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Wynton Marsalis: Get more hair on your sound

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norman lebrecht

February 11, 2024

Wynton’s on Speaking Soundly, talking to the Met’s principal trumpet David Krauss.

A beautiful conversation between two big players. Bellieve it.

Listen here.

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Larry W says:

February 12, 2024 at 5:11 am

Amazing musician. In 1983, at the age of 22, he became the only musician to win Grammy Awards in jazz and classical music during the same year. The next year, he won again in both categories.

Sue Sonata Form says:

February 12, 2024 at 9:14 pm

Yes, and apparently his father Ellis said to him afterwards, “don’t think this makes you an excellent musician”!! Always raising the bar, was Ellis.

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Mr. Ron says:

February 13, 2024 at 1:02 am

It’s unclear from the recording who said “get more hair on your sound”. It was a black man and not Krauss. It’s also unclear when this was said. In other words, the quotation is little more than a hook.

Larry W says:

February 14, 2024 at 5:12 am

It was said to Wynton by Harry “Sweets” Edison, an iconic jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. He is one of the few players in the history of jazz trumpet who could be instantly identified after only a few notes. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra.
It is history, not a hook.

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