpet (all tracks) and flugelhorn (track 4)
- Julius Hemphill – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4), arrangements (track 1)
- John Hicks – piano (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4)
- John Stubblefield – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
- Joseph Bowie – trombone (tracks 1 & 2)
- Bob Stewart – tuba (tracks 1 & 2)
- Cecil McBee – bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Phillip Wilson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Jerome Cooper – drums (track 5)
- Charles Shaw – drums (track 5)
References
References
- Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/fast-last-r135679 AllMusic Review] accessed August 12, 2011
- Stein, Daniel. (2012). "Music Is My Life: Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz". The University of Michigan Press.
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