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Wynton Marsalis:

The Music Of America

Wynton Marsalis brings you this self-curated collection for The Music of America series. This 2-CD set blends the diverse musical languages that personify this unique American artist and composer. The compositions are performed by a diverse group of musicians including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orion String Quartet, musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and members of The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in various configurations. Speaking through the voice of a bluesman, parishioner, sophisticate, slave, griot or philosopher, Marsalis brings an eye of a musical historian as he takes us through a musical journey of some of his most outstanding works. This collection truly personifies Marsalis as the formidable trumpet-player, the world-class composer and an extraordinary contributor to The Invention of Jazz and the Music of America.

Wynton Marsalis:

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

Blue Note Records releases: Wynton Marsalis moving new album From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, a clear-eyed and uncompromising look at the cracks in America's facade of prosperity and happiness. Soothing, urgent, playful, and angry, From the Plantation to the Penitentiary distills Marsalis' recent observations on our modern American way of life as he's traveled the nation as a performer, teacher, and private citizen.