Think of One

Wynton Marsalis

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025UQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #212,331 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

By	Musings (Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

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

By	Michel Ayotte Leduc (granada, spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic work by a young artist, August 20, 2001

By	Rick Nye "toad" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wynton was still in his twenties when he made this album, but he certainly got it right. Terrific solos (by him and other members of the band), fantastic composition, and wonderful production make this an important recording to own. My favorite tune? Melancholia. The shortest tune, yet the one that touches my soul the most.