All the Magic!


All the Magic! / The One and Only is a double album by American jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie, recorded in June 1982 and released on ECM the following year—his second for the label. All the Magic! features a septet, with saxophonist Ari Brown, rhythm section Art Matthews, Fred Williams and Phillip Wilson, and singers Fontella Bass and David Peaston. The One and Only features solo trumpet improvisations from Bowie.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "All in all, this two-fer shows off both Lester Bowie's playing abilities and his sense of humor."

Track listing

''All compositions by Lester Bowie, except as noted.''

''All the Magic!''

  1. "For Louie" - 12:14
  2. "Spacehead" - 6:47
  3. "Ghosts" - 3:09
  4. "Trans Traditional Suite" - 15:51
  5. "Let the Good Times Roll" - 6:47

''The One and Only''

  1. "Organic Echo Part I" - 3:17
  2. "Dunce Dance" - 2:05
  3. "Charlie M. Part II" - 2:49
  4. "Thirsty?" - 3:34
  5. "Almost Christmas" - 3:52
  6. "Down Home" - 2:40
  7. "Okra Influence" - 4:38
  8. "Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck" - 1:49
  9. "Deb Deb's Face" - 2:03
  10. "Monkey Waltz" - 1:47
  11. " Fanfare" - 1:01
  12. "Organic Echo Part II" - 5:27

Personnel

''All the Magic!''

''The One and Only''

Technical personnel