The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music | ||||
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Studio album by Lester Bowie | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Recorded | September 27-October 4, 1997 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:09 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jean-François Deiber | |||
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The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music (also referred to as Vol. 1) is an album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded for the Atlantic label in 1997. It is the eighth and final album by Bowie's Brass Fantasy group and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Gary Valente, Joshua Roseman, Louis Bonilla, Ravi Best, Gerald Brezel, Joseph Gollehon, Bob Stewart, Victor See Yuen and Vinnie Johnson.
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell states "At the very least, the brasses sound fresh and interested in what they're doing, so there is pleasure to be had here".