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Branford Marsalis: Eternal
by Mark F. Turner
It takes skill to perform a jazz ballad effectively. It's one thing to burn notes with rapid-fire precision, yet another to explore the intricacies of slower ones. Not only is the music a factor, but the dynamics of mood, style, and emotion also come into play. There have been many jazz ballad recordings and now one ...
Branford Marsalis: The Steep Anthology
by Jim Santella
A fierce fighter as well as a gentle balladeer, Branford Marsalis makes every note count. He gets the meaning across naturally without unneeded repetition and without unnecessary embellishment. A true entertainer and a gifted artist, he communicates with his audience easily. Thus, Columbia had ample worthwhile examples to choose from for this anthology. With ...
Branford Marsalis: Romare Bearden Revealed
by Jim Santella
American artist Romare Howard Bearden (1911-1988) based his paintings on memories and experiences of the rural South, the urban North, and other familiar landscapes. An exhibition of his works at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, will be travelling to San Francisco, Dallas and several other key locations through April of 2005. Several of ...
Romare Bearden: Revealed
Label: Marsalis Music
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. I?m Slappin' Seventh Avenue 2. Jungle Blues 3. Seabreeze
4. J Mood 5. B's Paris Blues 6. Autumn Lamp
7. Steppin' On The Blues 8. Laughin? & Talkin'(with Higg)
9. Carolina Shout
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Romare Bearden: Revealed
by Mark F. Turner
The Branford Marsalis Quartet's latest release pays homage to one of America's least known but most inventive artists: Romare Bearden. The artist's central medium was collage which fused paint, clippings, paper and other materials into powerful visual works that are now on display across the country in venues such as the Smithsonian, colleges, and prestigious galleries. ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Romare Bearden Revealed
by Nic Jones
Romare Bearden is a painter, and several of his works are featured in the CD booklet. The works reveal enough of the artist's concerns in themselves, and the music isn't a necessary complement to the works, nor yet is there anything unique about it that might readily associate it with Bearden's art. As ...
Footsteps of Our Fathers
Label: Rounder Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Giggin'; The Freedom Suite; A Love Supreme; Concorde
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Footsteps of Our Fathers
by Mark F. Turner
A slightly different perspective on Branford's new stellar work. No introduction is needed for one of the strongest saxophonists of our time. Branford Marsalis has started his own recording company entitled Marsalis Music with the release of Footsteps of Our Fathers, with compositions selected by jazz greats Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and John Lewis ...
The Branford Marsalis Quartet: Footsteps of Our Fathers
by Dan McClenaghan
Footsteps of Our Fathers is the first great Branford Marsalis album since 96's The Dark Keys. Credit the label change; Mr. Marsalis has started his own record company, Marsalis Music. The results are stunning. His last few efforts on the major label were a bit thin. Sounded great on initial listenings, but they seemed somehow diluted, ...
