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Here's a tune from Wynton's 2007 album called "Where y'all at". It's a rant about hiphop by the uptown yacht club trumpet maestro. The song's not bad, but a criticism on Village Voice goes "The whole thing becomes embarrassing only on "Where Y'All At?," when ego escalates into hubris and Marsalis tries to beat "big baggy-pants wearers with the long white T-shirts" at their own game. "They're rapping straight in the time," he criticizes the hip-hop his teenage sons listen t... MORE
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It has been a joy over these many years watching the Marsalis Brothers evolve and develope their individual styles. This nineteen ninety recording finds Wynton interpreting some selections from the Great American Songbook. His selections range from the oft-covered classics like "You Don't Know What Love Is", As well as truely inspired selections like Monk's "Crepuscule With Nellie', where his warm beautiful tones and exquisite phrasing brings out some of the melodic ch... MORE
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As I write this, the new album from Wynton Marsalis, "From the Plantation to the Penitentiary", is being carefully placed on shelves and in displays at record stores across the US, getting ready to greet customers for the first time. Marsalis has been preparing for its official release by talking with newspapers, magazines, and network television about the message behind the music. There is a video series from Blue Note with Wynton Marsalis speaking about his new album:... MORE
