Video: Wynton explains From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

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Posted on March 3rd, 2007 in Blue Note, Video | Tags: blue note, video

In this segmented video from Blue Note, Wynton Marsalis speaks about his new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.
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Gloria, you should play one at a time...it's possible that you receive a "404, not found" error. The video files are streamed directly from Blue Note serve.
Posted by Luigi on 2007-03-04 05:51:38 Luigi, I could only play two segments at a time for some computer reason. It's so interesting to read about or listen to composers describing the genesis of their works. I'm just at the first stage of studying this new recording. While the cultural statements are clear, I hope listeners will not over-look, but also appreciate, the ingenuity of the part-writing of the music in and of itself. Jennifer Sanon's vocals are outstanding. She has developed a singular style. In the interplay of the horns, the instruments are woven seamlessly together. The harmonies and contours of the melodic lines are modernist yet accessible. American culture is at a crossroads, and this recording presents an accurate picture of where we are.
Posted by gloria on 2007-03-04 00:01:04

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