Citi Movement

by Wynton Marsalis Septet

Citi Movement cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 January 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:02:44
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Reginald Veal, Wessell Anderson, George Butler, Herb Harris, Marcus Roberts, Herlin Riley, Wycliffe Gordon, Eric Reed, Todd Williams, Delfeayo Marsalis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Citi Movement' is an ambitious, sprawling two-disc jazz suite composed specifically to score a contemporary ballet. The trumpeter leads his masterful septet through a complex chronological journey of jazz history, utilizing shifting tempos and varied stylistic touchstones to depict the frantic, interconnected rhythm of modern urban life.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, conceptual, orchestral, bluesy, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Hustle-Bustle (4:36)
  2. City Beat (10:21)
  3. Daylight Dinosaurs (3:35)
  4. Down The Avenue (4:44)
  5. Stop And Go (5:31)
  6. Nightlife-Highlife (Yas, Yas) (6:07)
  7. How Long? (1:05)
  8. I See The Light (Vocal) (1:34)
  9. I See The Light (Instrumental) (2:10)
  10. Duway Dialogue (0:40)
  11. Dark Heartbeat (8:17)
  12. Cross Court Capers (5:37)
  13. Bayou Baroque (4:13)
  14. Marthaniel (8:16)
  15. Spring Yaound茅 (6:00)
  16. The End (3:04)
  17. The Legend Of Buddy Bolden (4:43)
  18. Swingdown, Swingtown (8:59)
  19. Highrise Riff (1, 2, 3, 4) (7:04)
  20. Modern Vistas (As Far As The Eye Can See) (17:19)
  21. Curtain Call (8:49)

Credits

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