Jazz Articles about Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon: Slidin

by C. Michael Bailey
December 1, 1999

The Best of the Best. Wynton Marsalis, like Miles Davis and Art Blakey, has been responsible for presenting the jazz world with a legion of fully-formed and competent talent. Those who have been through Wynton’s School of the road include Marcus Roberts, the late Kenny Kirkland, Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Reginald Veal just to name a few. But in this critics meager opinion Wycliffe Gordon is the most talented of this rarified group. His work with Marsalis for the ten years ...