Portrait Of Wynton Marsalis (1988)

65 minute compilation of recordings from Marsalis's preceding five classical albums. As described in the liner notes:

With tour de force performances on both trumpet and cornet of music ranging from the Baroque, through the Classical era, and into the 20th century, this “Portrait” illustrates the extraordinary diversity of Wynton Marsalis’ classical repertory. Marsalis recorded each of these works between 1982 (when he was just 21 years old) and 1987. The 1982 recording of Hummel’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat Major comes from his first classical album, which won Marsalis a Grammy for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist(s) with Orchestra.

Note: Marsalis would win the same Grammy award the following year for his Baroque Music for Trumpet album with Slovakian soprano Edita Gruberová. Numerous Grammy nominations would follow (as of this writing: 9 wins, 32 nominations).

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Peak on the Billboard Top Classical albums chart: #4

Tracks:

• Tracks 1-3: Johann Hummel - Concerto For Trumpet & Orchestra In E-Flat Major
  Taken from the 1983 Trumpet Concertos album
• Track 4: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight Of The Bumblebee
  Taken from the 1987 Carnaval album
• Tracks 5-7: Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Trumpets & Strings in C Major
  Taken from the 1988 Baroque Music For Trumpets album
• Track 8: Jules Levy - Grand Russian Fantasia
  Taken from the 1987 Carnaval album
• Track 9: Herman Bellstedt - Variations on a Neapolitan Song
  Taken from the 1987 Carnaval album
• Track 10: Johann Pachebel - Canon for 3 Trumpets & Strings
  Taken from the 1988 Baroque Music For Trumpets album
• Tracks 11-13: Johann Fasch - Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes & Strings in D Major
  Taken from the 1984 Baroque Music for Trumpet album
• Track 14: Traditional Spiritual - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  Taken from the 1987 Carnaval album
• Tracks 15-17: Andre Jolivet - Concerto No. 2 For Trumpet (1954)
  Taken from the 1986 Tomasi/Jolivet concertos album

I purchased the Tomasi/Jolivet album on vinyl upon its release in 1986, but have yet to replace it with a CD simply because I don't think I listened to the album enough back in the '80s to warrant a re-purchase. All the other albums mentioned above are currently on my CD shelves.

Of these selections, my favorites are the Hummel, Vivaldi, and Fasch.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None

Previously revisited for the blog:

Two Men with the Blues (2008)	Baroque Music for Trumpets (1988)
Live at The Village Vanguard (1999)	Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 (1987)
Marsalis Plays Monk (1999)	Carnaval (1987)
In Gabriel's Garden (1996)	J Mood (1986)
Joe Cool's Blues (1995)	Black Codes (1985)
Baroque Duet (1992)	Baroque Music for Trumpet (1984)
Uptown Ruler (1991)	Hot House Flowers (1984)
Tune In Tomorrow (1990)	Trumpet Concertos (1983)
Crescent City Christmas Card (1989)

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