| Other author/creator | Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- teacher, screenwriter, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Anker, Daniel, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Mitgang, Laura, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Lindsay-Hogg, Michael director. |
| Other author/creator | Ozawa, Seiji, 1935-2024 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Reed, Eric, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Inouye, Mark, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tanglewood Music Center. Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Wynton Marsalis Trio, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Liberty Brass Band, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tanglewood Music Center. Wind Band, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Sony Classical Film & Video, producer. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service producer. |
| Other author/creator | Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai producer. |
| Other author/creator | Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) producer. |
| Other author/creator | WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer. |
| Other author/creator | Devine Entertainment Corporation publisher. |
| Variant title |
Title on disc labels and container: Marsalis on music, with Seiji Ozawa |
| Contents |
[pt. 1]. Why toes tap : Marsalis on rhythm -- [pt. 2]. Listening for clues : Marsalis on form -- [pt. 3]. Sousa to Satchmo : Marsalis on the jazz band -- [pt. 4]. Tackling the monster : Marsalis on practice. |
| Contents |
Featured music: [pt. 1]. Fiddle bow real / Wynton Marsalis ; arr. Robert Sadin ; The nutcracker suite : op. 71A / Piotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- The nutcracker suite / Duke Ellington -- [pt. 2]. Symphony no. 1 in D : Classical. Allegro / Sergei Prokofiev ; Variations on America / Charles Ives ; I got rhythm / George Gershwin ; Cotton tail / Duke Ellington ; Deep south suite. Happy go lucky local / Duke Ellington -- [pt. 3]. High society / Porter Steele ; arr. Wycliffe Gordon ; Maple leaf rag / Scott Joplin ; orch. Gunther Schuller ; Cornet chop suey / Louis Armstrong ; Whoopin' blues / traditional ; Stars & stripes forever / John Philip Sousa ; Variations sur Le carneval de Venise / Jean-Baptiste Arban ; arr. Donald Hunsberger ; Manhattan Beach / John Philip Sousa ; jazz arr. Wycliffe Gordon -- [pt. 4]. Cadenza from Cello concerto no. 1 in E-flat / Dmitri Shostakovich ; Trumpet concerto in E-flat / Johann Hummel ; Cool blues / Charlie Parker ; Chorale no. 345 / Johann Sebastian Bach ; March from Love for three oranges / Sergei Prokofiev ; arr. Douglas Moore ; Mood indigo / Duke Ellington ; arr. Wynton Marsalis. |
| Abstract |
Wynton puts a fresh spin on music appreciation. His inspired instruction, backed by superb performances and exciting graphics, not only teaches the fundamentals of music but also makes learning fun. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. |
| General note | Videodisc release of the series presented on television. |
| Credits | Production design, George Tsypin ; editors, Gary Bradley, Tom Haneke ; cameras, Miguel Armstrong ... [et al.]. |
| Performer |
Wynton Marsalis, host, trumpet ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor ; The Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; The Liberty Brass Band with Eric Reed, piano ; The Tanglewood Music Center Wind Band with Mark Inouye, cornet ; Yo-yo Ma, cello ; The Wynton Marsalis Jazz Trio with Randall Haywood, trumpet ; Tanglewood Music Center students. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Other title | Why toes tap : Marsalis on rhythm. |
| Other title | Listening for clues : Marsalis on form. |
| Other title | Sousa to Satchmo : Marsalis on the jazz band. |
| Other title | Tackling the monster : Marsalis on practice. |
| ISBN | 1894449746 |
| ISBN | 9781894449748 |
| UPC |
699359500127 |
| Publisher number | DMM 95001 Devine Entertainment Corp. |
| Publisher number | DMM 95001-A--DMM 95001-D Devine Entertainment Corp. |