Wynton Marsalis - Cherokee

[xlfutur1]

I'd like to see the lick at 1:39-1:42 transcribed. Probably he and Al Vizutti are the only players in the world that could play that lick.

[llorensreus]

creo que estamos ante uno de los grandes trompetistas del momento, maravilloso

[jprutube77]

So does he only do THIS song in this show??? How the heck does he do other songs???

[guy12349]

@jprutube77 LOL i know what you mean!

Funny thing is sometimes this is the LAST number!!!!!!!

Or at one show I saw in Detroit he played this as the ENCORE!!!

Crazy endurance.

[grooowlyae]

Look like sooooo easy

[AmundLauritzen]

He owns the changes! Completely free from limitations, but always spot on. Monster time, Godlike articulation. I could go on forever. The music speaks for itself though.

[copedogg888]

1:39 is a very simple idea...but to execute it up and down two octaves like Wynton does is...discouragingly encouraging.

[louispippie]

He eats up the middle 8 like it's not there

[nunchuckification]

marcus roberts' comping is out of this world

[MrMcompagno]

Wow he's circular breathing

[dmelv]

This dude ruined Jon Faddis "trumpet stuff" dot com.........  he has to be an ego maniac

[mdhbigdog]

The great Marcus Roberts on piano.

[MillionTonsOfAir]

Great player, kinda an asshole.

[snones7]

wynton marsalis is a great trumpeter. too bad hes a shitty jazz musician: his style is so uptight, technical, and soulless. more notes does not =better

[JKCPRTMusic]

@snones7 lol "shitty jazz musician"... dude who are you? hahahahah

[jazzbuckeye]

@snones7 What you just said couldn't have any less value. People said the same thing about Coltrane.

[golfr7k1]

prejudiced black musicians are better than ones who aren't

[coltranesaxIV]

I wonder why he looked so bitter at the end? It was an amazing performance, it seems like he terrible by his facial expression.

[LuqmanMLHBB]

@coltranesaxIV i think he was exhausted

[kilroy00011]

3 people dont know what music is

[briguyhackins]

I'm sorry to offend any Wynton fans but 90% of what he plays goes right through me. It is like guitar players: David Gilmour almost never plays fast and more important the space between the notes are as much as the notes themselves and if you try to play his simple solos they are harder than they seem because of they way he is elastic with the beat. Miles carried more sh&t in two notes than 48 bars of this albeit technical but spiritually compromised output. YMMV

[MrRemiCormier]

@briguyhackins I felt the same way when I was younger. 90% of what he played went right through me. But I realised later that it's because I didn't understand 90% of what he played. Either you dont understand what he does, or you're mad cause he outplays you and most of the trumpeter on earth.

[davisc1926]

@briguyhackins It's unfortunate you assume Wynton only plays fast. I've heard him play 'Embraceable You' at least 30 different times and there are times when it seems his soul drips from his bell. It's not about how many notes you play, but how you play them. I don't like Wynton just for his virtuosic trumpet playing but also because of the wide spectrum of things he has done through his compositions, (Symphonies, extended comp. and small group setting) teaching and his relentless drive.

[CODallnightlong]

This is oooolllld...

[mussman717word]

I like how at :35, he's like "Fuck damnit I'm gonna break thi-- forget it, let's just play."

[camou222]

The pickup at 0:58 is sooo clean

[MrAlaska67329]

evenwith the extremely difficult chord changes in this song, he solos over it like its nothing. wynton marsalis is amazing

[tpstrat14]

as great as this is, nothing and I mean absolutely NOTHING compares to clifford brown's cherokee solo...

[Trumpetz81]

@tpstrat14 On this chart, I'm gonna have to agree with you.

[tpstrat14]

@Trumpetz81 in my opinion wynton doesn't hold a candle to clifford

[dondzweed]

perfect harmony in this music!! spectacular!

[Ggenesis3003]

Look how chill he is!

[tpstrat14]

u know i went to a wynton concert once and just plain WASN'T impressed. Yea he played fast as shit, but what the fuck ever. It didn't touch a single part of me....

[NicholasFruneaux]

@tpstrat14 I guess you are just one of those unlucky people, you are really missing out

[tpstrat14]

2:57 circular breathing...

[Laanen]

awesome !

[KillswitchEngage42]

Young little Walter Blanding standing over there to the side. These guys don't play too many standards anymore, but they are incredible.

[Omgshoes017]

I honestly don't understand all the whiners that want to kill themselves and burn their trumpets just from seeing someone who plays really well. It should be inspiring, not demoralizing

[Coremetima]

such amazing tone. sounds like a saxaphone at 0:52

[MrRemiCormier]

4:52 Oh yeah you think you're so cool after making that lick? Ok... You are...

[Nelson49586]

este cara é nóta 10

[loveyourgirlblue]

wow I love it I am cherokee

[Danro05]

However arrogant and retrospective wynton marsalis is, he is aboslutely one of the most skilled trumpet players in the world. However, some of the most incredible things wynton has ever produced with a horn are nothing compared the genius and creativity that miles and hub were laying down decades before this. I site the 1987 vancouver jazz festival as proof.

[andrewoc15]

My favorite sound of any horn for Wynton... great tune too

[lukeybonkers94]

What kind of interval is that? 2:24

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@lukeybonkers94

down maj7 then up m7

[Parvenu333]

@lukeybonkers94 Minor 7ths descending. He's using quartal harmony but with each leap he's skipping a fourth (a minor 7th descending is two perfect fourths descending). It creates a disorienting effect, as if we don't know what key we are in.

[Parvenu333]

@lukeybonkers94 After a little bit he starts using 6ths ascending through the diatonic scale to bring it back to tonality.

[lukeybonkers94]

Who else caught the Parker lick at 0:48 ?

[Parvenu333]

@MrRemiCormier I know right? Haha, what was that like a 13-tuplet extended over 5 measures? Ridiculous...

[earthchild100]

awesome awesome awesome AWESOME

[TheScipio12]

makes me wish i played trumpet and not trombone..:/

[trumptite1]

You forgot to play the head

[ksenos69]

This is THE unreal solo!

[eagleno156]

I think he's got a sticky second valve... :L

[GameBattlesFun]

I bet if you took his age and added three zeros behind it, you could get the price of that monette he's playing.. :P

[davidfromcali]

@GameBattlesFun Yeah! That'll cover the mouthpiece, but you forgot to calculate the price of the horn!

[rukawasang1122]

How can he so that? He play not stop!!!

[cbg51tr]

only thing to make this video perfect is if he burst into flames afterwards!

[Coolhowi]

3 people missed the like button :T

[GrewalMichael]

holy ripfest

[toscanosax]

oh yeah Marcus Roberts!!!

[leftyballer101]

is that marcus roberts on the piano?

[nonnocaldo]

Does anybody know what type and brand of mute that is?

thanks

[chucksmusicworld2010]

its a bucket mute

[copedogg888]

@nonnocaldo its a bucket mute. looks like it could possibly be a Jo-Ral mute.

[MarkPoeta]

Grande !

[joebandana]

Wynton is a motherfucker on the trumpet man Bird woulda digged his shit

[TyedSoul]

3:28 "Donna Lee" intro? haha

[etoile1980]

The others are maybe great, but this guy is a pure genius!

So personal ideas; deep musical research. You can't really know what's he gonna play! His brain's going to all kind of directions and is always doing unbelievable great things!

I love Arturo, Randy, bob, chuck but compare to him lol !! As i said first, those guys are great!! Wynton is above!!!

[liltang4life]

@etoile1980 He is above he is the best i must say! McKenzie!!!

[cisum241]

@etoile1980 idk arturo's trumpet virtuosity might compare with wyntons

[xlfutur1]

check out 2:57 where he is playing lines in the upper register and circular breathing at the same time. amazing.

[xlfutur1]

Clifford would have loved Wynton. Say what you will about Wynton, he is an overall incredible trumpet player. He's making the changes, swinging his ass off, and playing musically as well.

[bricemosk]

GOD DAMN ! .. and I still dare to send my own crappy stuffz..

however you still can have a look at them if you REALLY like trumpet..

[jazzpiano10]

Too bad he's such a tool.

[flipside1717]

I wish I could flag this video as awesome, instead of inappropriate.

[musicmanson]

Read the comment above you. We can go beat the motherfucker's ass.

[musicmanson]

@flipside1717 You would say that.

[aoifeawesome]

@flipside1717 watcha mean?

[kingoliver45]

This is probably the best performance of him playing Cherokee because its more musical and thoughtful than most other ones. This cat swings in every performance though

[marsalis28]

a kind of music as an expression of its essence as language. ¡¡MUSIC IS A LANGUAGE!! Thanks Wynton. marsalis. porfavor travels chile

[jazzfi]

what a total badass

[xlfutur1]

the guy is pretty amazing on the instrument no matter what the setup. I would kill to have Wynton and Clifford matchup just for fun. They both would have inspired each other to new heights. Wynton is an incredible trumpet player though, no doubt about it.

[kdkn92]

Stupid monette. This integrated mouthpiece crap. Dave apparently doesn't know that the separation is essential to the balance and dynamics of the trumpet.

[jerec576]

He knows a freakish large amount about a trumpet. Its why he doesnt make garbage mouthpieces/trumpets

[trembleweeds]

@kdkn92 I'm assuming the kdkn92 trumpets are much better than Monette than? Amazing, I've never even heard of that brand, they must be really good.

[Nikolapoz]

El puto amo

[leeza0987]

Playing this with a mute makes it easier to exacute the lines for those of you wondering. Having said this, its still an amazing performance ,regardless of whether he sounds like someone else or not. Inspiring!!!

[Rodgebi]

Wynton is a freaking genius !!!

I just love that guy, respect.

[wlrube]

Not to diminish the scope of Wynton's talent, but to say that he's borrowing liberally from Clark Terry when he plays stuff like this would be an understatement.

[donpitote]

inpresionante,un genio total es marsalis

[ProKzaine]

i would wreck him at trumpet :P

anyone who thinks i'm serious is a fool lol

[yralm07]

i would have to agree. Clifford has definitely got them all in that regard. I love Wynton Marsalis though. probably because he's what my generation came up admiring. you guys really know your history though.

[saxev2005]

Clifford is clearly the man when it comes to jazz trumpet. Never have I heard a better man improvise on the trumpet. Marsalis isn't far off though....

[1964Connstellation]

Just another example of why this man is a "genius."

[copedogg888]

1) every recording/performance of Cherokee he's done has been muted. I suspect it makes his lines sound much cleaner than they really are (even though his lines are undoubtedly clean and badass already)

2) Has anyone ever seen Wynton play flugelhorn? I've never seen it.

Aside from all that, an amazing performance. With a lot of players who play this tune, its easy to hear their influences. Its hard to hear Wynton's here, therefore much of it is his own. He really is an oustanding musician.

[kidfromredbank]

ive seen him do it un-muted. Its just as clean.

[copedogg888]

oh cool where at?

[trump3t]

whoa! he's got his alternate fingerings locked down pretty tight! 1:09 - 1:17

[yralm07]

AMEN!!!!!!! On the fingering comment trump3t! saw your comment, so had to watch it again.

[mitzanuflute]

omg this is fking awsome:Dtx

[jazzriff]

4:46-4:53...BANANAS!-- 'nough said..

[dojufitz]

I love what Chet Baker said.... "If i could play like Wynton Marsalis... i wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis'.

.........nough said.

[davidjclarke23]

what is the source of that quote? Where did he say that? And the point is, he couldn't play like Wynton, either could Miles. They made strengths of their shortcomings but both had to drop out of Parker bands or at least constantly request slower tempi.

[dojufitz]

I read it somewhere - can't remember.....sorry i don't like his playing at all - i find him a really cold technician with no personality on his horn....not a fan....but if you are - that is cool...

[davidjclarke23]

I can appreciate that and you're certainly not alone in thinking that. check out playing he does on "Stardust" on "Hot House Flowers"; it's very nuanced and deeply felt. Also, his latest work with Willie Nelson, there's no denying the warmth of his tone.

[littlewoda]

yo man u dont kno wat the hell ur taklin about, miles could burn like a motherfucker

[davidjclarke23]

And in addition to not grasping the basics of the English language you have no ears. What I wrote was that he couldn't keep up with the tempos in Parker's band. It's a documented fact, just compare Dizzy with Miles on Parker recordings. It doesn't say anything about his talent to acknowledge some technical limitations. If all that were required were technique then Maynard Ferguson would be considered the greatest trumpet player.,

[Jazzman303]

davidjclarke23, Miles was a very young man when he joined up with bird. When he got older he could play with the best of them. Sure his solos weren't as acrobaticly impressive as guys like Lee Morgan but he could burn. Check out Half Nelson & I didn't & The Leap, and Oleo, and many more...I really don't think you were there to hear Miles and Charlie Parker and thats not why Miles left. He hated Bird. I don't like to hear this stuff. Miles helped pave the way. He could play everything..

[peh123123]

of course. but even if we're calling it all on technique, maynard would fall short, mainly of artists like arturo sandaval, and even getting up that high, i've gotta give the record to cat anderson. maynard could get up there and squeel, but cat could get up there and really play. if if we're talkin burnin, i gotta say clifford's gott'em all.

[Jazzman303]

I like this solo a whole lot more than the other video at the blistering pace. RIght at 1:01 I just like the entire bands strut. I can't describe it.. It's like a slight jog... can't describe it.

[Orangelazaruspete]

This is the reason I gave up playing after all those years. It's futile.

[llamont123]

Nah, I played like that just last night... And then around 3:00 AM, I woke up and realized that it was all a dream, dang it! Watching him play, makes me depressed because while I want to practice, I also know that I'll never be able to play like that.

[copedogg888]

i know, seriously. i'm still gonna get as close as possible, but the bar has been lowered a bit. there's a difference between setting high goals and trying to achieve the impossible. lol

[Jazzman303]

Your ability is only hindered by your ambition bud. Even if your face isn't built like his, made to play trumpet... you can still become a monster... Don't focus on the others around.. just see what you can take from them and make into yourself.

[Mamasan41]

Don't give up!!!  Start S L O W!!! Cheers!

[kingclarinet]

One thing is for sure, you wont be able to achieve his level if you think you wont ;)

[llamont123]

I definitely will keep the faith.

[LittleBill989]

Never stop tryin man!

[Jazzman303]

These guys were not always good... Branford especially... You don't have to be a monster young... No one reaches their peak until they reach the 30's- 40's anyway... ha

[IOLTA]

Wynton was good enough to drop out of Julliard 'cuz he got a day job w/ Art Blakey. Guess he must have practiced since then.

[Jazzman303]

Yeah man.. Ive heard similar stories of people like Javon Jackson who dropped out of his music education because he got gigs as a Jazz Messenger and Cedar Walton. I think I would too... haha

[micahj]

YEAH!!!

[copedogg888]

this is the kind of stuff that makes me want to just throw my trumpet in the fireplace and watch it burn.

[matrikula018]

agree

[duemanranch]

i think the flash point of brass is higher than the temperature of your fire place so the trumpet would slowly deform then melt.

[k0sha]

@copedogg888 That statement can be easily misinterpreted.

[TheTralfaz]

@copedogg888 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.....I feel your pain bro.....but hey...theres nothin wrong with being the second best horn player in the world......Wynton IS a freak, to say the least

[copedogg888]

@TheTralfaz ahahaha well put man.

[augie1111]

@copedogg888 too bad man, is it still melting? Get a nice ring or 2v out of it!

[tugmol]

he's the best instrumentalist to play this song..!

love wynton!

[hrfeliu1936]

The best in cheroqui nobody bets this guy hi jas cojones!!!!!

[joreynol]

holy crap.

[wolf1750]

Great! wolf1750