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Wynton Marsalis
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Born: Oct 18, 1961 in New Orleans, LA
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post Bop, Soul Jazz, Straight Ahead, Traditional Jazz/Swing, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Gospel, Soundtracks, Vocal, Classical, Holiday, Crossover Jazz, Dixieland & New Orleans Jazz, Blues
Biography: The most famous jazz musician since 1980, Wynton Marsalis made a major impact on jazz almost from the start. In the early '80s, it was major news that a young and very talented black musician would choose to make a living playing acoustic jazz rather than fusion, funk, or R&B. Marsalis' arrival on the ...Read full biography
From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Released: 2007
Label: Blue Note
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On "Where Y'all At?," the last track off trumpeter Wynton Marsalis' 2007 studio album From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, Marsalis delivers a spoken word tirade against everything from the demise ...Read full review
Black Codes (From The Underground)
Released: 1985
Label: COLUMBIA
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This is probably the best Wynton Marsalis recording from his Miles Davis period. With his brother Branford (who doubles here on tenor and soprano) often closely emulating Wayne Shorter and the rhythm section ...Read full review
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