Title: This album defines Marsalis as a great composer/improviser
Product review: This is a seminal work, and defines the beginning of the post- or neo-bop movement in jazz, a resurgence in the form that continues through the millenium. Swenson, in his review for Amazon.com, decides to review this album in terms of Marsalis' subsequent career, and draws parallels to Miles Davis' group that are relatively superficial ('blinkered apologist'? Oh, please.). This album stands on its own in terms of compositional narrative, improvisational extent, and sheer passion. Subsequent albums have extended on Marsalis' deep roots in the Blues and bop, but 'Black Codes' remains unparalleled as a defining moment in a new movement in jazz.
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