From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

Infobox Album |
Name = From the Plantation To The Penitentiary
Type = studio
Artist = Wynton Marsalis


Released = March 6, 2007
Genre = Vocal jazz
Neo-bop
Post-bop
Length = 58:24
Label = Blue Note Records/EMI
Producer = Delfeayo Marsalis
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfyxqtrldte link]
*BBC (Favorable) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/jf54/ March 13, 2007]
*"ARTISTdirect" rating|4.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3874592,00.html link]
*Audiophile Audition rating|4|4 [http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=2698 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" A [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016442,00.html 03/30/07]
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Wynton Marsalis
Type = Album
Last album = "Live at the House of Tribes"'
(2005)
This album = "From the Plantation To The Penitentiary"
(2007)

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary is an American album by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. It was released in 2007, and reached second place on Billboard's Top Jazz chart.

His brother Delfeayo Marsalis is the album's producer. Jennifer Sanon is a featured guest on track # 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. The music and lyrics are written by Wynton Marsalis.Mixed By Patrick L. Smith

Track listing

Personnel

*Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
*Walter Blandding – tenor and soprano saxophone
*Dan Nimmer – piano
*Carlos Henriquez – bass
*Ali Jackson, Jr. - Drums
*Jennifer Sanon – vocals

Charts

*2007 Billboard Top Jazz Albums # 2 [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=83795&model.vnuAlbumId=895714 Wynton Marsalis at billboard.com] ]

Further reading

*Review of the album, including parts of an interview with Wynton Marsalis: Onesto, Li. [http://revcom.us/a/082/p2p-en.html "Wynton Marsalis: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary"] "Revolution" March 18, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/jazz/from-the-plantation-to-the-penitentiary/ From the Plantation to the Penitentiary] on Wynton Marsalis' official Web site


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