Wynton Marsalis, I love his playing, watch this clip..

Thank you for posting this. Incredible. I have been on a huge Louis kick as of late, and am counting down till tomorrow when Analogue Productions releases the new vinyl remaster of Satchmo Plays King Oliver.

 

Fantastic video, it took plenty of thought to have it beat:

 

Superlatives can get corny but this is one man who is truly a national treasure. He's been a teacher, scholar, musician and ambassador for jazz for decades - in the trenches of inner city and suburban high schools across the country, not just clubs, concert halls or the mount at Lincoln Center. Classy dude. Here's a very interesting jazz discussion and demonstration he (and Jon Batiste) had with Walter Isaacson at Aspen a few years back.

 

He's not merely playing a solo; he wrestles these choruses to the ground! Lovely to see the trumpet player next to him, enjoying the fact he sits front row!

 

Agreed, going to see Wynton Marsalis & Company on December 16 for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra annual holiday experience.

 

Not the greatest jazz trumpet player but "Crescent City Christmas Card" is one of the most beautiful Christmas albums ever

 

Ahhhhhh.......

The Majesty of the Wynton!

 

Thank you for sharing. A nice treat!

I had the pleasure of seeing one of his Village Vanguard gigs around the time his Wynton Marsalis Septet Live at the Village Vanguard box set was released and it absolutely turned around what I thought about his playing. The box is compiled around seven discs that each make up a day of the week in theme and tone from a few years of shows. It’s a gem of a release to hear them playing these club dates in “the worlds most famous basement”.

That video made me reach for “Sunday” ;-).

 

on my first trip to jazz fest in new Orleans I saw a night show with miles davis and Wynton. really good show. the next afternoon at the fairgrounds, delfayo Marsalis was doing his set with dad ellis on piano. during the set Wynton came up unannounced just in a t-shirt and jeans. later on the youngest brother Jason came up on drums. it was a real family affair and it was great seeing Wynton in such a casual setting. that was 1985.

 

Incredible playing from Wynton and a killer vocal performance from the Trombone player too!

 

It is pretty funny that Wynton went from being this lightning rod of controversy in the '80s -- by essentially combining '60s postbop harmony with '70s fusion rhythms) -- and now he spends a ton of his time leading what amounts to a really good Dixieland group, as if he was Woody Allen or Acker Bilk.

 

The sound and acoustics are superb there too. Definitly one of the best places to catch live Jazz in NY, especially large ensembles.

Wynton’s playing can sometimes be a little cold and academic, but that was great! Red hot, inventive and lively he obviously loves that music. He played it with great verve and joy that came through in his performance.

Thanks for posting that Steve. If you haven’t been yet, you have to catch a Jazz at Lincoln Center show next time you’re in NY

 

Nice rendition! Not quite as tight or structured as the original, but nice!

 

Threads like this are why I come to this forum Saturday morning with a cup of coffee. I especially like the anecdote about first formal lesson from 5:30 to 7:30.

 

back in the 80's I saw Di Meola-De Lucia-McLaughlin on tour (Steve Morse opened). At some point during the main set one of them asked the audience "how many of you are guitar players?"

the answer from someone near us, "NOT ANY MORE"

 

Been into Wynton since the 1st time I saw him, he was playing with Art Blakey's Messengers at the Village Gate. At the time nobody knew who he was, but he tore the roof off the joint! Tellyawhat, Wynton & Branford get the lions share of the attention but brother Delfeayo is another Marsalis to be reckoned with. Strongly recommend his record; Sweet Thunder!

 

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