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| The Classic / Ellis Marsalis |
| Ellis Marsalis |
| első megjelenés éve: 1995 |
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| (1995)
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| 3.661 Ft
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| 1. | Monkey Puzzle
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| 2. | Whistle Stop
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| 3. | After
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| 4. | Dee Wee
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| 5. | 12's It
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| 6. | Yesterdays
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| 7. | Magnolia Triangle
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| 8. | Swinging at the Haven
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| 9. | Little Joy
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| 10. | 'Round About Midnight
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| 11. | A Night in Tunisia
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Jazz
Born 1934, Ellis Marsalis is the piano playing father of famous sons Wynton and Branford Marsalis. The recordings on The Classic Marsalis were made for AFO in 1963 with an excellent group of musicians - Nat Perrilliat on saxophone, James Black on drums and Marshall Smith on bass Tracks include Ellis originals like After as well as Thelonius Monk's Round About Midnight and Dizzy Gillespie's Night In Tunisia. The co-producer of the sessions is Harold Battiste (who also produced Dr John's Gris Gris album). Ellis Marsalis' style is more low-key than any of the other jazz players mentioned above but his music will suit anyone who likes their jazz to unfold quietly and reveal it's deeper delights gradually. Ellis has also made albums for Rounder, Blue Note and Columbia.
When one thinks of New Orleans jazz, it is of Dixieland, but in the early '60s there were several talented local modern jazzmen (many of whom eventually went into teaching) who were open to the influence of the more advanced New York jazz. Pianist Ellis Marsalis (the future father of the Marsalis clan but at the time fairly unknown) heads a quartet on this CD that also includes the forgotten but excellent tenor saxophonist Nat Perrilliat (who was most influenced by John Coltrane of a few years earlier), bassist Marshall Smith and drummer James Black. An LP from the AFO (All for One) label (The Monkey Puzzle) has been reissued in full on this CD along with three numbers later released on a sampler and a previously unissued version of "Night in Tunisia." Black and Marsalis contributed seven of the 11 songs; the quartet also performs Perrilliat's "Little Joy" and three jazz standards. The music falls into the advanced hard bop (as opposed to avant-garde) area with plenty of hard-swinging performances.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Ellis Marsalis
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Nov 14, 1934 in Gert Town, LA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Post-Bop
It is a bit ironic that Ellis Marsalis had to wait for sons Wynton and Branford to get famous before he was able to record on a regular basis, but Ellis has finally received his long-overdue recognition. The father of six sons (including Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason), Ellis Marsalis' main importance to jazz may very well be as a jazz educator; his former pupils (in addition to his sons) include Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Harry Connick, Jr., Nicholas Payton, and Kent and Marlon Jordan, among others. He started out as a tenor saxophonist, switching to piano while in high school. Marsalis was one of the few New Orleans musicians of the era who did not specialize in Dixieland or rhythm & blues. He played with fellow modernists (including Ed Blackwell) in the late '50s with AFO, recorded with Cannonball and Nat Adderley in the 1960s, played with Al Hirt (1967-1970), and was busy as a teacher. Marsalis freelanced in New Orleans during the 1970s and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He recorded with Wynton and Branford on Father and Sons in 1982, an album that they shared with Chico and Von Freeman. Since then, Marsalis has recorded for ELM, Spindletop (a duet session with Eddie Harris), Rounder, Blue Note, and Columbia, issuing Twelve's It on the latter in 1998. Duke in Blue followed a year later. Since that time, Marsalis has kept busy releasing :^Afternoon Session, An Open Letter To Thelonious, and Ruminations.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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