Released September 12, 2006 Braggtown
(2006) — Release date 12 September 2006 Label Marsalis Music | Length 74:00 Artist Branford Marsalis Quartet Producer Branford Marsalis Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded March 13–16, 2006,
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Similar Branford Marsalis Quartet albums, Jazz albums | ||
Braggtown is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006.
Contents
The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated Eternal, draws upon a world of inspirations, including John Coltrane, a 17th-century English composer, an American Indian Warrior and a Japanese horror film. Marsalis chose some of the new songs from the band's current repertoire, with an emphasis on what he describes as "that kind of high-energy music we've been playing in live performance."
This album was named after Braggtown, a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina, as Marsalis has been a resident of the Durham area for the past few years.
The cover of the album shows the four musicians in a locker room in the baseball stadium Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Track listing
- "Jack Baker" (Branford Marsalis) - 14:12
- "Hope" (Joey Calderazzo) - 11:01
- "Fate" (Marsalis) - 08:24
- "Blakzilla" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 12:40
- "O Solitude" (Henry Purcell) - 07:48
- "Sir Roderick, the Aloof" (Marsalis) - 05:45
- "Black Elk Speaks" (Eric Revis) - 14:10
Personnel
Charts
Songs
1Jack Baker14:12
2Hope11:02
3Fate8:24