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“The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.”
— As quoted by Mike Joyce, "Wynton Marsalis" (Apr 7, 1998) .
“Some stances are just conducive to swinging. If I stand up straight for too long it's harder to swing. Plus my feet hurt.”
— Quotable Jazz (2002) compiled & edited by Marshall Bowden, p. 49. Also see Wynton on cornet @TrumpetHerald.com.
“They take your drawers off for you, they show your ass, they sell bullshit, they call themselves 'niggaz' and the women 'bitches' and 'hos' and it's fine with everybody. ...That's what the essence of decadence is. Civilisation is an effort.”
— Inveighing against rap and hip-hop record companies in "Wynton Marsalis: Miles Davis? He was a rock star" (Jan 11 2003)

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Wynton Marsalis is the debut album by the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. It was released in 1982 by Columbia. It contains seven tracks, three composed by Marsalis. The album peaked at number 165 on the Billboard 200 and number nine on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Track listing Personnel Wynton Marsalis – trumpet Branford Marsalis – tenor and soprano saxophones (tracks 1-5, 7) Herbie Hancock – piano (tracks 3, 5, 6) Kenny Kirkland – piano (tracks 1, 2, 7) Ron Carter – double bass (tracks 3-6) Charles Fambrough – double bass (track 7) Clarence Seay – double bass (tracks 1-2) Tony Williams – drums (tracks 3-6) Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums (tracks 1-2, 7) See also Wynton Marsalis discography

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