Black Codes (From the Underground) is a 1985 album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.Official websiteInspired By Injustice, Wynton Marsalis Reflects On His Music : NPR
Accolades and legacy It won two Grammy Awards in 1986: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group and Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.28th Annual GRAMMY Awards|1985|GRAMMY.com The album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023 describing it as one of Wynton's "most beloved & artistically successful recordings, hearkening back to midcentury acoustic jazz but with a distinctly 1980s flair".Library of Congress on Twitter: “Black Codes (From the Underground)” (1985) is considered one of @wyntonmarsalis's most beloved & artistically successful recordings, hearkening back to midcentury acoustic jazz but with a distinctly 1980s flair. #NatRecRegistry
Track listing
Personnel Wynton Marsalis – trumpet Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Kenny Kirkland – piano Charnett Moffett – double bass Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums Ron Carter - bass on "Aural Oasis"
Technical Steven Epstein – producer George Butler – executive producer Tim Geelan – chief engineer, remix engineer Stanley Crouch – liner notes
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