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Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)

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Live at Blues Alley
Live album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1988 (1988-06-21)
RecordedDecember 19–20, 1986
VenueBlues Alley, Washington, D.C.
GenreJazz
Length107:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerSteven Epstein, George Butler
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I
(1987)
Live at Blues Alley
(1988)
Baroque Music for Trumpets
(1988)
Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.

Live at Blues Alley is a double live album by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet, recorded at Blues Alley in December 1986 and released through Columbia Records in 1987.[1] The quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

In 1988, the album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.

Composition

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The double live album Live at Blues Alley by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet was recorded December 19–20, 1986 at Blues Alley in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.[1] Members of the quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, double bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

Marsalis's compositions on the album include "Knozz-Moe-King", "Skain's Domain", "Delfeayo's Dilemma", and "Much Later".[1][2] Stanley Crouch wrote the album's liner notes.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

AllMusic's Scott Yanow recommended the album, awarding it 4.5 of 5 stars.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knozz-Moe-King" 6:03
2."Just Friends"John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis8:22
3."Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" 3:52
4."Juan"Marcus Roberts, Jeff "Tain" Watts7:33
5."Cherokee"Ray Noble2:50
6."Delfeayo's Dilemma" 9:20
7."Chambers of Tain"Kenny Kirkland15:12
8."Juan (E Mustaad)"Marcus Roberts, Jeff "Tain" Watts2:56
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Au Privave"Charlie Parker14:35
10."Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" 2:38
11."Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange11:30
12."Juan (Skip Mustaad)"Marcus Roberts, Jeff "Tain" Watts3:15
13."Autumn Leaves"Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert9:41
14."Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)" 3:48
15."Skain's Domain" 9:39
16."Much Later" 6:15

Adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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Charts

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In 1988, Live at Blues Alley reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Billboard's Top Jazz Albums 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Yanow, Scott. "Live at Blues Alley". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Live at Blues Alley". Wynton Marsalis Enterprises. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 953. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Live at Blues Alley: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.