Wynton Marsalis w/ Igor Butman Quartet - Donna Lee - Lviv, Ukraine

Friday, 3 June 2011 - Wynton played Miles' "Donna Lee" to open his set with the Igor Butman quartet at the Alpha Jazz Festival, Lviv, Ukraine. The video is a little shaky in spots, but Wynton was at his virtuoso best and I hope you enjoy it.
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Igor Butman - sax
Vitaly Solomonov - bass
Ed Zizak - drums
Anton Baronin - piano
If you feel a need to criticize Wynton for "establishment jazz" or whatever, save it; we've all heard it ad nauseam. We're blessed to have Mr. Marsalis and his horn among us. Think a little bit deeper on it: this is the music that unites us, getting us past the bs and toward the truth. This music, this level of virtuosity, is finally coming to the post-soviet space and the world becomes a better place.
If you want to criticize something, criticize my shaky camerawork.
Peace & Jazz

[@stevenlaurent4817]

Great performances all the way around!

[@robertkay312]

I love this! Thank you! I saw Wynton when he was first coming up with Art Blakey back in the early 80’s. Incredible! But we all have to go back to Clifford Brown’s “live” performance of Donna Lee in the mid 50’s….

[@kakdelarebyata]

You're welcome! I can't believe it's been 11 years. Ukraine's in a fight for its life now, but here's hoping the days return when we can hear artists like this again. And Clifford Brown - another giant! An embarrassment of riches in American musical genius. What a time to be alive, eh? Thanks for watching.

[@Kangapoo87]

What the actual fuck are you talking about? Wynton absolutely crushed that solo. The slower notes and odd rhythms is what makes a solo memorable. The reason I can't remember a single lick that the tenor played is he just spewed a bunch of notes together, but I sure as well won't forget when Wynton strung together that nasty triplet run combined with an actual melody that you can hum after the song is over. The only people getting their ass kicked is the poor rhythm section who has maintain that tempo while simultaneously refraining from an orgasm on stage from Wynton's monstrous, soulful playing!

[@G55S57]

+Kangapoo87 GOOD word i do not like scale masturbations of Butman

[@jiyujizai]

とても良いビデオです。🙄

[@SaXDuDe17]

Fuck. That's fast.

[@kakdelarebyata]

@lildeizel - man! Good catch. The camera titles got me all messed up. I'll try to fix it. Anyway, the crowd loved it!

[@mikutakiseko2351]

8:33 What is this !?

[@kakdelarebyata]

@lildeizel Testify. And thanks again for the save.

[@donma4ilo]

Вы никогда не увидите Морсалиса без галстука-настоящий хранитель джазовых традиций...

[@KevTheYoungMusicGeru]

Joshua Redman? Ravi Coltrane? James Carter?

[@johnathanberry1128]

One thing the drummer is to fucking loud. When you play with guys like Wynton it's more a feel regardless of the tempo. Damn drummer to damn busy.

[@davidolson558]

Disagree! Drummer is playing at a good dynamic level and not too busy

[@trombonesnuffer]

uhh he actually did everything but get his ass kicked.

[@DrkTide7]

@lildeizel This in no way kicked Wynton's ass...lol I mean I guess if you call completely killing the changes at a burning tempo "getting your ass kicked" then, yes.

[@jazzsmells9341]

zwar nicht unbedingt schön , aber recht sportlich

[@trevorc5157]

Filthy franks in the way

[@paulwolinsky4608]

Where's my box of Jawbreakers?

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