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Blue Interlude (CD)

By: Wynton Marsalis Septet (Artist)

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Wynton Marsalis Artist Snapshot:

Wynton Marsalis is credited with almost singlehandedly ushering in the powerful neo-traditionalist jazz movement of the 1980s and '90s. Along with father Ellis and brothers Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, Wynton is a member a New Orleans musical dynasty firmly ensconced in the journals of music history. Not only does Marsalis lead various groups of his own, but he also is the musical director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the composer of large-scale works like 1997's acclaimed "Blood on the Fields." As the most high-profile jazz musician of his era, Marsalis became a spokesman for the genre, and one of its biggest movers and shakers.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Blue Interlude (CD) Album By Wynton Marsalis Septet (Artist...
1   Brother Veal  
2   Monologue For Sugar Cane And Sweetie Pie  
3   Blue Interlude (The Bittersweet Saga Of Sugar Cane And Sweetie Pie)  
4   And The Band Played On  
5   The Jubilee Suite: Day To Day / Running And Rambling / Grace  
6   Sometimes It Goes Like That  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (8/20/92, p.52) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...has the potential to alter the course of contemporary jazz...Excising some of the ego from jazz has been Marsalis's most radical act; the triumph of BLUE INTERLUDE lies in the sum of its parts, not in its individual glories..."
Entertainment Weekly (7/31/92, p.63) - "...long notes, luxuriant horn textures, slow, bluesy tempos, and long-form compositions..." - Rating: A-
Down Beat (8/92, p.42) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...beautifully executes Marsalis' stated fundamentals of jazz: a communal conception of improvising, vocal effects on instruments, swinging rhythms, blues, and a sense of mystery and melancholy..."
Jazziz (Dec.-Jan./92, p.94) - Picked by critic Josef Woodard as one of the 10 best jazz albums of 1992.

Title Note

Wynton Marsalis Septet: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet, piano); Todd Williams (soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet); Wessell Anderson (alto saxophone); Wycliffe Gordon (trombone); Marcus Roberts (piano); Reginald Veal (bass); Herlin Riley (drums).

Recorded at BMG Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Wynton Marsalis Septet: Todd Williams (clarinet, saxophone); Wessell Anderson (saxophone); Wynton Marsalis (trumpet, piano); Wycliffe Gordon (trombone); Marcus Roberts (piano); Reginald Veal (bass instrument); Herlin Riley (drums).

Wynton takes us down Blues Alley for this session, right into the New Orleans Heartbreak Hotel. A palpable blues feeling pervade this session--you can almost imagine yourself in a smoky nightclub in the Latin Quarter. The band plays with more swagger here than usual, balancing--in that Ellingtonian sense--rich, precise orchestrations with earthy-as-the-dirt grit. The sax players' sounds are rich with the blues, in the often-overlooked tradition of Jackie McLean, Lou Donaldson, Red Holloway and David "Fathead" Newman. Oh yes, it swings, too, with Charles Mingus-like ferocity at times. Those who think Marsalis' stuff is too "clean" or "traditionally-minded" or "sterile" should pick up this excellent album.

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