Think of One

{{Infobox album

| name = Think of One

| type = studio

| artist = Wynton Marsalis

| cover = Think of One.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1983}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Mediasound, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=38}}

| label = Columbia

| producer = George Butler

| prev_title = Wynton Marsalis

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Haydn, Hummel, L. Mozart: Trumpet Concertos

| next_year = 1983

}}

{{Album reviews

| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book|editor-last=Swenson|editor-first=J. |year=1985|title=The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide|publisher=Random House/Rolling Stone|location=U.S.|isbn=0-394-72643-X|pages=131}}

|rev1 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=950}}

}}

Think of One is an album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, released in 1983. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.

The album peaked at number 102 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/album/think-of-one-r143300/charts-awards|title=Think of One: Charts & Awards|accessdate=August 5, 2011|website=Allmusic}} It was ranked at number 8 among "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/1983-2-1045394 |title=Albums and Tracks of the Year |date=2016 |magazine=NME |accessdate=13 March 2018 }} The album takes its name from the Thelonious Monk composition "Think of One", which is performed on the album.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Knozz-Moe-King

| writer1 = Wynton Marsalis

| length1 = 6:00

| title2 = Fuchsia

| writer2 = Kenny Kirkland

| length2 = 6:29

| title3 = My Ideal

| writer3 = Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting

| length3 = 6:19

| title4 = What Is Happening Here (Now)?

| writer4 = Ray Drummond

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Think of One

| writer5 = Thelonious Monk

| length5 = 5:30

| title6 = The Bell Ringer

| writer6 = Wynton Marsalis

| length6 = 9:05

| title7 = Later

| writer7 = Wynton Marsalis

| length7 = 4:09

| title8 = Melancholia

| writer8 = Duke Ellington

| length8 = 2:49

}}

Personnel

;Technical

  • George Butler – executive producer
  • Tim Geelan – engineer
  • Harry Spiridakis – assistant engineer
  • Marc Cobrin – assistant engineer
  • Stanley Crouch – liner notes

References