The new Apple iTunes + iPod TV ad featuring Wynton

January 10, 2006 - Video, iTunes

If you’ve been following the Macworld 06 keynote that just wrapped up, you might have heard that Apple showed a new iTunes iPod ad with Wynton Marsalis, silhouette style with Wynton and his band.

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Sonalii said

on January 11, 2006 @ 7:26 am

Nice ad. I don’t recognize the song being played. What’s the name of the song? When will the ads begin to run on TV?
CJD said

on January 11, 2006 @ 10:10 am

Is it me or did Wynton’s horn look just a little different? More specifically, look at the spit valves. I don’t remember him having handles on his spit valves.
Crystal said

on January 13, 2006 @ 5:01 am

I think the name of the song was “Sparks” that is what appeared on the add
Daisy said

on January 13, 2006 @ 5:47 am

I checked the song, Sparks, but I couldn’t find it in his discography.
Anyone knows the album including Sparks?
b said

on January 13, 2006 @ 9:01 am

Wynton wrote this music just for this ad. So- it won’t show up anywhere on his prior recordings…
jas said

on January 21, 2006 @ 12:54 pm

Some are saying on other sites that the name of this song is “Donna Lee.” This happens to be the number one downloaded song he has on the ITMS. Can anyone confirm that the name of this song is, in fact, “Donna Lee?” Thanks.
CJD said

on February 14, 2006 @ 3:53 pm

The song is not “Donna Lee”; it’s far from it. It’s an original composition by Wynton.

I have been seeing this commercial VERY often on a number of tv channels.
Ben said

on February 17, 2006 @ 2:19 am

Absolutely awesome ad!!! It’s about time jazz gets some playtime on the tv. Gotta dig the blue… it’s just right.
laura said

on February 18, 2006 @ 3:23 am

hey guys,
wow, i’ve only just discovered wynton, and WOW!! as a fellow trumpet player, i bow down to him.
does anyone know how i can get hold of this song? can i download it from somewhere???
- laura
- wots with his mouthpiece?
Bosstone74 said

on February 24, 2006 @ 10:46 pm

Laura,

You can download his music from Itunes. His trumpet is a one of a kind made by http://www.monette.net/newsite/ and it’s an all in one type of trumpet, mouth piece is attatched to it…very expensive! But it’s the best!
jazzur said

on March 8, 2006 @ 8:09 pm

COOL, bout time someone encompassed the entire century of jazz into one single advert . No surprise then that apple hired the master of timeless jazz lines to perpetuate their sales….does anyone else smell the musty clubs of the late 30’s ? ,or do you feel that 40’s bop still lingering in the lower register? , how ’bout that signature 50’s ‘rides rhythm’ …thats tight …..personally cant get over those 60’s “pause, jump, rest, changes” that balance suspense, tension and assumption perfectly….but aint it just gorgeous the way its all knitted together, bound by an age of soul, strung by the weave of master craftsmen, “W.M. that line is one of your best ever” keep it timeless!!

Big Love n Respect (TheOminousMonk) ‘Jazzur ‘
DefStatic said

on March 17, 2006 @ 12:18 am

I gotta say, that ad got my attention! I have recently really gotten into Jazz, and I saw that ad about a week ago and today went out and picked up his Live at the House of Tribes CD. GREAT CD!

And the song SPARKS does sound A LITTLE like the begining of DONNA LEE, just the begining and jist a LITTLE. I can see the misunderstanding.
tbyrd said

on April 13, 2006 @ 12:28 pm

Looks like a bach trumpet not his monette, though he is using a monette stc-3 mouthpiece on it….very interesting!
Regardless- Great AD!!!!
Don Hood said

on April 18, 2006 @ 7:00 am

Wow! It’s great to hear and see W.M. flowing into the
homes of America with that wonderful sound of his.
bsharp said

on May 10, 2006 @ 1:09 am

the song sparks takes his music to another level. how can i find a good trumpet player? please fellow circle of nthe brass help bsharp play hard flat
philipp said

on May 15, 2006 @ 9:23 am

hi trumpet-fans!
i play the trumpet, too and i would like to have the notes of the song “sparks”.
where can i get them?
thanx,
philipp
blankboy said

on June 14, 2006 @ 4:38 pm

went on itunes to purchase the song. did you know it’s only 1 min and 14 secs? Is there a longer/full version?
Rob said

on June 14, 2006 @ 6:19 pm

Can anyone recommend any more of his music? I really like “Sparks” looking for up beat quick tempo like that. thanks.
Beau said

on November 28, 2006 @ 1:21 pm

I just got my 2000t and all of my songs are skipping in iTunes, and I cant figure out why. If someone could help me out and tell me how to fix this I would really appreciate it because its driving me crazy. Thanks for the replys.
Bonneville said

on October 10, 2007 @ 3:53 am

This is one of the coolest iPod ad ever !!!! Wynton’s music is so exciting
HP Jeschke said

on May 23, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

Wynton is featured on the cover of the May/June (11.3) issue of hr: Watches and Luxury Lifestyle.

http://www.hrluxury.com/cover-story/wynton-marsalis-master-musician-legend
Amplifiers said

on August 9, 2010 @ 5:40 am

Appropriately mentioned.
vizdizc said

on August 23, 2010 @ 11:36 pm

i think this song is simply a 12 bar blues at a brisk pace though the “head” sort of breaks from this form a bit here and there.