Wynton at Harvard, Chapter 20: Blues Fundamentals
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2018
- Delve into Wynton Marsalis's six-part Harvard University lecture series, covering a range of topics including jazz, what it means to be American, and the importance of cultural literacy and the arts in the liberal arts education.
XX. Blues Fundamentals
In this chapter, Wynton argues why "the blues is a train," signifying freedom.
Go to jazz.org/wyntonatharvard for the complete series.
"Hidden in Plain View: Meanings in American Music" is a series of six lectures delivered at Harvard University between 2011 and 2014 sponsored by the Office of the President and Provost. The inaugural lecture, “Music as Metaphor,” was delivered in Sanders Theatre to a capacity crowd. It is an interpretation of the many unobserved symbols in American music and an investigation into how they illuminate the democratic process.
It covers many of the fundamental devices, forms, and songs that bind the different Americas together at the root. It is Marsalis's contention that "'Me vs. You' and 'Us vs. Y'all'-vs. 'All of Us'-remains the struggle at the heart of humankind and the central debate of our Constitution. How do we achieve a common ground when individual victories are so much more valued? This conundrum has been resolved harmoniously in our musical arts for more than a century. Under the vibrant din of our democracy, on the lower frequencies, sonic metaphors speak to and for us all. What they tell us about what it means to be American could serve us well in these divisive and uncivil times."
Performances by Marsalis's ensemble (with special guest, the iconic fiddler Mark O'Connor) punctuate the lecture with musical explanations.
Mark O’Connor - fiddle
Walter Blanding - reeds
James Chirillo - guitar
Dan Nimmer - piano
Carlos Henriquez - bass
Ali Jackson - drums
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Are these people there against their will? Wow! It appears they showed up for a lecture on the best way to make marmalade but got the wrong room. Great stuff... wish I had an opportunity to be there. Cheers!
Itchin their eyes, folded arms, stone faces, yeah. But I bet their heads were in it
seriously! it's frustrating because I'd kill to be in their seats and yet no one seems like they're appreciating the music and wonderful breakdown by Wynton
They probably had their heads destroyed by too much cartesian dualism….?
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed, no idea how they're not appreciating this opportunity
yep they really seem zombies disconnected from emotions...
I love the blues. It's a part of my identity, always has been. It's sort of tied to Swedish melancholy I guess. It's hard to explain. There's an ancient darkness to this part of the planet. The harshness, the long winters, the cold, the loneliness. With the blues it becomes bearable. I believe I've read, watched and heard just about everything I could find about the blues, but there's always more to discover. This here was a mighty fine performance, masterfully played and narrated. Enlightening. Only thing I find peculiar and that few people seem to touch when it comes to the blues craft is what I call blue sarcasm, it's rarely brought up. The way people figured out way back in the beginning that they could sing about their idiot boss disguising it as love affair between a man and a woman, the word puzzling, the ingenious subtle humour and the play with rhymes that blows your mind every time. All of it - extremely intelligent, without being necessarily intellectual. It's beyond clever, beyond intellectual and a sure sign of human innovation. To me, it's significally an essence of the genre. You put it so beautifully... deep down the core is always about freedom. I mean, we all know that, but it just needed it to be said out loud. For what it's worth, thank you. Thank you a million times over for putting the finger right there, on it. The yearning for freedom, that's what is all about. That yearning transcends time, race, gender, religion, culture - just about everything. All summed up in the blues. It's liberating. Magic.
3:17 this boy on the piano is obviously extremely talented when he plays with these kings at such a young age
Born 1982, are you a boy on 2011, when this lecture was recorded? He is a seasoned and appreciated musician.
@@pabloricardodetarragon2649 it was a babyface joke...
Some people don't seem to get irony 🤣
Thanks for citing the part. 👍
As a former humanities teacher, I think he is the best teacher I ever heard
he really is quite amazing. Great story teller, great communicator, world class musician and a good human being
I could listen to these guys drop knowledge all day
this blues monologue would make gil scott heron smile im sure
HOW do the folks in the audience look so emotionless while listening to this stuff??? crazy fun music
Idk man I started getting emotional, I don't think I'd have been able to do much if I was hearing it in person
A fantastically accurate and descriptive piece of beautiful prose/poetry.
Wynton nailed it.
Wynton is just as talented as a speaker as he is a musician! What a captivating storyteller.
All trumpet players know how to sing (Louis Amstrong, Chet Baker, Wynton and so on). It's because they're used to constantly adapt their pitch (by mouth) to what they should sound. Very nice example here. Glad I learned how to play the trumpet (as a drummer)!
4:20 to 6:00 absolutely blew me away. Makes me appreciate blues not just as a music form but as a way of viewing life itself. Being able to view hardship as something that can create beauty, as something that can never bring you down as long as you can still sing about it, is such a touching concept and really a good model for resilience as a whole. Beautiful and inspiring.
The only thing better than hearing the blues, and singing the blues, is playing the blues.
Le magnifique musicien qu'est Marsalis a réuni tous les styles de jazz, longtemps opposés, pour en faire une musique en soi. Amateur de jazz depuis la fin des années '50, je le considère comme un moment majeur dans l'histoire de cette musique, et de la musique en général.
Thank you Wynton and everyone else there playing. This series is amazing!
P.S. I'm so sorry for that audience though. Y'all deserve so much better!
I love pure live beautiful blues and jazz music… Thanks for sharing. 👍🏾❤️🎶
People have been feeling so sad these years that it's a pleasure to see and hear these people full-loaded with life!
Great stuff. Wynton has done so much for music and the world in general. He is my biggest inspiration as a musician
Woooow
And he’s so kind with his time
I love American culture
One of those singular spaces of time filled with pleasure and learning. I do not think it could have been improved upon. Could not stop smiling.
Loved every minute. Wished the experience could have lasted - so I started it over again, and then once more. All my best to Wynton Marsalis and
this group for giving this to us so lovingly.
Love how he played that trumpet!
7:07 is Wynton trumpet 🎺🎺🎺🎺 especially part around 7:20 had my full attention. 👍👍
Wynton - always inspiring.
This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.
I love to see the musicians are having a great time
Amazing words to explain the history of American music
so sweet how the guitarist is so impressed with the violinist
Fell in love. And Mark O’Connor is such sweet magic; I attended a solo recital in a Toronto church twenty years ago. Still one of the top five shows I’ve ever witnessed.
It's the kind of lecture you you'd been at! Blues is so expressive and it's great learning to understand it better. Thanks Wynton
Got chills listening to this! Oh my.
Damn man, that trumpet was speaking to my soul.
Wynton can tell a story so well with or without his trumpet
Thank you for sharing all of these!!
Brilliant breaking down and demonstrating the sounds that give our souls such joy. Only thing that equals that for me is the elation I get out of watching this elevatoring series. Thank you Wynton!!
Wynton is BLOWING on It’s Alright, Baby!!!!!
Awesome! Awesome music and storytelling and explanation of the birth of the Blues and just incredible stuff. Love went and Marcellus and his crew
This is simply amazing teaching and playing! Thanks so much for sharing this!
That guitarist is mellow and jelling as hell. Wouldn’t be surprised if he were high.
I have never heard such a great explanation of the origins of music as inspired by the lives of those making it.
The blues were trivial and cheap, and profound and deep, like all of us.
Just found this today, absolutely amazing work
This lecture is absolutely amazing.
thank you for this journey
Magnificent sounds!
Man, I don't know you personally...and that's a pity...but I love you...so phantistically explained...thanks! That is culture...for mankind...appreciated so much
A+ storytelling.
What a great definition of the blues x
Are you sure? Talking about the blues without to mention Robert Johnson? Play blues without slide guitar and harmonica? Sorry but for me Marsallis never understand what is the blues. He play the bluesy jazz. 12 bars ok. But it isnt blues style.
Thank You - so deep hearted art. I love... Donald Fransson, Sweden.
Amazing performance and sound. I wish I was there
Thank you, simply excellent!
" The blues was the train whose destination was freedom." no other word describe the blues in such a beautiful manner. Goddamn.
Words cant be describe the blues music
I think people forget that there are two scenarios playing at once. One is a lecture where you have to and want to be attentive, and then concert elements. The shift between is not always easy to do on the spot. When they play, most of these people look like their still in lecture mode. Just my two cents. I'm pretty sure I'd have done the same.
Could / would have listened to “it’s gonna be alright “ for hours, soul food 🙏🏼
unbelievable..im so happy..
Magical, what a beautiful moment. 😊
That's pure emotions ! Incredible.
Beautiful , Thank You ...!
what an amazing thesis. Thank You
I agree with Dr. Marsalis, music unifies all peoples.
I wanted to both laugh and cry. Thank you.
Amazing!!!
Love it
I love this thesis so much
A song of misery and elation all in one. Blues is amazing.
Superb!!
You guys missed this chapter in the playlist. Thanks for you amazing work.
Awesome, man. Just awesome. ❤
explained by a master music transcends all cultures
Beyond superb
I wish he was my music teacher. 👍👍 Fantastic stuff
Wynton is the muhammad ali of music, amazing lectures 👍
Earned Optimism ✨
amazing video
What a Brilliantlly Talented Cob🤙🤙👏🇱🇰‼️
Oh man this is the best
The sound quality is soooooooo good
Ils ont réussi à mettre les mots justes sur le sentiment magique provoqué par le blues...
Danser quand tout s'écroule... De l'optimisme mérité... Au delà du "Spleen" de Baudelaire.
fax
Moving. Thanks ! 🖖🏻🎸
כל כך מרגש, מרסליס גרם לי להזיל דמעה
YES!
Genios!
De la magie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Lovely.
I love it
the audience at 6:51 is an absolute tragedy
Not a smile between them 😅
I know! What is wrong with these people!
Really! If I got to be there I'd be grinning from ear to ear the whole time.
the mix is cool
Why are some of them so disinterested. They shouldn’t be there. Mr. Wynton is a legend. Wish I was lucky or smart or rich enough to be able to enrol in Harvard just to see is lecture.
FABULOUS
rhythm guitar player is my hero
It's all right baby!
I remember this like it was yesterday…I was like what the heck is Marsalis doing here at Harvard? Oh yeah educating smart fools!
brilliant
gotta love a fiddle
If muddy waters could lecture this is what we would have heard.
2:28 well said!! 👏
this is a good as the Feynman Lectures
that was something else...
SWEET AND DELICIOUS !!!!
Cool shit. Thanks.
So much for the complete series. Is there a youtube playlist with them all? The website mentioned gives error 404 not found
Yes there is. There's a playlist on here with about 25 videos. The whole lecture is called Music as Metaphor.
1:51 Professor: LET ME SHOW YA SOMETHIN'.
W. C. Handy, born in Florence, Alabama