Wynton at Harvard, Chapter 20: Blues Fundamentals
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- 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
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
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.
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.
The only thing better than hearing the blues, and singing the blues, is playing the blues.
this blues monologue would make gil scott heron smile im sure
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!
People have been feeling so sad these years that it's a pleasure to see and hear these people full-loaded with life!
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.
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.
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
Love how he played that trumpet!
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)!
I always felt like chets singing and playing sounded very similar in style, same goes for wyntons solo here, he really makes the trumpet sing with that plunger lol
This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.
I love to see the musicians are having a great time
7:07 is Wynton trumpet 🎺🎺🎺🎺 especially part around 7:20 had my full attention. 👍👍
Amazing words to explain the history of American music
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.
Damn man, that trumpet was speaking to my soul.
so sweet how the guitarist is so impressed with the violinist
Got chills listening to this! Oh my.
I have never heard such a great explanation of the origins of music as inspired by the lives of those making it.
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!!
" 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
Just found this today, absolutely amazing work
Wynton can tell a story so well with or without his trumpet
I love American culture
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.
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!
Thank you for sharing all of these!!
This lecture is absolutely amazing.
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
Amazing performance and sound. I wish I was there
Wynton is just as talented as a speaker as he is a musician! What a captivating storyteller.
Thank you, simply excellent!
That guitarist is mellow and jelling as hell. Wouldn’t be surprised if he were high.
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.
A+ storytelling.
Magical, what a beautiful moment. 😊
The blues were trivial and cheap, and profound and deep, like all of us.
That's pure emotions ! Incredible.
A song of misery and elation all in one. Blues is amazing.
I agree with Dr. Marsalis, music unifies all peoples.
I wanted to both laugh and cry. Thank you.
what an amazing thesis. Thank You
I wish he was my music teacher. 👍👍 Fantastic stuff
Magnificent sounds!
Wynton is the muhammad ali of music, amazing lectures 👍
Thank You - so deep hearted art. I love... Donald Fransson, Sweden.
I love this thesis so much
explained by a master music transcends all cultures
Awesome, man. Just awesome. ❤
Earned Optimism ✨
unbelievable..im so happy..
Amazing!!!
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.
thank you for this journey
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
I love pure live beautiful blues and jazz music… Thanks for sharing. 👍🏾❤️🎶
You guys missed this chapter in the playlist. Thanks for you amazing work.
Beautiful , Thank You ...!
Superb!!
The sound quality is soooooooo good
כל כך מרגש, מרסליס גרם לי להזיל דמעה
rhythm guitar player is my hero
It's all right baby!
gotta love a fiddle
this is a good as the Feynman Lectures
De la magie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh man this is the best
If muddy waters could lecture this is what we would have heard.
Beyond superb
starting around @6:50 this is THE LESSON
amazing video
Genios!
YES!
Moving. Thanks ! 🖖🏻🎸
I miss this America. Surely the political reading into everything had already begun, but at least he is musically knowledgeable and they played masterfully.
FABULOUS
1:51 Professor: LET ME SHOW YA SOMETHIN'.
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.
that was something else...
W. C. Handy, born in Florence, Alabama
Lovely.
SWEET AND DELICIOUS !!!!
Nice narration. In The grove. Needs harp though.
brilliant
There’s rules?
...besides, The African Americans liberated the western instruments beyond imagination...
Very notable with the diatonic harmonica.
Hohner were furious at first...until the money started rolling in.
Cool shit. Thanks.
What is this lineup, please?
Somebody plug the guitar in please.
I am so fascinated by TH-cam comments.
This is so fucking gooood!