When the Spirit Returns
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| When the Spirit Returns | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Birdology | |||
| Producer | Lester Bowie, Jean François Deiber | |||
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When the Spirit Returns is the final album by the American trumpeter Lester Bowie, released in 2000.[1][2] He was backed by his band, Brass Fantasy.[3] The album was reissued in October 2003.[4]
When the Spirit Returns was recorded at Bowie's home studio during the same 1997 sessions that led to The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music.[5] Gary Valente played trombone on the album.[6] Many of the songs were chosen by Bowie's daughter, who was 15 at the time.[7] "One Love" is a cover of the Bob Marley song.[5] "Count On Me" was written by Babyface.[8] "Unchained Melody" is a take on the Al Hibbler version of the standard.[8] "Waterfall" is a cover of the TLC song.[9] Bowie composed the ending title track.[10]
