Uptown Ruler - Soul Gestures In Southern Blue, Vol. 2
Wynton Marsalis
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Psalm 26 | Wynton Marsalis | 1:28 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Uptown Ruler | Wynton Marsalis | 11:09 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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The Truth Is Spoken Here | Wynton Marsalis | 6:49 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Burglar | Wynton Marsalis | 8:36 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Prayer | Wynton Marsalis | 6:26 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Harmonique | Wynton Marsalis | 4:53 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Down Home With Homey | Wynton Marsalis | 11:54 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Psalm 26 (Alternate Version) | Wynton Marsalis | 1:35 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
Album Review
The second of the three-part Soul Gestures in Southern Blue finds Wynton Marsalis at a transitional spot in his career. While his pianist Marcus Roberts had largely found his own style, the trumpeter was still searching and had not yet thrown off the dominant Miles Davis influence, although the playing is fine on this quintet outing (which also features the tenor of Todd Williams, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Herlin Riley).
Biography
Born: 18 October 1961 in New Orleans, LA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
The most famous jazz musician since 1980, Wynton Marsalis had 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 scene started the "Young Lions" movement and resulted in major labels (most of whom had shown no interest in jazz during the previous decade) suddenly signing and promoting young players. There had...
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