Released October 1996 Length 55:29 Artist Branford Marsalis Trio Producer Delfeayo Marsalis Genre Jazz | Recorded July & August 1996 The Dark Keys
(1996) Music Evolution
(1997) Release date October 1996 Label Columbia Records | |
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The Dark Keys is a jazz trio album by the Branford Marsalis Trio, featuring Branford Marsalis, Reginald Veal, and Jeff "Tain" Watts, with guest appearances from Kenny Garrett and Joe Lovano. Recorded July 31 to August 2, 1996 in the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York, the album reached Number 9 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
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Reception
In his AllMusic review, Leo Stanley says the performance "pushes at the borders of post-bop, adding elements of hip-hop and rock & roll, making for an adventurous and exciting listen." Steve Futterman concurred in his Entertainment Weekly review, saying the album shows Marsalis "(returning) to contender status." Writing in 2009 in the New York Times, Ben Ratliff calls the album one of the landmarks of the saxophone trio album tradition over the last 50 years.
Track listing
All tracks written by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated.
Personnel
Songs
1The Dark Keys10:45
2Hesitation6:01
3A Thousand Autumns6:26