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Popular Songs: The Best Of Wynton Marsalis (CD)

By: Wynton Marsalis (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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DISC 1 for Popular Songs: The Best Of Wynton Marsalis (CD) Album By Wynton Marsalis (Artist)
1   Jig's Jig
2   Root Groove
3   I Got Lost In Her Arms
4   Where Or When
5   Cherokee
6   Black Codes
7   Double Rondo On The River (Pedro's Getaway)
8   Down Home With Homey
9   Sunflowers
10   Invitation
11   End Of A Love Affair, The
12   Soon All Will Know
 

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Entertainment Weekly (8/17/01, p.73) - "...A good starting place to start amongst his overabundant discography...he helped define post-1980s jazz..." - Rating: A-
Uncut (11/01, p.118) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...A considerable artist..."

Title Note

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Victor Goines, Todd Williams (soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet); Wessell Anderson (soprano & alto saxophone); Ted Nash, Branford Marsalis (soprano & tenor saxophones); Gideon Feldenstein (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ryan Kysor, Marcus Printup (trumpet); Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray (trombone); Kent Jordan (flute, piccolo); Eric Reed, Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Kenny Kirkland, Farid Barron (piano); Ben Wolfe, Reginald Veal, Robert Leslie Hurst III, Charnett Moffett, Rodney Whitaker (bass); Lewis Nash, Herlin Riley, Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).

Producers: Steve Epstein, Delfeayo Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis.

Compilation producer: Nedra Olds-Neal.

Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder & Seth Foster (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).

In the 1980s and '90s alone, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis produced a huge catalog of music. On this compilation, listeners are treated to 12 of his most memorable recorded moments from this era. "Black Codes" is an early composition from the 1985 album of the same name. Despite the heavy influence of Miles Davis, this tune (not to mention the BLACK CODES album) manages to be imaginative and idiosyncratic, proving the virtuosic brilliance of Marsalis.

Ray Noble's "Cherokee" is another tune that shows off Marsalis's incredible technique. He burns through this chart, with his searing bebop lines harking back to early Dizzy Gillespie. "Double Rondo on the River (Pedro's Getaway)" borrows from the Duke Ellington tradition; cosmopolitan, sophisticated, and highly arranged, this tune morphs back and forth between contemporary jazz and 1940s Harlem swing. Elsewhere, "Root Groove" and "Sunflowers" share the same swampy groove in part, due to drummer Herlin Riley's tambourine beat. On these tracks, Marsalis's neo-Ellington arrangements take the listener on an interesting ride through jazz history by combining the New Orleans Dixieland sound with uptown swing.

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