Tribute to Lester

Tribute to Lester
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	August 26, 2003
Recorded	September 2001
Studio	Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM ECM 1808
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Urban Magic (1997) Tribute to Lester (2003) Reunion (2003)

Tribute to Lester is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in September 2001 and released on ECM in August 2003—their first release on the label since The Third Decade (1984). The ensemble, now a trio, features reed player Roscoe Mitchell and rhythm section Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye. The album was recorded following Joseph Jarman's temporary retirement from the group and the death of founding member Lester Bowie, to whom it is dedicated.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, noting that, "the group receives probably the most stunning, precisely etched recorded sound of its existence. Yet despite the retrospective nature of some of the selections, there is no overt nostalgia or compromise in the AEC's aesthetic stance, probably figuring that Bowie would have wanted it that way."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sangaredi"	Moye
2.	Untitled		7:42
3.	"Suite for Lester"		5:24
4.	"Zero/Alternate Line"	Bowie Mitchell	9:16
5.	"Tutankhamun"	Favors	8:10
6.	"As Clear as the Sun"	Favors Mitchell Moye	12:41
7.	"He Speaks to Me Often in Dreams"	Favors Mitchell Moye	13:52

Personnel

Art Ensemble of Chicago

• Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
• Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
• Don Moye – drums, percussion