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All the Magic!
Studio album by Lester Bowie
Released	1983
Recorded	June 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	81:07
Label	ECM ECM 1246/47
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Lester Bowie chronology
The Great Pretender (1981) All the Magic! (1983) I Only Have Eyes for You (1983)

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."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

All compositions by Lester Bowie, except as noted.

All the Magic!

1. "For Louie" (Wilson) - 12:14
2. "Spacehead" - 6:47
3. "Ghosts" (Ayler) - 3:09
4. "Trans Traditional Suite" - 15:51
5. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 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. "Fradulent [sic] Fanfare" - 1:01
12. "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)

References

1. ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 28, 2011
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 28. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

• 1982 albums
• ECM Records albums
• Lester Bowie albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher