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Wynton Marsalis

Vitoria Suite

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June 7th, 2010

Vitoria Suite, as Wynton titled it, is a 12-part work, the structure inspired by the 12 measures of the blues. Marsalis uses the impulse of the blues as a foundation to jointly explore the music of two worlds and two cultures: the jazz and blues of North merica and the indigenous Basque music and flamenco of Spain.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Wynton Marsalis (Music director, trumpet); Sean Jones (Trumpet); Ryan Kisor (Trumpet); Marcus Printup (Trumpet); Vincent Gardner (Trombone); Chris Crenshaw (Trombone); Elliot Mason (Trombone); Sherman Irby (Alto saxophone); Ted Nash (Alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet); Walter Blanding, Jr. (Tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet); Victor Goines (Tenor and soprano saxophones, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet); Joe Temperley (Baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet); Dan Nimmer (Piano); Carlos Henriquez (Bass); Ali Jackson (Drums). Guests: Paco de Lucia (Guitar), Chano Dominguez (Piano), Israel Suarez “El Piraña” (Percussion), Tomás Moreno “Tomasito” - Jaleo (clapping and dance) Blas Cordoba “El Kejio” - Jaleo and clappings (Mvt. VI)

Granted, there’s a lot of cultural territory in between them, such as the whole of Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, but Marsalis shows how much the two locations have common, musically if not geographically. Wynton notes that, “As outsiders, it’s not possible for us to play this music in the same way that a Spanish musician would, so instead I’ve tried to take elements of the music of the region and translate that into the sound of jazz.”