Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)

Live at Blues Alley
Live album by Wynton Marsalis Quartet
Released 1987–1988[1][2]
Recorded December 19–20, 1986 at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.
Genre Jazz
Length 107:28
Label Columbia
Producer Steven Epstein
George Butler (executive)

Live at Blues Alley is a double live album by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet, recorded at Blues Alley in December 1986 and released through Columbia Records in 1987.[1] The quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

In 1988, the album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.

Contents

Compostion

The double live album Live at Blues Alley by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet was recorded December 19–20, 1986 at Blues Alley in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.[1] Members of the quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

Marsalis compositions on the album include "Knozz-Moe-King", "Skain's Domain", "Delfeayo's Dilemma" and "Much Later".[1][2] Stanley Crouch wrote the album's liner notes.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow recommended the album, awarding it 4.5 of 5 stars.[1]

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Knozz-Moe-King" (Wynton Marsalis) – 6:03
  2. "Just Friends" (Kirkland, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:22
  3. "Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" (Marsalis) – 3:52
  4. "Juan" (Marcus Roberts, Jeff "Tain" Watts) – 7:33
  5. "Cherokee" (Nicole, Ray Noble) – 2:50
  6. "Delfeayo's Dilemma" (Marsalis) – 9:20
  7. "Chambers of Tain" (Kenny Kirkland) – 15:12
  8. "Juan (E Mustaad)" (Roberts, Watts) – 2:56
Disc 2
  1. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) – 14:35
  2. "Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" (Marsalis) – 2:38
  3. "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange) – 11:30
  4. "Juan (Skip Mustaad)" (Roberts, Watts) – 3:15
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 9:41
  6. "Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" (Marsalis) – 3:48
  7. "Skain's Domain" (Marsalis) – 9:39
  8. "Much Later" (Marsalis) – 6:15

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

Delfeayo Marsalis
Jason Marsalis
Jeff "Tain" Watts

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Charts

In 1988, Live at Blues Alley reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Billboard's Top Jazz Albums 2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Yanow, Scott. "Live at Blues Alley". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/live-at-blues-alley-r143295. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Live at Blues Alley". Wynton Marsalis Enterprises. http://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/live-at-blues-alley. Retrieved December 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Live at Blues Alley: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/live-at-blues-alley-r143295/charts-awards. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 
Wynton Marsalis
Albums
Wynton Marsalis (1981)  · Fathers and Sons (1982)  · Trumpet Concertos (1983)  · Think of One (1983)  · Haydn: Three Favorite Concertos (1984)  · Baroque Music for Trumpet (1984)  · Hot House Flowers (1984)  · Black Codes (From the Underground) (1985)  · J Mood (1985)  · Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I (1986)  · Live at Blues Alley (1986)  · Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1986)  · Carnaval (1987)  · The Majesty of the Blues (1989)  · Best of Wynton Marsalis (1989)  · Copland/Vaughan Williams/Hindemith (1989)  · Portrait of Wynton Marsalis (1989)  · Crescent City Christmas Card (1989)  · Baroque Music for Trumpets (1989)  · Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance (1990)  · Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1 (1991)  · Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 (1991)  · Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 3 (1991)  · Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling (1991)  · Baroque Duet (1992)  · Citi Movement (Griot New York) (1992)  · In This House, On This Morning (1994)  · Greatest Hits: Handel (1994)  · Why Toes Tap: Marsalis on Rhythm (1995)  · Sousa to Satchmo: Marsalis on the Jazz Band (1995)  · Joe Cool's Blues (1995)  · In Gabriel's Garden (1996)  · Liberty! (1997)  · Jump Start and Jazz (1997)  · Blood on the Fields (1997)  · Classic Wynton (1998)  · Standard Time, Vol. 5: The Midnight Blues (1998)  · Reeltime (1999)  · Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord (1999)  · Listen to the Storyteller (1999)  · Sweet Release and Ghost Story: Two More Ballets by Wynton Marsalis (1999)  · Los Elefantes (1999)  · Big Train (1999)  · Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk (1999)  · The London Concert (2000)  · The Marciac Suite (2000)  · The Magic Hour (2004)  · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)  · Live at the House of Tribes (2005)  · From the Plantation to the Penitentiary (2007)  · Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues (2008)  · He and She (2009)  · Christmas Jazz Jam (2009)  · From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac (2010)  · Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (2011)
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