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A feisty boy wonder no longer, Wynton Marsalis, at 50 years of age, has matured into the ever-phenomenal musician and thoughtful spokesperson that the music he loves deserves. The world's most famous living jazz musician didn't achieve that status on charm alone. The man who jump-started the jazz revival of the 1980s and has upheld his high musical standards ever since, is a remarkable trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger. Marsalis has exhibited prodigious skills that no other figure of his generation can match. Hand-picked by Marsalis himself, the eleven discs of Swingin' Into the 21st display his extraordinary musical range. Five of these definitive recordings were released in a single year: 1999. Fiddler's Tale is a chamber music riff on Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"; Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk refracts the classic work of Thelonious Monk through the lens of the trumpeter's crack octet; At The Octoroon Balls, another ambitious chamber piece that calls on classical and folk motifs; Big Train, an Ellington inspired long form work; Sweet Release & Ghost Story, two jazz ballets; Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord, a loving tribute to the New Orleans master, Jelly Roll Morton; Reeltime, a collection of original film music. 2000 saw the release of The Marciac Suite, offering a swinging septet opus, and Selections from The Village Vanguard Box, capturing performances from the Marsalis septet at a favored venue; All Rise (released in 2002) is a massive, proudly eclectic work. The sheer amount of incredible music found here, garnered from a brief period of time -- a massive effort for practically any other artist of that period -- was but a mere drop in the bucket for the prolific and endlessly creative Marsalis. The beauty of these middle period recordings is that they capture a brilliant artist at an aesthetic peak while also pointing the way for other achievements that would follow.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
10-Audio CD's / 10-Albums:
1. A Fiddler's Tale
2. Standard Time, Vol.4: Marsalis Plays Monk
3. At the Octoroon Balls
4. Big Train
5. Sweet Release & Ghost Story
6. Standard Time, Vol.6: Mr. Jelly Lord
7. Reeltime
8. Selections From The Village Vanguard Box
9. The Marciac Suite
10. All Rise (2 CD set)
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