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.

Album Reviews

• Editors Pick @ TracksMusic.com