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Branford Marsalis


 

Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Works

  • Scenes In The City
  • Romances for Saxophone - some little pieces of classical evergreens
  • Royal Garden Blues
  • Renaissance - on "The Peacocks": Herbie Hancock – Piano, Buster Williams - Bass
  • Random Abstract
  • Trio Jeepy - an album of standards featuring Milt Hinton (bass) and Jeff Watts (drums)
  • Do The Right Thing - music composed and conducted by Bill Lee
  • Mo' Better Blues - soundtrack to the movie
  • Crazy People Music
  • The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born - with guests Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and Courtney Pine (tenor saxophone)
  • I Heard You Twice The First Time - Branford's quartet pairs up with some Jazz and Blues greats (including B.B.King, Rip Tip Johnson) for a romp through the history of African-American music. Grammy Winner in category Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group
  • Bloomington - live recording (magnificent atmosphere)
  • Buckshot LeFonque
  • Music Evolution - the second Buckshot LeFonque project
  • Loved Ones - a duet with his father Ellis Marsalis (piano)
  • Requiem - recorded days before the death of and dedicated to pianist Kenny Kirkland, this album is undeniably one of The Branford Marsalis Quartet's greatest and most immediate works
  • The Dark Keys
  • Creation - some classical music rearranged for saxophone and orchestra
  • Contemporary Jazz - that's what it is. Grammy Winner in category Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
  • Footsteps of our Fathers - Branford again revisits the works of past masters, interpreting the tunes from his own angle
  • Romare Bearden Revealed - CD Issued in Conjunction with The Art of Romare Bearden (american painter)
  • The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration - A real fine showing for four brothers- Branford, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and their father, Ellis Marsalis recorded in 2002
  • Eternal
  • Branford also appears as a sideman on:

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  • Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
  • Bring on the Night - Sting (live album)
  • Black Codes (From the Underground) - Wynton Marsalis
  • You Won't Forget Me - Shirley Horn. Branford appears on the track "It Had to be You"
  • Karma - Robin Eubanks. On track 7 The Yearning and track 10 Remember When
  • JLW - Joe Louis Walker. On track 4 Inner City Man.

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