Mr. Bowie leaned toward pop songs during a miniset by his smaller unit, Brass Fantasy.
For the show, Mr. Bowie is crossing his own 10-piece group, Brass Fantasy, with a gospel choir and a band of improvising actors who also dance.
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars calling it "one of the most important in the Brass Fantasy's history and development".
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded a cover in 1986 on his Avant Pop album, arranged by Stever Turre.
Mr. Bowie proceeded to perform a set with his band, Brass Fantasy, that wasn't the greatest argument in his favor.
He formed Brass Fantasy in the early 1980's to perform pop material, but with a eight-man brass choir augmented with a drummer.
Lester Bowie, who performed in the Main Space, started sometime after midnight with his group, Brass Fantasy.
Tomorrow night's show will feature Brass Fantasy, a 10-piece comedy and jazz group led by the trumpeter Lester Bowie.
That's what Brass Fantasy is partly about; they're original, visual and they're really entertaining.
The album also boasts an appearance by American jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy.