To end the week, a remarkable coincidence. This morning, I was listening to one of Wynton Marsalis’ greatest recordings, his 1983 album with the Haydn trumpet concerto in E flat major. Just found it on by accident on the radio, and found myself wondering what he’s up to these days as I have not listened to his music in a long while. Then went on a long ramble to my wife about jazz trumpeters, and classical ones, and the wonderful film score work of Terence Blanchard on all those Spike Lee films that I love, and so on. I suspect she stopped listening 20% of the way in…. Then tonight, browsing the Guardian’s website, I found – again by accident – an opinion piece from the very same Wynton Marsalis, on race and America. And it is so very well written indeed. So I thought I’d share it, before I put this all down for this evening’s big event: watching Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, just out… with music by Terence Blanchard…
Enjoy.
–cvj
