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Denver Entertainment
By Jeff Bradley
Denver Post Critic-at-Large
- Wynton Marsalis is already America's best-known jazz musician. But as the millennium approaches, the year-old trumpeter from New Orleans is unleashing a blitz of new work seemingly designed to cement his prominence in the late 20th century.
Columbia Jazz and Sony Classical are releasing an unprecedented eight Marsalis CDs under a "Swinging into the 21st'' banner, with five already available and three more to come by October.
Gifted in both jazz and classical music, Marsalis always has been prolific. But even for him, the range is staggering.
With his septet, Marsalis re-interprets the music of Thelonious Monk and Jelly Roll Morton in new volumes of his "Standard Time'' series. Then there's Marsalis' String Quartet No. 1, a collection of film scores, his update of Stravinsky in "A Fiddler's Tale,'' two ballets and a "Big Train'' suite composed for his
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The Marsalis Family - A Jazz Celebration
Produced by John McLure
Recorded by John McLure and Stan Dacus
Mixed bygd Branford and Delfeayo Marsalis
Recorded live August 4, at Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA
Live Audio Assistant: Susan Presson
Mixed September 6 & 7, at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, TN
Assistant Engineers: Bryan Graban
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York, NY
Special thanks to: Nicole and Trena, Ellis III, Mboya, Reese, Wynton II, Simeon, Django, Maria, Jasper, Peyton and Jazmine.
Also I thank Ann Marie, Sherry, Ed, Vernon, Rod, Rob and the supporting casts at Wilkins Management and the Management Ark.
Additional thanks to Roland Guerin, the folks at Marsalis Music and Rounder Records, Kathey Marsella, Bob Blumenthal, Don Lucoff, Michel Comte, Herman Leonard, Greg Tesdahl.
Thanks to Phil Byrd, Janet Shapiro, John McClure, and the staff at Brandenburg Productions and also to Randall Feldman and the personal at WYES.
We also th
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Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life
For people who have never listened to jazz, a copy of this book and access to YouTube are about all you need to learn the basics. Marsalis is incredibly generous both to his readers and his fellow musicians. He recommends certain songs to illustra