The Birth of the Blues

~ Recording by Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The Birth of the Blues5:49Lester Bowie Brass FantasyThe Odyssey of Funk & Popular MusicLester Bowie Brass FantasyAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)83159-2
1.1The Birth of the Blues5:49Lester Bowie Brass FantasyThe Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music, Vol.1Lester Bowie Brass FantasyAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Birdology3984-23026-2
1.1The Birth of the Blues5:47Lester Bowie Brass FantasyThe Odyssey of Funk & Popular MusicLester Bowie Brass FantasyAlbum
Birdology, Dreyfus JazzFDM 37004-2
1.1The Birth of the Blues5:49Lester Bowie Brass FantasyThe Odyssey of Funk & Popular MusicLester Bowie Brass FantasyAlbum
Dreyfus Jazz

Relationships

recording engineer:Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):Vinnie Johnson
French horn:Vincent Chancey
percussion:Victor See-Yuen
trombone:Luis Bonilla
Josh Roseman
Gary Valente
trumpet:Ravi Best
Lester Bowie
Gerald Brazel
Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:Birth of the Blues

Related works

Birth of the Blues

lyricist:Lew Brown
Buddy DeSylva
composer:Ray Henderson
referred to in medleys:Medley: How About You? / The Birth of the Blues (order: 2)
Sleeptime Down South Medley (order: 7)
later translated versions:Othello (Birth of the Blues)