Black Codes (From the Underground)

by Wynton Marsalis

Type: Album
Released: August 1985
Label: Columbia
Country: US
Length: 51:32
Community rating: 4/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Branford Marsalis, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Charnett Moffett, Kenny Kirkland

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A landmark album of the 1980s and a definitive statement from the 'Young Lions' movement. 'Black Codes' finds Wynton Marsalis leading his brilliant young quintet through a set of complex, powerful, and swinging compositions that reasserted the primacy of acoustic, bebop-derived jazz. The album won two Grammy Awards and is a showcase for the incredible musicianship and telepathic interplay of the group, particularly the dynamic rhythm section of Kirkland, Moffett, and Watts.

Genres

Post-Bop

Tracklist

Credits

Wynton Marsalis - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
Mark Larson - art direction
Charnett Moffett - bass
Ron Carter - bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
Dennis Ferrante - engineer [assistant]
Tim Geelan - engineer [chief], engineer [remix]
George Butler - executive-producer
Vlado Meller - lacquer cut by, mastered by
Stanley Crouch - liner notes
Edward C. Arrendell - management
Gary Heery - photography by
Kenny Kirkland - piano, written-by
Steve Epstein - producer
Branford Marsalis - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Delfeayo Marsalis - technician [additional technical assistant]