Album: Popular Songs - The Best of Wynton Marsalis by Wynton Marsalis (2001)
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Compilation

Description: This superb sampler of Marsalis performances recorded between 1985 and 1999 contains eight originals and four jazz standards, from the New Orleans-flavored “Jig’s Jig” and the bluesy “Root Groove” to ballads like “I Got Lost in Her Arms” and “Where or When.” The music shifts into blistering up tempos on “Cherokee” and the burning “Black Codes” by Wynton’s remarkable mid-’80s quintet.

Artist Background: Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, United States. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences. Marsalis has been awarded nine Grammys in both genres, and a jazz recording of his was the first of its kind to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Part of the New Orleans, Louisiana music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the New Orleans, Louisiana music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 2000s, Compilation, Columbia


This superb sampler of Marsalis performances recorded between 1985 and 1999 contains eight originals and four jazz standards, from the New Orleans-flavored “Jig’s Jig” and the bluesy “Root Groove” to ballads like “I Got Lost in Her Arms” and “Where or When.” The music shifts into blistering up tempos on “Cherokee” and the burning “Black Codes” by Wynton’s remarkable mid-’80s quintet.

Popular Songs - The Best of Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Track List

Buy Now

You May Also Like