As a staunch jazz classicist and a vociferous champion of its traditions, Wynton Marsalis should seem right at home playing an album of jazz standards.
And, in fact, he does.
Marsalis is well suited to classic, acoustic sets, in part because of his clear, lyrical tone on the trumpet, but mostly because of his love for the music (Marsalis's aversion to avant garde, fusion, and other experimental takes on the genre is well known).
The set list of STANDARDS has many of the usual suspects, including "April in Paris," "A Foggy Day," "Django," and "Caravan." It's clear Marsalis isn't out to radically re-invent these tunes, but rather to give them classic renderings, summoning the ghost of early, acoustic post-bop with an appealing sense of balance, beauty, and technical precision.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Stardust | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Embraceable You | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 07:16 | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | Reflections | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | After You've Gone | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | The Seductress | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 7 | My Ideal | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Spring Yaounde | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Melancholia | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Where or When | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 12 | April in Paris | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 13 | I Can't Get Started | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Flamingo | Wynton Marsalis | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 71 mins | 164 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 362 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Anderson | Main Personnel, Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Wes Anderson | Sax (Alto) |
| 3 | Alvin Batiste | Clarinet, Main Personnel |
| 4 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 5 | Walter Blanding | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Phil Bowler | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 7 | Gretchen Brennison | Project Coordinator |
| 8 | Ron Carter | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 9 | Stanley Crouch | Liner Notes |
| 10 | Steven Epstein | Audio Production, Producer |
| 11 | Howard Fritzson | Art Direction |
| 12 | Victor Goines | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Wycliffe Gordon | Main Personnel, Trombone |
| 14 | Herbert Harris | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 15 | Shirley Horn | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 16 | Robert Hurst | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 17 | Kent Jordan | Flute (Alto), Main Personnel |
| 18 | Janush Kawa | Photography |
| 19 | Kenny Kirkland | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 20 | Bryan Koniarz | Project Director |
| 21 | Mark Larson | Design |
| 22 | Branford Marsalis | Main Personnel, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 23 | Delfeayo Marsalis | Audio Production, Producer |
| 24 | Ellis Marsalis | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 25 | Wynton Marsalis | Audio Production, Compilation Producer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Trumpet, Vocals |
| 26 | Lewis Nash | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 27 | Nedra Olds-Neal | Compilation Producer |
| 28 | Zak Profera | A&R |
| 29 | Eric Reed | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 30 | Herlin Riley | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 31 | Marcus Roberts | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 32 | Frank Stewart | Cover Photo |
| 33 | Joe Temperley | Main Personnel, Sax (Baritone) |
| 34 | Reginald Veal | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 35 | Nana Watanabe | Photography |
| 36 | Jeff "Tain" Watts | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 37 | Mark Wilder | Mastering |
| 38 | Todd Williams | Clarinet, Main Personnel, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 39 | Todd Sebastian Williams | Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 40 | Ben Wolfe | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 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). |