This is probably the best Wynton Marsalis recording from his Miles Davis period.
With his brother Branford (who doubles here on tenor and soprano) often closely emulating Wayne Shorter and the rhythm section (pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummer Jeff Watts) sounding a bit like the famous Herbie Hancock-Ron Carter-Tony Williams trio, Wynton is heard at the head of what was essentially an updated version of the mid- to late-'60s Miles Davis Quintet (despite Stanley Crouch's pronouncements in his typically absurd liner notes about Marsalis' individuality).
The music is brilliantly played and displays what the "Young Lions" movement was really about: young musicians choosing to explore acoustic jazz and to extend the innovations of the pre-fusion modern mainstream style.
Marsalis would develop his own sound a few years later, but even at age 23 he had few close competitors.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Codes (From the Underground)Wynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 09:34 | 21 MB | 55 MB |
| 2 | For Wee FolksWynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 09:12 | 21 MB | 47 MB |
| 3 | Delfeayo's DilemmaWynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 06:51 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 4 | Phryzzinian ManWynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | Aural OasisWynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Chambers of TainKenny Kirkland | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 07:43 | 17 MB | 50 MB |
| 7 | BluesWynton Marsalis | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| 51 mins | 117 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. George Butler | Executive Producer |
| 2 | Ron Carter | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Steven Epstein | Producer |
| 4 | Dennis Ferrante | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Tim Geelan | Engineer |
| 6 | Kenny Kirkland | Composer, Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 7 | Branford Marsalis | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 8 | Wynton Marsalis | Composer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 9 | Charnett Moffett | Bass |
| 10 | Jeff "Tain" Watts | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |