Serious Fun | ||||
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Studio album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | April 4–6, 1989 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 54:33 | |||
Label | DIW | |||
Lester Bowie chronology | ||||
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Allmusic |
Serious Fun is the first album by Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the fourth album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1989 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, E. J. Allen, Gerald Brezel, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart, Ken Crutchfield, Vinnie Johnson and Famoudou Don Moye.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Serious Fun is one of the ensemble's earlier records and the material is better than usual... on this particular project it is mostly quite successful and full of Lester Bowie's wit".