Word: musicianship
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Precisely. Wynton's musicianship, already on a world-class technical level when he first hit New York, has continued to develop and mature. Though his early influences -- Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard and pre-fusion Miles Davis -- are still discernible in his playing, he is increasingly forging his own sound. Since leaving Blakey to form his own band in 1981, he has released a total of 12 jazz albums, and he has enough material in the can to fill eight or 10 more. On the classical side, he has done five recordings, and is now working on a baroque album with...
...fullest measure of Marsalis' musicianship comes from other musicians -- particularly the veteran jazzmen he so admires. Trumpeter Doc Cheatham, 85, calls Marsalis "one of the greatest young trumpet players around. He's at the top level on his horn and improving every day." Bass player Milt Hinton, 80, says Marsalis "stacks up miles ahead of" such past greats as Armstrong and Henry ("Red") Allen in mastery of the instrument. "But he doesn't yet have as much creativity blues-wise and dirt- and funk-wise as they had because he hasn't had to live it." Marsalis' main limitation...
...highlight of the fourth movement was the emergence of the cello in a high, dramatic melody. Wiley, who had not shown much character or charisma until then, displayed impressive musicianship and intensity...
FOREVER PLAID. Even if you don't remember the bland, white, close-harmony pop groups, the Ed Sullivan Show variety acts and the '50s squeaky-cleanness being sent up in this off-Broadway review, the daffy humor and deft musicianship should prove charming...
FOREVER PLAID. Even if you don't remember the bland, white, close-harmony boy pop groups, Ed Sullivan Show variety acts and '50s squeaky-cleanness being sent up in this off-Broadway review, the daffy humor and deft musicianship should prove charming...