By Charlie Yi on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 - 03:52 pm: EditHey Gang,
I found this post on Frank & Carole's Washington, D.C. site.
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Wynton Marsalis CD
From: Mark Judge
Hey guys -
One of the perks with being a journalist is that you get sneak peeks at stuff. Last week a package arrived from Jazz at the Lincoln Center in New York. Inside was a cd and videotape of Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln cenetr Jazz Orchestra performing the songs of Duke Ellington. The cd is one of the best, most well-rounded swing albums I've ever heard. and the tape - hang on, kids - has swing dancing!! Marsalis says he "loves to swing," so they got a bunch of lindy hoppers to play for. For those of us who think jazz has gotten too institutionalized - it was a shock when Benny Goodman played Carnegie Hall, now that's about the only place you'll find good jazz - this is a blessing. (It's wonderful to hear dancers clapping and hooting on a jazz album; ususally it's the critics and jazz snobs deadly silent.) Frankie is on the tape, as is another elder statesman of swing (Mr. Slyde?). It airs May 12 on PBS. The cd is out April 13, and it is a wise buy for dancers and music lovers"
