The Great Pretender (live, 1982‐06‐12: Volksbühne, Berlin, Germany)
~ Recording by Lester Bowie Ensemble
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | The Great Pretender | 3:26 | Lester Bowie Ensemble | Jazzbühne Berlin ’82 | Lester Bowie Ensemble | Album + Live |
| Repertoire Records (Hamburg‐based multinational reissue label) | RR 4911-CC |
| 1.9 | The Great Pretender | 3:26 | Lester Bowie Ensemble | Jazzbühne Berlin ’82 | Lester Bowie Ensemble | Album + Live |
| WAVE (Japanese label, WAVE surrounded by a rectangle), Repertoire Records (Hamburg‐based multinational reissue label) | 33W-1016, RR 4911-CC |
Relationships
| bass: | Fred Williams (jazz bassist) |
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| drums (drum set): | Phillip Wilson (blues/jazz drummer) |
| organ: | David Peaston |
| piano: | Fontella Bass Art Matthews (Jazz pianist) |
| soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone: | Ari Brown (US avant-garde jazz musician) |
| trumpet: | Lester Bowie |
| vocals: | Fontella Bass Martha Bass David Peaston |
| recorded at: | Jazzbühne Berlin 1982 (1982) (contemporary jazz festival from 1977-1989 organised by Rundfunk der DDR) |
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| recorded at: | Volksbühne in Berlin, Germany (on 1982-06-12) |
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| recording of: | The Great Pretender (on 1982-06-12: cover, live) |
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Related works
The Great Pretender
| lyricist and composer: | Buck Ram |
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| inspired the name of artist: | Pretenders (English‐American rock band) |
| publisher: | Panther Music Corp Peermusic (UK) Ltd. Southern Music (publisher) Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) Southern Music Publishing Company Limited |
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| later translated parody versions: | Stor presenning |
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| later translated versions: | El gran simulador (Spanish lyrics) Jag går i en dröm och låtsas |
| is the basis for: | Gjess |
| arrangements: | Great Pretender |
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