Wynton Marsalis - Portrait of Louis Armstrong

[@22Lansdowne]

The thing I like most about Wynton Marsalis is the respect he has for Louis Armstrong. He will forever hold a special place for me as does Stevie Ray Vaughn with his respect for Jimi Hendrix. Rarely do we get magnificence twice in a lifetime.

[@alvarokapaz]

at 1'42, that gentleman in the yellow polo shirt is my grandfather!!!!!! And of course, AMAZING trumpet playing by Wynton, as always!! :-)

[@kushagra64]

1:42

[@souperska]

nuances are what make this so good. it's not that wynton never misses a note, it's that he hits each note perfectly. appropriate tone, volume, effects, everything. it's just amazing how every note is hit perfectly

[@patrickthames8853]

Wynton is burning in this take!... Love the bands response at 1:00-1:30... This is next level genius!

[@RajunCajunAsian2014]

Wynton is a true master. No doubt.

[@Robbie521000]

Wynton Marsalis is not only one of the BEST trumpeters that ever picked up that axe, the guy is very smart and polished. I dig that he can not only make his horn come alive, but the Cat is still a student of the art, and a professor . So let whatever critics and haters blow into the wind; because they don’t want to cut heads with this Cat! If you can’t appreciate the Soul in his vibe, perhaps, it’s you that “aint got Soul”. Swing Man Swing!

[@marqlove]

Such a fabulous performer! Rare is it that you find someone equally as acclaimed in Jazz and European Concert ('Classical') music as Wynton.

[@Ydla]

At 1:42, that lady next to the guy in the yellow polo shirt is my great grandmother!!!!!! And off course I'm kidding, lol, but yeah, AMAZING trumpet playing by Wynton, as always!! :-)

[@GraditudevsRevenge]

He views jazz as a type of classical music and thats where he is great at. He is a wonderful Classical Artist. Honestly though he is only making music to be in the eternal spotlight. He doesnt honestly have feel to music, he doesnt have a heart for music. Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, and countless others have come out with at least one or more material that is extraordinary and boundary breaking that Wynton will never achieve in his life time. Something he will never have. Thats my opinion.

[@ryanvenora9084]

GraditudevsRevenge ding dong your opinion is wrong

[@SolMaster]

You can see how hard he's working to emulate Armstrong's sound here. Really great performance.

[@ericwalker9391]

One of the greatest musicians this country has ever produced.

[@DettraKeys]

Amazing and mesmerizing as usual!

[@redjr1991]

I want that horn and mouth piece combo so badly.

[@kronicampenbum]

13 people play a woodwind instrument. how could you dislike this?

[@trumpetdudeman07]

Those are some killer growls he's pullin off...wish i could get that sound...

[@mirwriter]

I love the melody of this piece, it's so juicy good. I get the chills every time!

[@ridingroy]

A+ Wynton for keeping this music alive !

[@STEBAS64]

Simply great Thank you Winton this is the way to keep JAZZ alive. Ciao

[@CameronJay]

Wynton just kicks ass. His sound comes from his whole body....

[@Jazzupyourazz]

Wynton is not only the best trumpet player of our era, he's also the most charismatic.

[@trestresbrel]

Magnifique hommage à Louis ! mr Marsalis vous êtes un très grand trompettiste et un super musicien j'aimerai vous connaitre!!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

I didn't know of him until he played with Shirley Horn -- he can really wail on that trumpet! Bravo! I knew "Satch" -- he would have been proud! I loved his triple-triple valve work!

[@ThatCubeGuy]

i love all of the growls. it's awesome

[@74coachtc]

Wow! I never heard of people hating or speaking bad of Wynton! I am sure there are a few, but surprised if it is more! What a Great Guy and a Great Musician! He carries a ton of knowledge and history with him!!!

[@newstart2009]

I met him twice once at brown university the following year at the Newport Jazz Festival. He is very serious with his thinking and very intense with his playing.

[@AdamCharlton]

i love Wynton Marsalis, he's my favorite living trumpet player

[@JLorz84]

can't stop listening!!!!!!!!!!

[@greentom7777]

awesome thanks for posting , another of my favorittes.

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Big Ups to all Hard Bop Jazz & small combos !!!

[@Microblitz]

I lovethe way that the band are into it .

[@albertooliva2565]

gorgeous

[@tubadude07]

I'm so mad that I lost this CD

[@loloman56]

man i love the guys expression at 1:30! He is so amazed! But who wouldn't be? Marsalis is amazing!

[@FANUUUCH]

Thanks so much for posting this, I think the duke and satchmo would approve. Bravo!

[@GraditudevsRevenge]

Sure I mean his dynamics, range, articulation, tone, rhythm, sense of time, every technical aspect is fantastic. If you want a real jazz player listen to Miles Davis, or John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Charlie Parker, Louie Armstrong, countless others. These artists have come out with at least one album or song that revolutionizes music. Miles once had him uninvited on stage to show him off, and he had to tell Wynton to get the fuck off cause he just wanted a battle Miles, to "Prove" he was better.

[@3melizza]

men this guys are great

[@trumpetdudeman07]

I wanna learn to growl like that!! I might have to move to New Orleans to do it but it would be well worth it. :)

[@ZaneCase84]

Wynton is a true hero for a (relatively)younger generation of Jazz enthusiasts.

[@redjr1991]

yes there is a waiting list and if you don't order by internet (can only do this if you already have gone through the process of testing and matching horn to player) then it can be quite some time before you get one. usually only the really really good people or people that can pay up front get in the door to monette relatively fast

[@alvarokapaz]

@AStateTrumpet I guess, lol...he's been great friends with Wynton for a long time now. He's an amazing guy...they both are! :-)

[@RedSailbeer]

i've been playin the sex machine for a long time now and a freshman just came into my high school and already knows how to do it. he's a freak. ur not alone my friend.

[@millsbrothers]

CRAZY HOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECORD!!

[@benjamindray8087]

Quel trompettiste. 😍🎶🎶

[@raulomargarcia]

Masterful

[@fisk7aal]

If you liked that, go buy the cd: Wynton Marsalis Potrait, he is playing the bumblebee. And the rest of the CD is also divine.

[@ProMusicProf]

sounds like you missed the show by a couple generations ;) What a lucky man to have seen that.

[@naxolxdxa1]

pure magic!!!

[@TheChaseair]

It is amazing that some people actually say Wynton cannot play this genre well.

[@FlameTrowr05]

You go, Marsalis!

[@donpitote]

una obera magistral del maestro marsalis.inpactante el sonido sensual del jazz.

[@MidnightSwinger]

GOD, the technique!

[@criss00788]

Como siente y expresa lo que esta interpretando siente la música esa es la clave para tocar mejor

[@thedking94]

i love the way Wynton can switch his style so he can sound more like Louis haha friggin tasty

[@ivandavidparra]

I like this version

[@littlewing27]

that brother plays con el alma

[@TheDrPhresh]

@Nobroa That is a Monette mouthpiece, a B2S3. Monette mouthpieces come in all different weights, and that one is a certain weight, although the name of it escapes me.

[@Birdman1138]

yeah baby!!!

[@74coachtc]

@ZaneCase84 Indeed he is! I feel every middle school music class in America should begin with watching him and his friend speaking about improvising while playing music (jazz), In this case they use Happy Birthday as their Demo! Such a perfect tune to teach such a hard concept in music!

[@DonnaAyoTV]

BRAVO!

[@Pepelazary]

Muito bem explicado o som dele, é facil a percepçao de todas as notas!! incrivel

[@huwii]

no its called circular breathing, players use it to breath in but exert air at the same time to keep the notes slurred and tied and play longer connected tunes.

[@OmarRampado87]

@Curlyfunksta : trumpet and mouthpiece are custom Monette.

[@IOLTA]

Any band with Wynton in the trumpet section has Wynton take the solos. Because he's there. . . . plus, it's his band.

[@jtbsax]

Well, he is playing the "jazz" chair. The jazz trumpet chair will naturally take more solos than the rest of the section. The same goes for the jazz bone and jazz/lead tenor chair although the lead alto does get it's fair share too. Solos are written into other parts, just not as often. Everyone gets a chance to solo eventually. It's just that some chairs get them more often.

[@MarkPoeta]

Grande !

[@jtbsax]

Things tend to be really specialized. Lead trumpets are generally screamers and play all the loud and high section parts. It's very hard physically and they often lay out when their part is doubled by another trumpet. The best soloist is put in the "jazz" chair because that chair gets the most solos. Some composers will use the 3rd or 4th parts as the "jazz chair". Some bands will have the trumpets switch parts from song to song so a player may play 2nd on one chart and 4th on another.

[@RaulFuertes]

Genial trumpet!!!!!!!!

[@lazydane]

1:25 he goes on the attack! Even the back up trumpeter wasn't ready for it!

[@JayLizzle]

wow, he's visibly shaken after holding that high note at the end with circular breathing insane

[@oaklandtobangkok]

As a (shitty) trumpet player myself, I was asked from our teacher during a jazz history class my thoughts on Wynton. I repllied, "I'm not sure if jazz lost a stellar player or if jazz education gained an incredible spokesman".

[@Fank234]

Seems that way - Off to see hi play Ronnie Scott's next week

[@Colby_Earleywine]

yeah, that's swingin!

[@viniciuslima03]

agnt ta falando do melhor do mundo!? sem explicação esse é Winton Marsalis

[@yankeeshogun]

How does he make that sound at 1:06? (and several other places?) Unbelievable that he could do all this despite the fact that he is 12 days younger than I. UPSTART!

[@kushagra64]

1:06

[@247sAx]

He is!

[@ScreaminDeamon4lyfe]

wynton sounds awesome...and his shape up is extra fresh...lol

[@dtadeo2006]

kick!! ass!!!

[@aeroicwinter1]

pretty cool

[@evosynth]

genial marsalis, la mejor version que e escuchado de este tema 5 estrellas 1:30 is elvis presley playing the trumpet !! =)

[@Coremetima]

1:23 i think he starts to feel the soul of the music. favorite part

[@kushagra64]

1:23

[@DarkHeartedMusician]

Wow! From 2:01-2:13, I don't think that I've ever heard anyone play that fast before!

[@HappyConnor]

Does anyone have a recording of this entire concert ?

[@leoshephard]

Seneca Black (he's the white guy who plays lead) and Marcus Printup.

[@CameronJay]

Backs can be a bit tight all round... unless you modify or maybe try to find a 43 / 43* LR... best bet is a nice commercial yamaha. However - I blew an old Challenger and it was scary! & I use monettes

[@rocknut8]

What's crazy is hearing Rafael Mendez Circular breath and double tongue in moto perpetuo. Wynton slurs most of it. Which is actually a nice touch to it.

[@kaseyWtrumpet]

@gitfiddle07 That's called circulation breathing.

[@ProMusicProf]

anyone know of a good website to find sheet music for this kind of song? (either full band parts or just the solo)

[@leshawn1977]

@TheDrPhresh thats the right name for it B2S3

[@schantzman87]

i am a trumpet player ive played for a few DCA drum corps and auditioned for a few dci before i turned 21. My high school teacher told me circular breathing wasnt important and thus never told me how to practice... any advice?

[@ryanatour]

1:54 a quick round midnight

[@TheDrPhresh]

@Leshawn1977 Yup the name is B2S3

[@alvarokapaz]

@sabrezfan308 YEAH!!! Amazing, isn't it?? :-)

[@AdisaNickerson]

That lick at 1:14

[@Chuckie112]

@gitfiddle07 Correct ! That's exactly whats he's doing. Cause if he isn't, he's not Human! LOL He's AMAZING : )

[@trump3t]

shop on ebay for a month or two to get a feel for a seller that you might be comfortable with buying from. and, or, yamaha is probably your best bet in that price range.

[@DanDjembe]

Anyone hating on Wynton is just that! A HATER!!!!

[@BloodHassassin]

@Fank234 Isn't he everyones grandfather??

[@gessed]

Jazzman you are right $300/- for a brand new mouth piece. There are many available on EBay for $100/ and even less. Check it out.

[@KatillacKato]

me likey!

[@StealthxAssassin117]

@chillinbro666 is ther anyway u can send me the music ? =D