Description
Liner Note Author: Wynton Marsalis.
Photographers: Frank Stewart; Frank Corman; Nana Watanabai.
In celebration of Wynton Marsalis' 50th birthday, Columbia has compiled tracks off the trumpeter/bandleader's nine albums released between 1999-2000, better known as the Swingin' into the 21st series. Released one after another, the albums featured a mix of large- and small-group albums including The Marciac Suite, Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk, Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord, At the Octoroon Balls: String Quartet No. 1, the box set Live at the Village Vanguard, and others. Here we get Marsalis' picks for some of his favorite tracks off each album as well as highlights from his epic 2002 orchestral and big-band piece All Rise.
- Format: CD
- Genre: Jazz
- Released: 2011-10-18