Portrait of Louis Armstrong - Wynton Marsalis

This is Wynton Marsalis performing Duke Ellington's "Portrait of Louis Armstrong", originally done by Cootie Williams. This was performed in 2002 with the JLCO. Ignore that little center thing at the beginning, I had to use a free video converter and it put that up as an advertisement. Enjoy as Wynton screams this version of Portrait!

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Music

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• Wynton Marsalis
• Louis Armstrong
• Trumpet
• Jazz
• Duke Ellington

[yralm07]

Wynton never tries to copy. He is too gifted a hard worker for that. He is however, a student of the Art always learning and never thinking he's a master, though he is.

[MrBosnian78]

copying isn't a word that defines jazz, because technically everyone is copying each other. copying is too harsh of a word, that's why we use transcribing and borrowing ideas

[AgamemnonPadar]

You guys are all wrong... he is not imitating Satchmo, he is playing parts of the Cootie Williams solo from the original record. When its about copying anything, its Cootie Williams, who was, by all means a true jazz master, so to say a mirror picture of Louis Armstrong.

[MrBosnian78]

no, he quotes louis just as much as cootie. this is more of him playing his version of the solo, not trying to copy.

[rpoole444]

YEA...preach on!

[MrBosnian78]

This is definitely my favorite version cause he doesn't try to play like Louis, he plays like Wynton.

[enorman71]

come on guys really? this is whats music is all about taking something you heard and liked and making it your own. to much anylasis is paralasis

[KevTheYoungMusicGeru]

@yralm07 you must first "copy" and emulate those who can speak a language before you speak it yourself. and to get to a higher level you have to do this with the people who can speak the language best. from there you can do a lot and truly express yourself and have your own voice. I think I've heard miles or chet say something like "sometimes it takes a long time to play like yourself"

[AdamH830]

88,888 views :)

[themadmexican1]

that effect he does at 2:44 i want to learn how he does that!!!!

[vinnothelizard]

at 2.29. the drummer is farting!!!

[tyler2484]

@MrBosnian78 Besides, to try to create a completely new style or phrase or riff, is nearly impossible as it will sound like it's emulating some style or player somewhere along the lines.

[AdamH830]

@hommefriday I think you he might be Ryan Kisor

[OMikotakuO]

@MrBosnian78

"recycling"

[yralm07]

@NDguy191 OK...you've got a legitimate point there...although I agree with you 100%, I still think Wynton is more improv than copy.

[NDguy191]

@yralm07 The whole point of jazz is to copy.