Wynton Marsalis (album)

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Wynton Marsalis
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 8, 1982 (1982-01-08)
Recorded1981
Studio CBS Recording Studio
New York City (#1-2, 7)
CBS/Sony Studios
Shinanomachi, Roppongi, Tokyo (#3-6)
Genre Jazz, post-bop
Length41:01
Label Columbia
Producer Herbie Hancock
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Wynton Marsalis
(1982)
Think of One
(1983)
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Wynton Marsalis is the debut album by the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. It was released in 1982 by Columbia. It contains seven tracks, three composed by Marsalis. [3] The album peaked at number 165 on the Billboard 200 and number nine on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Father Time"Wynton Marsalis8:14
2."I'll Be There When the Time Comes" Herbie Hancock 2:33
3."RJ" Ron Carter 3:50
4."Hesitation"Wynton Marsalis5:42
5."Sister Cheryl" Tony Williams 7:24
6."Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)?" Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley 4:39
7."Twilight"Wynton Marsalis8:39

Personnel

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References

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