Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra: Congo Square
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Wynton Marsalis, Yacub Addy Director: Mario Rouleau Brand: Koch International DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.77:1 Running Time: 120 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-03-04 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Shanachie Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra: Congo Square
Movie Review: A MULTI-CULTI MASTERPIECE: JAZZ MEETS AFRICA
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I'm not a big fan of African music this collaboration between Marsalis-lead JALC (Jazz at the Lincoln Center) big band and Odadaa!, an absolutely remarkable group of Ghanese (Ghanian?) musicians; mostly percussionists and singers; is something special...
The title refers to the slave-market but you don't really have to know that to feel the swing and drive of these performances, but also the warm emotion projected particularly from the Odadaa!'s lead singer...
And yes, all those who think that Marsalis is conservative or narrow-minded should check out this gloriuos dvd. Two hours of first class music that transcends boundaries of time and space, connecting not only African and American music and musicians (not all the JALC members are Black) but also various styles of jazz and other types of (African) American music.
And Wynton is a true leader of his group, not hogging the spotlight, giving ample space for his band's stars (for instance, Marcus Printup is one of the trumpeters), but still demonstrating the impressive range and expressiveness of his playing (Cootie Williams meets Clifford Brown). Wynton's solos (as well as the collaborations with Yacub Addy and JALC musicians) is quite remarkable.