Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Branford Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams
Engineer: Tim Geelan, Tomoo Suzuki,
Producer: Herbie Hancock, Herbie Hancock
Wounded Bird Records, 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: WOU7574
EAN: 0664140757424
UPC: 664140757424
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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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Wynton Marsalis
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.
Branford Marsalis
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis (along with his trumpet-icon brother Wynton) helped usher in a new age of traditonal jazz in the 1980s. High-profile gigs with Miles Davis and Sting soon elevated him to stardom, as he proved himself a brilliant tenor player at home in any style from jazz to pop to funk. Branford also sports a charismatic personality that comes through in his music and grabs listeners from the first note, and led to substantial film roles (SCHOOL DAZE, MO' BETTER BLUES).
Herbie Hancock
One of the most open-eared and forward-thinking jazz musicians of his day, Hancock has, more than just about anyone else, consistently tried to broaden the music's horizons by mixing it with the most interesting elements of contemporary pop. Hancock has consistently pushed the envelope, from his earliest days with Miles Davis to his jazz-rock fusion of the early '70s and his early embrace of synthesizers and electronic instruments, his early-'80s experiments with hip-hop and sampling, or more recently, his acoustic piano reinterpretations of songs--the new standards, in his parlance--by everyone from Don Henley to Nirvana.
Ron Carter
One of the most gifted, influential, and ubiquitous jazz bassists of the 20th century, Ron Carter made his name in the early 1960s in the bands of Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderly, Thelonious Monk, and others. His unique combination of technical facility, visceral swing, and innate melody made him one of the most in-demand session players for decades, and he recorded with innumerable top-flight musicians, including George Benson, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. Somehow, he's found time over the years to maintain a solo career as well, composing his own material and leading a variety of all-star bands onstage and in the studio.
