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Wynton Marsalis Quartet - "The Magic Hour"
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 2:38 pm
by falty411
This is Wynton's fisrt album after signing his contract with Blue Note. I wonder if anyone has heard it yet? It feautures pianist Eric Lewis, bassist Carlos Henriquez, and drummer Ali Jackson. It also has tracks with Bobby McFerin and Diane Reeves singing.
I am a big fan of Wynton and when he wants to swing, he swings HARD. I was just wondering what this album is like.
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:44 pm
by main_stem
Hmmm..... I've heard some of it and it seem more for listening than dancing. Lots of different themes going on.
-Kevin
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 5:56 pm
by main_stem
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:53 pm
by djstarr
thanks for posting that Kevin - I could listen to Wynton's voice all day long --- "you gotta put the blues on 'em".
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:27 pm
by falty411
what about miles hatin' on Wynton
too funny
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:56 am
by Yakov
there are a lot of jazz musicians who have a problem with wynton... his reactionary traditionalism, his ego, his playing style, his goofy-looking horn, his inaccurate stories and demonstrations on ken burns jazz...
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:22 am
by main_stem
falty411 wrote:what about miles hatin' on Wynton
too funny
I thought Miles hate everyone and one point or was that the coke talking.
-Kevin
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:41 am
by mark0tz
I haven't heard the album in the topic yet, but I do have a copy of the Branford Maralis Quartets's "Romare Bearden Revealed." Wynton appears on a few tracks... There is some nice blues on it, but I need to give it another listen to se if it would be worthwhile for a SwingDJ to acquire (don't think it would be). One thing I do remember is that Delfeayo Marsalis owns it up on the trombone.
On a side note, the album I'm talking about is a tribute to, or even a collaboration with, Romare Bearden and his art. Bearden was a Harlem Renaissance painter who helped capture the feeling and colors of a time and place that we're all still fixated on today. His friend, Max Roach has said, "It's not that there's necessarily
nothing going on. There's always a pulse there. There are times when there's nothing
but the pulse... Bearden's paintings are like that."
I think he still has some stuff downtown at the Smithsonian that I plan on checking out this Sunday...
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:10 pm
by djstarr
Yakov wrote:there are a lot of jazz musicians who have a problem with wynton... his reactionary traditionalism, his ego, his playing style, his goofy-looking horn, his inaccurate stories and demonstrations on ken burns jazz...
yeah, it's a good thing that Miles didn't have any ego (lol!)
I have a huuuugggeeee crush on Wynton so I'm sure I'm not objective, but I think what sets him apart from other jazz musicians is his humanism and his focus on education. I was spell bound everytime he had a section on Ken Burns jazz and I loved how he could imitate all the other trumpet styles.
What stories were inaccurate? I'm curious.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:28 pm
by RaleighRob
I previewed this album on iTunes, but you really can't tell much from 30 seconds of each track. I only downloaded one track, "Baby, I Love You". I wish I'd known the vocalist was Bobby McFerrin before I did...
Allmusic didn't think much of
the CD.
I played "Baby, I Love You" at our dance last night. It was well received (except for a couple of wonky piano phrases in the middle). It doesn't swing hard, but it's... nice. Just nice. Not great.