''The Organizer'' is the fourth album

Lester Bowie Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography Born in ...

recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the first album by his "New York Organ Ensemble".Jazzlists: DIW Records - CDs 801 to 899
accessed September 22, 2017 It was released in 1991 and features performances by Bowie, Steve Turre,

Amina Claudine Myers Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Biography Born in Blackwell, Arkansas, "Myers was brought up largely by her great-aunt, a schoolteacher, and her great-uncle, a c ...

James Carter,

Phillip Wilson Phillip Sanford Wilson (September 8, 1941 – March 25, 1992) was an American blues and jazz drummer, a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U ...

and

Famoudou Don Moye Donald Moye, Jr. (born May 23, 1946), known as Famoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer. He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percuss ...

Reception

The

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3 stars stating "In 1991, while on hiatus from the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, the trumpeter revisited his organ roots. He wisely matched the soulful, gospel influences of organist Amina Claudine Myers and the exhilarating tenor powerhouse James Carter with trombonist Steve Turre and drummers (fellow AEC members past and present) Famoudou Don Moye and Phillip Wilson, making for invigorating yet reverent sessions".Campbell, A
Allmusic Review
accessed August 12, 2011

Track listing

# "Sonala Nobala" (Turre) - 5:43 # " Angel Eyes" ( Brent, Dennis) - 11:21 # "The Burglar" - 9:55 # "Guten Morgen Part 2" (Myers) - 5:27 # "Ready Joe" - 8:04 # "Brooklyn Works Suite" - 8:43 :''All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated'' :*Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY on 14, 15 & 16 January 1991

Personnel

: trumpet, flugelhorn * Steve Turre: trombone *

: organ, vocals * James Carter: tenor saxophone *

: drums (tracks: 1, 3 & 5), percussion (tracks: 2, 4 & 6) *

: drums (tracks: 2, 4 & 6)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Organizer, The 1991 albums DIW Records albums Lester Bowie albums