 In 2001, after a decade on the road with the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, he collaborated with Marsalis on "Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life", journaling life on the road, in the recording studio, and in concerts with Marsalis, his ensemble, and road crew in the early 1990s.Library Journal recommended the book, saying "This period saw Marsalis, currently director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, honing his chops at little clubs and composing songs.While not a traditional biography, this book provides a very real, personal glimpse of Marsalis, as both musician and man.