The 5th Power
{{Other uses|Fifth power (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = The 5th Power
| type = live
| artist = Lester Bowie
| cover = The Fifth Power.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1978}}
| recorded = April 12–17, 1978
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 44:44
| label = Black Saint
| producer = Giacomo Pellicciotti
| prev_title = Duet
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = The Great Pretender
| next_year = 1981
}}
The 5th Power is a live album by Lester Bowie recorded for the Italian Black Saint label and released in 1978. It was recorded during a concert tour of Europe by Bowie's group "From the Roots to the Source" and features performances by Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Claudine Myers, Malachi Favors and Phillip Wilson.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated, "Creative jazz and a progressive gospel segment. Bowie at his eclectic best. Essential".Nastos, M. [http://allmusic.com/album/the-5th-power-r135675/review AllMusic Review] accessed June 28, 2011
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 28
}}
|rev2= The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 152}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Lester Bowie except as indicated
| title1 = Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People)
| writer1 =
| length1 = 6:20
| title2 = 3 in 1 (Three in One)
| writer2 =
| length2 = 9:32
| title3 = BBB [Duet]
| writer3 = Arthur Blythe, Amina Claudine Myers
| length3 = 5:52
| title4 = God Has Smiled on Me
| writer4 = Traditional; arranged by Bowie, Myers
| length4 = 18:02
| title5 = The 5th Power (Finale)
| writer5 =
| length5 = 4:58
}}
Personnel
References
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{{Lester Bowie}}
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