The Marciac Suite

The Marciac Suite
Studio album by
Wynton Marsalis
Released2000
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerDelfeayo Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Selections from the Village Vanguard Box
(2000) 		The Marciac Suite
(2000) 		Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis
(2000)

The Marciac Suite is an album by the American musician Wynton Marsalis, released in 2000.[1][2] He is credited with his Septet.[3] Marsalis recorded the music for the annual Jazz in Marciac festival.[4] The album was originally included as a bonus disc with the Swinging into the 21st series, released in 1999.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Delfeayo Marsalis.[6] Every song title references Marciac, France.[7] "Guy Lafitte" is a tribute to the French saxophonist.[8] "Jean-Louis Is Everywhere" is about the festival's organizer.[9] Wessell Anderson played alto saxophone; Herlin Riley played drums.[10][11] Cyrus Chestnut contributed on piano.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Calgary Herald[13]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD[14]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[15]

The Boston Globe called the album "a more natural and less historically self-conscious approach to improvising on Marsalis's part."[16] The New York Times wrote that it "has gorgeous compositional ideas and thick, glowing harmonies."[17] The San Diego Union-Tribune concluded that "no single part stands out from the others, but the entire composition captures the warmth Marsalis obviously feels for the tiny village with a love of jazz."[18] The Los Angeles Times determined that Marsalis's trumpet playing is "filled with a pure, lighthearted, hard-swinging joie de vivre that is not always present in his more 'serious' works."[9] The Calgary Herald opined that The Marciac Suite "sometimes dabbles in the horn-heavy chaos of Marsalis' native New Orleans, though that often sounds calculated here."[13]

AllMusic deemed the album "the most artistically successful of Marsalis' original works in his 1999 series."[10] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD considered it "one of Wynton's happiest and most sheerly enjoyable sets."[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Loose Duck" 
2."The Big Top" 
3."Jean-Louis Is Everywhere" 
4."Mademoiselle d'Gascony" 
5."Armagnac Dreams" 
6."Marciac Fun" 
7."For My Kids at the Collège of Marciac" 
8."Marciac Moon" 
9."d'Artagnan" 
10."Guy Lafitte" 
11."B Is for Boussaget (and Bass)" 
12."In the House of Laberriere" 
13."Sunflowers" 

References

  1. ^ "Wynton Marsalis Biography by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Milkowski, Bill (March 2000). "One Future, Two Views". JazzTimes. p. 28.
  3. ^ Hughley, Marty (August 25, 2000). "Defining the Jazz Terra Firma". Arts and Entertainment. The Oregonian. p. 47.
  4. ^ Heckman, Don (April 23, 1999). "All That Jazz". Los Angeles Times. p. F26.
  5. ^ "In release: Abundant sounds of a diverse talent". USA Today. June 1, 1999. p. 1D.
  6. ^ "Jazz". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 35. August 26, 2000. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Marsalis recording strong on technique, lacks swing". Toronto Star. September 23, 2000. p. AR17.
  8. ^ Heining, Duncan (August 20, 1999). "Music: Marsalis's village voice". The Independent. p. 18.
  9. ^ a b Heckman, Don (August 20, 2000). "A Trio of Trumpeters in Firm Control". Los Angeles Times. p. F70.
  10. ^ a b c "The Marciac Suite Review by Richard S. Ginell". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Commiskey, Ray (September 22, 2000). "Jazz". Sound. The Irish Times. p. 12.
  12. ^ Blangger, Tim (September 16, 2000). "Wynton Marsalis Septet: The Marciac Suite". The Morning Call. p. A53.
  13. ^ a b Stark, Karl (September 7, 2000). "CD Reviews". Calgary Herald. p. HL14.
  14. ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th ed.). Penguin Books. 2004. p. 1061.
  15. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 568.
  16. ^ Blumenthal, Bob (December 24, 1999). "Wynton Marsalis". Arts. The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 49.
  17. ^ Watrous, Peter (January 30, 2000). "Wynton Marsalis: Jazzman on the Run". The New York Times. p. 2.1.
  18. ^ Crowell, T. Michael (July 13, 2000). "Album Reviews". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 30.
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