The classical career of celebrated jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis began with major fanfare with his 1984 recording of the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra. The momentum carried Marsalis through some high-profile concertizing and through the three albums included in this box set. One might say things fizzled out after that; Marsalis gave only occasional performances of mainstream classical repertoire after about the 1990s. Or one might say Marsalis was stimulated toward large-scale ...
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The classical career of celebrated jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis began with major fanfare with his 1984 recording of the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra. The momentum carried Marsalis through some high-profile concertizing and through the three albums included in this box set. One might say things fizzled out after that; Marsalis gave only occasional performances of mainstream classical repertoire after about the 1990s. Or one might say Marsalis was stimulated toward large-scale musical thinking by his encounter with classical concert music; he went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his three-hour vocal work, Blood on the Fields.At any rate, this set collects out-of-print material of interest to Marsalis fans or to anyone wondering what all the hoopla was about. Three discs are reissued. The London Concert consists of a live performance of the two concertos from his classical debut album, with assorted other works (including a few bonus tracks that wouldn't fit on...
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