Live at Blues Alley

Artist: Wynton Marsalis Quartet
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 074644067521
EAN: 0074644067521
ASIN: B0000026AH

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

Knozz-Moe-King
Just Friends
Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)
Juan
Cherokee
Delfeayo's Dilemma
Chambers Of Tain
Juan (E. Mustaad)

Tracks:

Au Privave
Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Juan (Skip Mustaad)
Autumn Leaves
Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)
Skain's Domain
Much Later

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Customer Reviews:

You Will Be Listening To This CD 50 Years From Now!.......2006-04-12

Just to have this rendition of 'Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans' is worth the price of buying it. While I loved it before, after Hurricane Katrina I found myself listening to this track over and over and over, day after day, week after week. It's soulful refrain seeped into my soul and my mind was awash with memories of my tiny apartment in The French Quarter back in the late 80s. It is truly inspirational.

A lot of sweat.......2004-05-15

There was a lot of sweat that night - or so says the linear notes. You can almost feel the sweat, the raw emotion, through the recording. Engineered brilliantly and performed even more brilliantly, uppity songs like "Knoz moe king" and all of its variations make this cd an amazing buy. It lasts forever - but I listen to it all the way through whenever I start it up -- it works as a whole extrememly well. All the instruments are at their finest.

The first track is so fast I love playing it for my trumpet friends just to watch them drool and grow red with envy. Oh well, this dude's talented - and it shows.

I was there.............2004-04-18

This is one of the most definitive recordings ever made. I had the great privelege of being there for the entire run. There was a fantastic "Blues & Ballad" set that was never released from this engagement. It'll be interesting to see if Columbia ever releases these alternative tracks.

Skip Norris
Detroit, Michigan

Still listening.......2001-07-20

I wrote the review above, and this disk came up again in a conversation a few weeks ago with tenor saxophonist Brice Winston. Brice and I were in the McDonald's Jazz Band in the summer of 1988, and hadn't seen each other until a concert that I attended at Blues Alley (live near DC now) where Brice was with Terrance Blanchard. After the set, we talked about how both of us had purchased this album since our tour with the McBand, and both of us had worn it completely out on cassette. A common experience for those who are into instrumental jazz that is heavy on improvisation and close musical communication between the musicians. With so many albums these days "studioized," its great to hear improvization rule the roost with some of todays brightest musicians, just as it did on this two CD live set.

Excellent live jazz!.......1998-11-15

I purchased this album while I was a music performance major several years ago on cassette, played out that tape, and had to buy it on CD. The musicians assembled on this album are all-stars on their individual instruments, but this combo is now long gone. Shortly after this recording, Wynton's musical style changed significantly, and they went their separate ways. The level of sophistication on this album is nearly infinite. I've listened to each of these tracks more than 30 times, and everytime, find something more to appreciate. Marcus Roberts' solo on "Juan" (track 4) is one of the best live improvised piano solos ever. His dark harmonies, and boundless patience "unwinding" this improvised masterpiece, make it absolutely electric. This album is (in my opinion) the best recording ever released by any of Wynton's bands. It's a shame that he didn't pursue this musical avenue further, although his brother later did, with Jeff Watts, Robert Hurst, and Kenny Kirkland.

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