My Way is the second album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the fifth album by his "Brass Fantasy" group.Jazzlists: DIW Records - CDs 801 to 899, accessed September 22, 2017 It was released in 1990 and features performances by Bowie, Gregory Williams, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, E. J. Allen, Gerald Brezel, Earl Garner, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart, Ken Crutchfield, Vinnie Johnson and Famoudou Don Moye.
Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "this set certainly has its interesting moments, although it is a bit erratic".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011
Track listing "Quasi" (Bruce Purse) - 8:30 "Who Says" (Turre) - 7:30 "After Thought" (Purse) - 9:53 "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) - 10:17 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) - 6:09 "Honky Tonk" (Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Berisford "Shep" Shepherd) - 4:45 Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY on 22, 24, 25, 26 & 30 January 1990
Personnel Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn Gregory Williams: French horn Frank Lacy: trombone, vocals Steve Turre: trombone, conch shell E. J. Allen: trumpet Gerald Brezel: trumpet Earl Garner: trumpet Stanton Davis: trumpet, piccolo trumpet Bob Stewart: tuba Famoudou Don Moye: percussion Ken Crutchfield: drums Vinnie Johnson: drums
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