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."Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 28, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Lester Bowie, except as noted.
All the Magic! "For Louie" (Wilson) - 12:14 "Spacehead" - 6:47 "Ghosts" (Ayler) - 3:09 "Trans Traditional Suite" - 15:51 "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 6:47
The One and Only "Organic Echo Part I" - 3:17 "Dunce Dance" - 2:05 "Charlie M. Part II" - 2:49 "Thirsty?" - 3:34 "Almost Christmas" - 3:52 "Down Home" - 2:40 "Okra Influence" - 4:38 "Miles Davis Meets Donald Duck" - 1:49 "Deb Deb's Face" - 2:03 "Monkey Waltz" - 1:47 " Fanfare" - 1:01 "Organic Echo Part II" - 5:27
Personnel
All the Magic! Lester Bowie – trumpet Ari Brown – tenor and soprano saxophones Art Matthews – piano Fred Williams – bass Phillip Wilson – drums Fontella Bass – vocals David Peaston – vocals
The One and Only
Lester Bowie – trumpet and other sounds
Technical personnel
Manfred Eicher – producer Martin Wieland – engineer Barbara Wojirsch – design Collis Davis – back cover photo Deborah Bowie – booklet photography (Lester Bowie) Peter Kemper – liner notes (German) Paul Foster – liner notes (English translation)
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