Braggtown


Braggtown is an album released by The [Branford Marsalis Quartet] in 2006.
The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated Marsalis album)|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

  1. "Jack Baker" - 14:12
  2. "Hope" - 11:01
  3. "Fate" - 08:24
  4. "Blakzilla" - 12:40
  5. "O Solitude" - 07:48
  6. "Sir Roderick, the Aloof" - 05:45
  7. "Black Elk Speaks" - 14:10

Personnel

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