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Lester Bowie(1941-1999)

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Lester Bowie in Great Black Music - The Art Ensemble of Chicago (1982)
A clip from Great Black Music featuring The Art Ensemble of Chicago, made by The Bright Thoughts Company for Channel 4.  Broadcast 20th November 1982, and unseen for 40 years.

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Lester Bowie was born on 11 October 1941 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999), Sophie's Ways (1971) and Le bruit des glaçons (2010). He was previously married to Fontella Bass. He died on 8 November 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 11, 1941
DiedNovember 8, 1999(58)
BornOctober 11, 1941
DiedNovember 8, 1999(58)
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Known for:

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
6.6
  • Music Department(trumpet)
  • 1999
Sophie's Ways (1971)
Sophie's Ways
6.2
  • Music Department(Flugelhorn Percussion)
  • 1971
Le bruit des glaçons (2010)
Le bruit des glaçons
6.2
  • Soundtrack("Coming Back, Jamaica ", "When the Spirit Returns", "Lament")
  • 2010
Après la réconciliation (2000)
Après la réconciliation
6.8
  • Music Department(stock music)
  • 2000

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Music Department

  • Après la réconciliation (2000)
    Après la réconciliation
    • composer: stock music
    • 2000
  • G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
    G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
    • musician: trumpet
    • 1999
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    • musician: trumpet
    • musician: trumpeter
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1992
  • Le petit criminel (1990)
    Le petit criminel
    • musician: trumpet
    • 1990
  • Sophie's Ways (1971)
    Sophie's Ways
    • trumpet: Flugelhorn Percussion
    • 1971

Actor

  • Sophie's Ways (1971)
    Sophie's Ways
    • Musicien de jazz (uncredited)
    • 1971

Soundtrack

  • Le bruit des glaçons (2010)
    Le bruit des glaçons
    • writer: "Coming Back, Jamaica ", "When the Spirit Returns", "Lament"
    • 2010
  • G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
    G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
    • performer: "Rachel's Song", "Summer Madness"
    • 1999
  • Stolen Moments.: Red Hot+Cool
    • performer: "Flyin High in the Brooklyn Sky"
    • writer: "Flyin High in the Brooklyn Sky"
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    • performer: "Kiss Me"
    • TV Series
    • 1984

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  • Born
    • October 11, 1941
    • Frederick, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1999
    • New York City, New York, USA(liver cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Fontella Bass1969 - November 8, 1999 (his death, 4 children)
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    • 1 Article

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    Jazz trumpeter and fluegelhorn player. Founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chigago.

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