Reeltime

by Marsalis,Wynton

Overview

Sometimes even the powerful Wynton Marsalis has to take no for an answer, as his score for the film Rosewood was commissioned and completed but ultimately not used. In this case, it's clearly the filmmakers' loss, for Marsalis has written a soulful, stylistically wide-ranging set of cues that he put out anyway as part of his massive 1999 release schedule. The theme song for Rosewood is a cool, studied, country blues-flavored tune with Cassandra Wilson exploiting the husky tones of her bottom range. Along the way, Marsalis throws in some solo piano music; some bluegrass -- a dignified folk ballad and reel for fiddler Mark O'Connor; some fine swing violin from the then-88-year-old marvel Claude Williams; music for gospel choir and Shirley Caesar; and handkerchief-waving New Orleans street music (the traditional "Sing On"). There are brief atmospheric cues for big band: the moody "Eyes Around the Corner" is an obvious homage to Miles Davis and Gil Evans; "Morning Song" -- with Karen Briggs on violin -- could almost be an Ellington outtake with Ray Nance. Marsalis' house players from Lincoln Center also receive sporadic room to ruminate, as does Marsalis' own eloquent horn ("After the Dead," a lonely solo surrounded by a halo of reverb, is especially moving). It's good to hear Marsalis stretching himself all over the spectrum of music of the American South, and always from the point of view of a staunch, respectful traditionalist. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	11/02/1999
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0074645123929
Rank:	143995

Tracks

1. Rosewood
2. Mr. Mann
3. Sylvester's Rag
4. Gentler Times
5. Gossipin' Hens
6. Sunday Blessing
7. I Hear a Knockin'
8. Go, Possum, Go
9. Eyes Around the Corner
10. Sing On
11. Morning Song
12. I Hear a Knockin'
13. If I Hold On
14. Elgin Mills
15. Rattlesnake Tail Swing
16. Dark Heart Beat
17. Fire in the Night
18. Porch Whiskey
19. To Higher Ground
20. After the Dead
21. Rosewood

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wynton Marsalis   Primary Artist,Trumpet,Conductor
Wessell Anderson   Guest Artist,Reeds,Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Eric Reed   Guest Artist,Piano
Mark O'Connor   Guest Artist
Marcus Roberts   Guest Artist
Wycliffe Gordon   Guest Artist,Trombone
Shirley Caesar   Guest Artist,Vocals
Cassandra Wilson   Guest Artist,Vocals
Gideon Feldstein   Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass)
Stefon Harris   Drums,Marimba,Percussion,Vibraphone
Sherman Irby   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Andy Farber   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Roger Ingram   Trumpet
Vincent Gardner   Trombone
Russell Gunn   Trumpet
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Victor Goines   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass)
Ron Westray   Trombone
Ronee Martin   Vocals
Kimati Dinizulu   Washboard,Percussion
Reginald Veal   Bass
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Herlin Riley   Drums,Tambourine
Bob Findley   Trumpet
Marcus Printup   Trumpet
Russell Malone   Guitar
Stephen Riley   Sax (Tenor)
Bobette Jamison-Harrison   Vocals
Jamil Sharif   Trumpet
Valerie Williams   Vocals
Byron J. Smith   Choir Conductor
Kay Bowen   Vocals

Technical Credits

Drue Katoaka   Logo Art
Bill Easystone   Assistant Engineer
Stanley Crouch   Liner Notes
Patrick Smith   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Gregg Pagani   Assistant
Roy Clark   Assistant
Brian Dixon   Assistant
Delfeayo Marsalis   Producer
Lisa Stevens   Product Manager
Wynton Marsalis   Composer
Josephine DiDonato   Art Direction
Richard Haney-Jardine   Editorial Director
Todd Wachsmuth   Assistant
Bil Easystone   Assistant Engineer
Earl Martin   Assistant
Peter Germansen   Technical Engineer
Dennis Darby   Technical Assistance
Janush Kawa   Cover Photo