Wynton Marsalis (CD)

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.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Trumpet
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• UPC: 664140757424
• WAPI (Tower ID): 111372503
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #166804 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #15193 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #844 in Trumpet (See Top 100 Trumpet Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland (piano); Ron Carter, Clarence Seay, Charles Fambrough (bass); Tony Williams, Jeff Watts (drums).

Recorded at CBS/Sony Studios, Tokyo, Japan and CBS Recording Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Herbie Hancock (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Tony Williams (drums).

Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Master Sound releases are 24-karat gold CDs remastered from first-generation masters. This process utilizes 20-bit technology and Sony's revolutionary "Super Bit Mapping" system.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland (piano); Clarence Seay (bass instrument); Ron Carter (upright bass); Jeff Watts, Tony Williams (drums).

While Marsalis had been paying dues for some time in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Brooklyn Philharmonia, this was the release that put him on the map. It serves as the starting point from which he began his trek to jazz stardom and renown outside the world of jazz (Marsalis has also recorded several albums of classical music). Marsalis' virtuoso technical ability, and unwavering, passionate devotion to undiluted, non-commercialized jazz seemed to take its inspiration from every trumpet great from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis to Don Cherry. Marsalis synthesized these influences and still managed to forge a sound of his own.

For his debut, Marsalis proceeded from a hard-bop base (a la the classic early '60s sessions on the Blue Note and Prestige labels) for a hard-swinging, inspired and volatile (especially brother Branford on "RJ") session. He alternated between his own quartet/quintet and a band of impressive guests: Hancock, Carter and the late Tony Williams (all of whom, coincidentally, were in the Miles Davis Quintet of the 1964-67 period). Give this album a listen and prepare to be impressed, amazed and blown away.

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