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Wynton Marsalis | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 11, 1983
• Label: Columbia
• Copyright: (P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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• ASIN: B0013AUWSQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,143 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Forerunner of the Traditional Jazz Renaissance, January 26, 2004

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Musings (Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Think of One (Audio CD)

Hard to believe now, but 20 years ago most commercially successful jazz could either be classified under trendy funk (anyone remember Herbie Hancock's "Rockit"?), electronic noodlings aimed toward a mass audience (Weather Report, Return to Forever) or MOR/adult contemporary piffle (Spyro Gyra). Coincidentally, it was at that point that I reached back toward the pioneers of the `50s and '60s -- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and McCoy Tyner. Imagine my delight when a friend of mine told me of an artists who had the same influences -- and not only was he still recording, he was only in his early 20s!

Wynton Marsalis put himself on the map with this, his second album. From the atonal "Knozz-Moe-King" to the lament "Melancholia," Marsalis covers a wide range of styles, yet stays within himself. (Subsequent releases would frequently show even broader ambitions, but occasionally his reach would exceed his grasp.)

This album is the first one to pick up for those interested in hearing how jazz stepped back from the dead end of fusion back toward its roots.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars real jazz, June 4, 2007

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Michel Ayotte Leduc (granada, spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Think of One (Audio CD)

Listening to the excerpts of this CD on amazon, I realised I have this album on cassette (some friend taped it for me many years ago). This was a discovery for me in the jazz world, and has been one of my initiation albums to real jazz. The music is excellent, and Wynton plays beautifully. I immediately became a Marsalis fan, and a trumpet lover (I used to prefer the saxophone). You won't be dissapointed by this album. I've listened to many other W. Marsalis albums, and this is surely one of his best...despite his young age. Enjoy!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing album, with one exception..., January 8, 2008

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finulanu ""the mysterious"" (Here, there, and everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Think of One (Audio CD)

My first impression of Wynton Marsalis was that he was talented but more concerned with professionalism than any creativity. But I was wrong - while his playing isn't very original, mostly taking cues from Miles Davis (not that there's anything wrong with that), he does interesting, progressive things with his melodies, much like a more accessible Monk - for instance, "Knozz-Moe-King" has a very idiosyncratic melody which is bolstered by his strong, bebop-influenced playing. Like Miles, he takes home high honors on the ballads ("Fuchsia"; "Melancholia", where he sounds more than a little like Mr. Davis) and also succeeds with energetic post-bop material ("My Ideal"; "What Is Happening Here (Now?)"). The most interesting song, though not the best by any means, is Monk's title tune, where Wynton coaxes some strange effects out of his instrument. His brother Branford Marsalis also makes some memorable contributions on soprano sax - he might even be a better soloist than his brother, and it's a shame he threw the guy out; Kenny Kirkland's piano fills are fantastic as well. All the experimentation goes a step too far on "The Bell Ringer", which is perhaps a bit too weird - other than that, this is a fantastic listen, challenging but worth it.