LoginThe Great Pretender
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Bowie stretches the title tune to over 16 minutes with an artful and witty exploration of trumpet sounds, from brassy declarations to low blasts to half-valve techniques that sound like muttered asides. With backup vocals by Fontella Bass and David Peaston and a raucous baritone saxophone interlude by Hamiet Bluiett, the Platters' doo-wop classic becomes suspended between kitsch and concerto. On the rest of the CD, Bowie is backed by a very creative rhythm section of underrated players, Donald Smith on piano and organ, Fred Williams on acoustic and electric basses, and Phillip Wilson on drums. Together they range skillfully from
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Manufacturer: Ecm Records
Release date: 12 September 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0042282936929 UPC: 042282936929
Release date: 12 September 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0042282936929 UPC: 042282936929
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