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Recorded in New Orleans in 1987, this two-disc live set by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet (featuring the trumpeter's brother Delfeayo) shows that Marsalis is more inventive and less conservative than his detractors claim. Weaving multiple interludes ... Full Descriptionof the tunes "Knozz-Moe-King" and "Juan" around bebop-flavored originals like "Chambers of Tain" and oddly-accented reinterpretations of standards like "Cherokee" and "Autumn Leaves," Marsalis and cohorts obviously hold jazz traditions in the highest respect. Nevertheless, Marsalis' uncommonly graceful, classically-tinged trumpet work is unique and inspired. LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY is one of Wynton Marsalis' best works.
Recorded live at Blues Alley, Washington D.C. on December 19 & 20, 1986. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.
Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Marcus Roberts (piano); Robert Leslie Hurst III (bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).
Hide Description Live At Blues Alley Music Wynton Marsalis Live At Blues Alley Songs | | Live At Blues Alley CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Knozz-Moe-King |
| 2. | Just Friends |
| 3. | Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude) |
| 4. | Juan |
| 5. | Cherokee |
| 6. | Delfeayo's Dilemma |
| 7. | Chambers of Tain |
| 8. | Juan (E Mustaad) |
| | Live At Blues Alley Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Au Privave |
| 2. | Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude) |
| 3. | Do You Know What It Means to Miss Orleans? |
| 4. | Juan (Skip Mustaad) |
| 5. | Autumn Leaves |
| 6. | Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude) |
| 7. | Skain's Domain |
| 8. | Much Later |
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