Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)

Live at Blues Alley
Live at Blues Alley
Live album by Wynton Marsalis
Released	June 21, 1988
Recorded	December 19–20, 1986
Venue	Blues Alley, Washington, D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	107:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steven Epstein, George Butler
Wynton Marsalis chronology

Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.

Live at Blues Alley is a double live album by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet, recorded at Blues Alley in December 1986 and released through Columbia Records in 1987.^[1] The quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

In 1988, the album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.

Composition[]

The double live album Live at Blues Alley by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet was recorded December 19–20, 1986 at Blues Alley in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.^[1] Members of the quartet included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, double bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Marcus Roberts and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. The album was produced by Steven Epstein; George Butler served as executive producer.

Marsalis's compositions on the album include "Knozz-Moe-King", "Skain's Domain", "Delfeayo's Dilemma", and "Much Later".^[1]^[2] Stanley Crouch wrote the album's liner notes.^[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic's Scott Yanow recommended the album, awarding it 4.5 of 5 stars.^[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted.

Disc One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Knozz-Moe-King"	6:03
2.	"Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)	8:22
3.	"Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)"	3:52
4.	"Juan" (Marcus Roberts, Jeff "Tain" Watts)	7:33
5.	"Cherokee" (Ray Noble)	2:50
6.	"Delfeayo's Dilemma"	9:20
7.	"Chambers of Tain" (Kenny Kirkland)	15:12
8.	"Juan (E Mustaad)" (Roberts, Watts)	2:56

Disc Two
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Au Privave" (Charlie Parker)	14:35
10.	"Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)"	2:38
11.	"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange)	11:30
12.	"Juan (Skip Mustaad)" (Roberts, Watts)	3:15
13.	"Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert)	9:41
14.	"Knozz-Moe-King (Interlude)"	3:48
15.	"Skain's Domain"	9:39
16.	"Much Later"	6:15

Adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Marcus Roberts – piano
Robert Hurst – double bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums

Production[]

Steven Epstein – producer
George Butler – executive producer
Tim Geelan – engineer, mixing
Phil Gitomer – assistant engineer
J.B. Matteotti – assistant engineer
Delfeayo Marsalis – mixing
Stanley Crouch – liner notes^[1]

Charts[]

In 1988, Live at Blues Alley reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.^[4]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Billboard's Top Jazz Albums	2

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Yanow, Scott. "Live at Blues Alley". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Live at Blues Alley". Wynton Marsalis Enterprises. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 953. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "Live at Blues Alley: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Yanow, Scott. "Live at Blues Alley". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[Marsalis-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Live at Blues Alley". Wynton Marsalis Enterprises. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 953. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] "Live at Blues Alley: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

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