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A1	–Art Ensemble Of Chicago*	Charlie M Bass – Malachi Favors Maghostus*Drums, Percussion – Famoudou Don MoyeReeds – Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell	9:17
A2	–Lester Bowie	Rose Drop Bass – Fred Williams Celesta – Donald SmithDrums – Phillip Wilson	7:25
A3	–Lester Bowie	B Funk Drums – Phillip WilsonTrombone – Frank Lacy, Steve TurreTrumpet – Malachi Thompson, Rasul Siddik, Stanton DavisTuba – Bob Stewart	3:48
B1	–Lester Bowie	When The Spirit Returns Drums – Phillip WilsonFrench Horn – Vincent ChanceyTrombone – Craig Harris , Steve TurreTrumpet – Bruce Purse, Malachi Thompson, Stanton DavisTuba – Bob Stewart	7:44
B2	–Lester Bowie	Deb Deb's Face	2:03
B3	–Lester Bowie	Monkey Waltz	1:47
B4	–Lester Bowie	Fradulent Fanfare	1:01
B5	–Lester Bowie	Almost Christmas	3:53
B6	–Lester Bowie	Let The Good Times Roll Bass – Fred Williams Drums – Phillip WilsonPiano – Art MatthewsSaxophone – Ari BrownVocals – David Peaston, Fontella BassWritten-By – Leonard*	6:47

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution Inc.
• Manufactured For – PolyGram Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records
• Copyright (c) – ECM Records GmbH

Credits

• Engineer – Akili Walker, David Baker, Martin Wieland
• Producer – Lester Bowie (tracks: B1), Manfred Eicher
• Trumpet – Lester Bowie
• Written-By – Bowie* (tracks: A1 to B5)

Notes

Track A1 from Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Full Force" ECM 1167, recorded January 1980 in New York, ℗ 1980 ECM Records
Track A2 from "The Great Pretender" ECM 1209, recorded June 1981 in Ludwigsburg, ℗ 1981 ECM Records
Track A3 from "Avant Pop" ECM 1326, recorded March 1986 in Ludwigsburg, ℗ 1986 ECM Records
Track B1 from "I Only Have Eyes For You" ECM 1296, recorded February 1985 in New York, ℗ 1985 ECM Records
Track B2 to B6 from "All Magic" ECM 1246/47, recorded June 1982 in Ludwigsburg, ℗ 1983 ECM Records

This compilation ℗ & © 1988 ECM Records GmbH.
Manufactured for Polygram Inc., and distributed by Polygram Distribution Inc., 6000 Cote de Liesse, St Laurent, Quebec H4T 1E3. Made in Canada.
Cassette Dolby System, Chromium Dioxide 120 µs.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 42283 72744 1 9 7

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
837 274-2	Lester Bowie	Works ‎(CD, Comp)	ECM Records	837 274-2	Europe	1988
837 274-1	Lester Bowie	Works ‎(LP, Comp)	ECM Records	837 274-1	Germany	1988
78118-20274-2	Lester Bowie	Works ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	ECM Records	78118-20274-2	US	1994