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Wynton Marsalis

Trumpet prodigy, leader, composer, educator, impresario, passionate advocate of true jazz, Wynton Marsalis burst on the scene in 1980 and has remained an unstoppable if sometimes controversial force ever since. Geoffrey Smith surveys his brilliant, extraordinary career.

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Sun 5 Mar 201700:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Art Blakey

    Ms B.C.

    • Ken Burns Jazz: Art Blakey.
    • Verve.
    • 9.

  • Wynton Marsalis & Reginald Veal

    Phryzzinian Man

    • Black Codes (from the Underground).
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Caravan

    • Marsalis Standard Time Vol. 1.
    • CBS.
    • 1.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Where or When

    • Standard Time Vol 3 - The Resolution of Romance.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Holy Ghost

    • In This House, On This Morning.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    The Pearls

    • My Jelly Lord.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Union Pacific Big Boy

    • BIG TRAIN.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 3.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Donna Lee

    • Live at the House of Tribes.
    • Blue Note.
    • 4.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Second Line

    • Live at the House of Tribes.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.

Performers:

Title: Ms B.C.
Performers: Art Blakey 
Composers: Bobby Watson
Album Title: Ken Burns Jazz: Art Blakey 
Label: Verve Catalogue No: 549-089-2 
Duration: 6’44
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto saxophone; Bill Pierce, tenor saxophone; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass. 

Title: Phryzzinian Man
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Wynton Marsalis 
Album Title: Black Codes (from the Underground) 
Label: CBS Catalogue No: CD-26686 
Duration: 6’44 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Branford Marsalis, tenor saxophone; Kenny Kirkland, piano; Charnett Moffett, bass; Jeff Tain Watts, drums.

Title: Caravan
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Ellington/Tizol/Mills 
Album Title: Marsalis Standard Time Vol. 1 
Label: CBS Catalogue No: CBS-4510392 
Duration: 8’18 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Marcus Roberts, piano; Robert Leslie Hurst III, bass; Jess Tain Watts, drums.

Title: Where Or When
Performers: Marsalis Wynton 
Composers: Rodgers/Hart 
Album Title: Standard Time Vol 3 - The Resolution of Romance 
Label: Columbia Catalogue No: CK46143 
Duration: 2’47 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Ellis Marsalis, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.

Title: Holy Ghost
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Wynton Marsalis 
Album Title: In This House, On This Morning 
Label: Columbia Catalogue No: 474552 2 
Duration: 6’56 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Wessell Anderson, alto saxophone; Todd Williams, tenor saxophone; Eric Reed, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.

Title: The Pearls
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Jelly Roll Morton 
Album Title: My Jelly Lord 
Label: Columbia Catalogue No: CK69872 
Duration: 3’48
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Eric Lewis, piano; Herlin Riley, drums; Reginald Veal, bass; Lucien Barbarin, trombone; Wessell Anderson, alto saxophone; Victor Goines, tenor saxophone; Michael White, clarinet; Donald Vappie, banjo, guitar.

Title: Union Pacific Big Boy
Performers: Wynton Marsalis
Composers: Wynton Marsalis
Album Title: Big Train 
Label: Columbia Catalogue No: CK-69860 
Duration: 5’50 
Performers: Seneca Black, trumpet; Ryan Kisor, trumpet; Marcus Printup, trumpet; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Riley Mullins, trumpet; Wayne Goodman, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray, trombone, Wessell Anderson, Ted Nash, Walter Blanding, alto saxophone; Victor Goines, tenor saxophone; Joe Temperley, baritone saxophone; Farid Barron, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Herlin Riley, drums; Roland Guerrero, percussion; Doug Wamble, guitar & banjo.

Title: Donna Lee
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Charlie Parker 
Album Title: Live at the House of Tribes 
Label: Blue Note Catalogue No: 7243 4-77133 2 3 
Duration: 6’47 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Wessell Anderson, alto saxophone; Eric Lewis, piano; Kengo Nakamura, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

Title: Second Line
Performers: Wynton Marsalis 
Composers: Paul Barbarin 
Album Title: Live at the House of Tribes 
Label: Blue Note Catalogue No: 7243 4-77133 2 3 
Duration: 3’25 
Performers: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Wessell Anderson, alto saxophone; Eric Lewis, piano; Kengo Nakamura, bass; Orlando Q. Rodriguez, percussion; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

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  • Sun 5 Mar 201700:00
    BBC Radio 3

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