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The Majesty Of The Blues (CD)

By: Wynton Marsalis (Artist)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for The Majesty Of The Blues (CD) Album By Wynton Marsalis (Artist)
1   Majesty Of The Blues, The (The Puheeman Strut)  
2   Hickory Dickory Dock  
3   Death Of Jazz, The  
4   Premature Autopsies - (featuring Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr.)  
5   Oh, But On The Third Day! (Happy Feet Blues)  
 

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Review

Down Beat (10/89, p.31) - 3 Stars - Good - "...this isn't just a blues album. It's an attempt to musically analyze the blues in the context of the entire jazz tradition..."

Title Note

Wynton Marsalis Sextet: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Wes Anderson (alto saxophone); Todd Williams (soprano & tenor saxophones); Marcus Roberts (piano); Reginald Veal (bass); Herlin Riley (drums).

Additional personnel: Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr. (spoken vocals); Teddy Riley (trumpet); Freddie Lonzo (trombone); Dr. Michael White (clarinet); Danny Barker (banjo).

Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York, New York on October 27 & 28, 1988. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Dr. Michael White (clarinet); Todd Williams (saxophone); Marcus Roberts (piano); Reginald Veal (bass instrument); Herlin Riley (drums).

Wynton Marsalis is on a journey here to the center of the blues, one of the cornerstones on which American music is built. This album has less of the "sound" of a classic Miles Davis/Blue Note-era set than the feel--the inspiration--of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. The tunes are rich with thoughtful arrangements, all of which acknowledge the influence of the blues and the mix of cultures that comprise the rich musical tapestry of New Orleans. Marsalis references the growls and wails of the 1920s New Orleans brassmen (namely those of Louis Armstrong and the Ellington horn and reed sections). This is a tribute of the best sort--Marsalis reaches into the past and creates something of his own: a resonant music that reaches into the heart and soul.

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