Hot House Flowers

by Wynton Marsalis

Overview

Wynton Marsalis, very much in his Miles Davis period, plays quite melodically throughout this ballad-dominated outing with strings. Branford Marsalis (on tenor and soprano), flutist Kent Jordan, pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Jeff Watts are strong assets but it is Wynton's subtle creativity on such songs as "Stardust," "When You Wish Upon a Star," Duke Ellington's "Melancholia," and "I'm Confessin'" that makes this recording special. The arrangements by Robert Freedman generally keep the strings from sounding too sticky and Wynton's tone is consistently beautiful. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0074643953023
Rank:	120453

Tracks

1. Stardust
2. Lazy Afternoon
3. For All We Know
4. When You Wish Upon a Star
5. Django
6. Melancholia
7. Hot House Flowers
8. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wynton Marsalis   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Jeff "Tain" Watts   Guest Artist,Drums
Kenny Kirkland   Guest Artist,Piano
Ron Carter   Guest Artist,Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Branford Marsalis   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Harry Zaratzian   Viola
Gayle Dixon   Violin
Mitsue Takayama   Viola
Patmore Lewis   Violin
Robert Freedman   Conductor
Peter Dimitriades   Violin
Louann Montesi   Violin
Ray Kunicki   Violin
Guillermo Figueroa   Violin
Andrew Schwartz   Bassoon
Ingrid Arden   Violin
Theodore Israel   Viola
Seymour Barab   Cello
Regis Iandiorio   Violin
Harry Glickman   Violin
Tony Price   Tuba
Al Brown   Viola
Winterton Garvey   Violin
Frederick Zlotkin   Cello
Alvin McCall   Cello
Richard Locker   Cello
Diane Monroe   Violin
Paul McCandless   Oboe,Horn (English)
Bob Freedman   Conductor
Kent Jordan   Flute (Alto)
Charles Libove   Violin
Peter Gordon   French Horn

Technical Credits

Wynton Marsalis   Composer,Leader
Vlado Meller   Mastering
Carol Friedman   Photography
Mark Larson   Art Direction
Robert Freedman   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Stephen Saper   Authoring
Eugene Bianco   Music Contractor
Juerg Morgenthaler   Composer
Steven Epstein   Producer
Tom "Cheen" Geelan   Mixing,Engineer
Ned Washington   Composer
Mark Wilder   Remastering
John Lewis   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Tim Geelan   Engineer
Vladimir Meller   Mastering
Al J. Neiburg   Composer
Dr. George Butler   Executive Producer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Doc Daugherty   Composer
Ellis Reynolds   Composer
Jerome Moross   Composer
John Latouche   Composer
Stanley Crouch   Liner Notes
Bob Freedman   Arranger
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Leigh Harline   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Dennis Ferrante   Assistant Engineer