Tribute to Lester

Tribute to Lester
Studio album by
Art Ensemble of Chicago
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003
RecordedSeptember 2001
StudioChicago
GenreJazz
LabelECM
ECM 1808
ProducerManfred Eicher
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Urban Magic
(1997) 		Tribute to Lester
(2003) 		Reunion
(2003)

Tribute to Lester is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in September 2001 and released on ECM in August 2003—their first release on the label since The Third Decade (1984). The ensemble, now a trio, features reed player Roscoe Mitchell and rhythm section Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye.[1] The album was recorded following Joseph Jarman's temporary retirement from the group and the death of founding member Lester Bowie, to whom it is dedicated.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, noting that, "the group receives probably the most stunning, precisely etched recorded sound of its existence. Yet despite the retrospective nature of some of the selections, there is no overt nostalgia or compromise in the AEC's aesthetic stance, probably figuring that Bowie would have wanted it that way."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sangaredi"Moye 
2.Untitled 7:42
3."Suite for Lester" 5:24
4."Zero/Alternate Line"
  • Bowie
  • Mitchell
9:16
5."Tutankhamun"Favors8:10
6."As Clear as the Sun"
  • Favors
  • Mitchell
  • Moye
12:41
7."He Speaks to Me Often in Dreams"
  • Favors
  • Mitchell
  • Moye
13:52

Personnel

Art Ensemble of Chicago

References

  1. ^ ECM Catalogue
  2. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.