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Braggtown is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006.
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.[1]
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
- 2006 Top Jazz Albums # 14
References
- ^ a b Menconi, David (September 11, 2006). "Branford's bragging rights". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Music Box review