Wynton Marsalis | Standard Time Vol2: Intimacy Calling
** Wynton Marsalis, Standard Time Vol2: Intimacy Calling
As you know by now, jazz is the genre of preference that I adore when it comes to music. You see, I love the possibilities, mystery, improvisation, and endless stream of colors the music offers without boundaries. When I hear or perceive a sound as being good, then it’s imperative that I pay close attention regardless of what I may or not think about the artist who’s providing the music.
Now let’s get down to business, as we venture back to 1991 and revisit trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ “Standard Time Vol2: Intimacy Calling.” In this collection of awe-inspiring music, Wynton explores an unspoiled balance of art, history, and his passion to simply play this more than gratifying music that swings with authority and sheer delight from song to song.
From the onset, Wynton steps out with the bluesy “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.” This composition evokes his spirit and infatuation for the blues New Orleans style. Yep this is the real deal baby, Wynton eloquently plays the muted trumpet as I imagine him strolling down with “Bourbon Street” swagger on a over cast day playing mesmerizing this tune.
On this project, Wynton’s timbre is respectfully predicable throughout the recording nonetheless, his canvas at times yields in a state of a temporal Miles like tonality on cuts like “Indelible and Nocturnal.” Nevertheless, his sound is strong, undeniably cool, fresh, and colorful as he paints this ballad and others with strokes of brilliance like no other. Keep in mind, if you’re new to jazz or for that matter you’ve been around the block a few times this project Wynton soars with excellence in a variety of moods and textures, as he undisputedly understands what direction to take and when to take you on this panoramic musical journey that is compositionally primetime. “Standard Time Vol2: Intimacy Calling” by Wynton Marsalis is the near perfect jazz recording to add to your collection.
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