From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

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From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Wynton Marsalis From the Plantation To The Penitentiary.jpg
Studio album by
Wynton Marsalis
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
RecordedJune 28 – 29, 2006
GenreJazz
Length58:26
LabelBlue Note
ProducerDelfeayo Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Don't Be Afraid: The Music of Charles Mingus
(2005) 		From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
(2007) 		The War: A Ken Burns Film
(2007)

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary is an album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that was released in 2007. It reached No. 2 on Billboard 's Top Jazz chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars link
BBC(Favorable) March 13, 2007
ARTISTdirect4.5/5 starslink
Audiophile Audition4/4 stars link
Entertainment WeeklyA 03/30/07
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis.

No.TitleLength
1."From the Plantation to the Penitentiary"11:48
2."Find Me"9:34
3."Doin' (Y)our Thing"8:37
4."Love and Broken Hearts"7:40
5."Supercapitalism"6:55
6."These Are Those Soulful Days"8:04
7."Where Y'all At?"5:48

Personnel[]

  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Walter Blanding – tenor and soprano saxophone
  • Dan Nimmer – piano
  • Carlos Henriquez – bass
  • Ali Jackson – drums
  • Jennifer Sanon – vocals

Charts[]

  • 2007 Billboard Top Jazz Albums # 2 [2]

Further reading[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 953. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ Wynton Marsalis at billboard.com

External links[]

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