Artist spotlight: Wynton Marsalis - Front Row

Wynton Marsalis is back in the groove with THE MAGIC HOUR (Blue Note), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter does not disappoint. The eight-song set covers fast-paced harmonic chases as well as soulful, trumpet serenades as it celebrates family and music. With its basic quartet format, the recording features pianist Eric Lewis, bassist Carlos Henriquez and drummer Ali Jackson.

Guest vocalists are Dianne Reeves on "Feeling of Jazz" and Bobby McFerrin on "Baby, I Love You." When listening to this masterful creation by Marsalis, every hour becomes "the magic hour."

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