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Wynton Marsalis' skills have grown as fast as his ambition, and he is the most ambitious younger composer in Jazz.
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Jon Pareles "Review/Jazz: Wynton Marsalis Takes a Long Look at Slavery," New York Times (4 April 1994):C-13.

 

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