European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saxophonist Branford Marsalis made a name for himself with his Trio weepy album. Miles Davis returned to the concert stage and recording studio after publishing his Wynton Marsalis put the flavor of new Orleans in his big 89 a tease the majesty of the blues,jazz�?T89 by Ken franckling United press International in a Renaissance decade in which jaz developments were dizzying Chalk up 1989 As a Banner year fur mainstream artists Young and old. Trumpet phenomenon Wynton Marsalis came Forth with his strongest performance. His album the majesty of the blues was a personal contemporary Celebration of the new Orleans jazz and blues tradition in which Marsalis grew up. Branford Marsalis emerged from his younger brother s Shadow making a name for himself with Trio weepy. Branford plays the saxophone pianist vocalist Harry Connick a. Celebrated tin pan Alley s contributions to the american songbook with his romantic crooning and new Orleans keyboard playing. His work reaching out to the same audience As Michael Feinstein a was propelled by his soundtrack for the film when Harry Mel Safly. For the third straight year a jazz film made it into major movie houses. On the heels of round Midnight in 19b7 and Bird in 1906 came straight no Chaser a documentary tribute to thelonious Monk that was hailed by some As the Best jazz film Ever Bird the 1908 movie about the late great Charlie Quot Bird Quot Parker helped keep his memory a and his recordings a Fresn. Two albums of Parker s music were among billboard Magazine s top 20 for 1989, As was the movie soundtrack album 1989 also was a year for flashbacks Honnors anniversaries and surprises. Larry Carlton son solid ground tour was a Celebration of his recovery from a random violence gunshot wound that almost killed him in 1988, West coast Billy Tipton found Fame a make that notoriety a Only after death when i lie world Learned Thal he was a woman autumn brought the 50th anniversary at Coleman Hawkins oct. 11,1939, recording of Bodman soul. Thai version of the Johnny Green song became the most often praised Analysed and copied jazz Solo. On the latin scene brazilian jazz soared to the top of the jazz and contemporary charts in a second wave As Strong As Thal of the 1960s Bossa Nova craze. Miles Davis the renowned trumpeter published his memoirs in a volume filled with expletives bul Short on self analysis. He also came out with his new Funk jazz album Amand and the Long awaited Aura recording made in 1984 with a danish orchestra ending a six year self imposed hiatus by returning to concert Halls and the recording studio with his Brand of pop Funk and snippets of his old sound. In the honors department the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame foundation cited jazz artists Louis Arm Lfong Charlie Christian and a Rainey for their Early influences on the Rock culture the american federation of jazz societies gave its first annual jazz achievement award to Benny Carter Nick naming it Quot the Benny Quot Milt Hinton and Ella Fitzgerald received living legend awards from the smithsonian institution Fitzgerald 71, also was honoured when the society of singers decided to name its new lifetime achievement trophy Quot the Ella Quot and trumpeter dizzy the top 20 jazz albums of 1989, based on billboard Magazine s Survey of sales ind broadcast play were 1. Blue skies Cassandra 2. Michel Carnilo Michel him Flo 1. Talking a jul you Diane Schuur 4. In a sentimental mood or. Juhn 5 the truth is spoken Here Marcus Roberts h Bird original recordings Charlie Parker 7. Acoustic band Chick coma Ako Ustie band it Chet Baker sings and plays Chet baker1 ook whal t Cal belly Carter 1 1. The majesty of ii blues Wynton Marsalis 11. Tenderly George Benson 12. Hire soundtrack 1 i. 7 Rio weepy Branford Marsalis 1-1. Revelations Mccoy Tyner 15. In Good company of Williams 1 fat. Then and mow Grover Washington a. 17. 20 Connick a. 1 it. Hen \ Tarry Mel Sally i Tarry Connick or. 19. The Besl of Bird on Savoy Charlie Parker 20. The men in my life 1 Ena mar or Gillespie was named a prestigious commander of arts and letters by the French government. In the c losing year of the decade Young players continued to jump head first into the roots of jazz to find new inspiration and jazz and its players wrestled with a level of acceptance not seen since the 1930s and j4ds, when swing was americans pop music. The decade began with few notable Young players who had mainstream Label support. As classic jazz reached out to fresh ears major labels invested More Cash fur publicity. There was a Boom in record sales reissues of historic and significant albums followed and the jazz category burst at the seams with mainstream Avant Garde the contemporary fusion of Rock and jazz and the Mellow instrumental music that soon staked out its own new age category. Tenor saxophonist David Murray showed How one could play adventuresome music with one foot rooted in the jazz tradition the other exploring the hinge in his work with Small and Large groups and the world saxophone quartet. As the decade came to a dose Singer belly Carter was Savouring the recognition level she was denied for decades. And a base a support system for Musi dans who forged a Radical jazz style out of new York s uni tiny. Factory loft scene spotlighted Geri Allen Steve Coleman Greg Osbyrn Cassandra Wilson Robin Eubanks and Graham Haynes. In thu 54th annual poll downbeat Magazine readers named late trumpeter Woody Shaw to the Magazine s Hall of Fame. Shaw who was 44, died last year of complications from a february Accident when lie fell in front of a Brooklyn subway train. The music world Tost a number of other great performers and supporters in 1989. They included composer Irving Berlin at 101 pianists Carmen Cavallaro and Eddie Heywood blues and ragtime pianist Alex Moore trumpet innovator Roy Quot Little jazz Quot her Illge honking Texas Tenor saxophonist Arndt Cobb Max Gordon owner of the Village Vanguard the world s most famous jazz club pianist Phineas Newborn or. Percussionist Steve Mccall Atlantic records founder Teshui Ertegun trumpeters wild Bill Davison and Trank Trapani guitarist tiny grime saxophonists Eric Dixon and Bill Barron and Karel Velebny the founding father of czech jazz. 4 Stripe Magarine fanuary4, 1990
