Braggtown
Released: Aug 28, 2006
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Released: Aug 28, 2006
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Saxophonist Branford Marsalis' Braggtown finds the ever-evolving tenor man in a more action-oriented state of mind than his contemplative 2004 release Eternal. Having tackled the gigantically epic...
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Eternal
Released: Sep 14, 2004
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Released: Sep 14, 2004
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Eternal finds saxophonist Branford Marsalis in a contemplative mood performing a mix of original and standard ballads with his usual quartet of pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and...
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The Steep Anthology
Released: Mar 2, 2004
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Released: Mar 2, 2004
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The Steep Anthology collects various tracks from some of saxophonist Branford Marsalis' best Columbia albums. Beginning with his first session as a leader on 1983's Scenes in the City through to...
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Romare Bearden Revealed
Released: Sep 9, 2003
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Released: Sep 9, 2003
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Conceptualized around the visionary paintings of Harlem-born artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988), saxophonist Branford Marsalis' Romare Bearden Revealed celebrates the obvious as well as the less...
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Creation
Released: Mar 6, 2001
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Released: Mar 6, 2001
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Branford Marsalis' second classical album -- released a yawning 15 years after his first -- is a far more successful project than its predecessor, dwelling entirely within the world of French music...
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Contemporary Jazz
Released: Aug 15, 2000
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Released: Aug 15, 2000
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This album was much anticipated, for it would be Branford Marsalis's first since the death of his longtime pianist Kenny Kirkland. Happily, it is a knockout. While no one can entirely recreate the...
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Requiem
Released: Mar 23, 1999
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Released: Mar 23, 1999
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Branford Marsalis' longtime pianist Kenny Kirkland died two months after the sessions for this album began -- hence the title -- and after a futile attempt to finish the recording in December 1998,...
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Dark Keys
Released: Jul 31, 1996
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Released: Jul 31, 1996
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Dark Keys is Branford Marsalis' first major solo album since taking a leave from recording to be the musical director of The Tonight Show in 1993. Instead of following through with the hip-hop...
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