Dizzy Gillespie – New Faces

 

Label: GRP – GRP-A-1012
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop

TRACKS:
1 Birk’s Works 6:26
2 Lorraine 7:40
3 Tin Tin Deo 6:30
4 Tenor’s Song 4:01
5 Ballad 7:18
6 Fiesta Mojo 6:15
7 Every Mornin’ 4:30

MUSICIANS:
Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet
Kenny Kirkland Piano
Branford Marsalis Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Lonnie Plaxico (1-6) Acoustic Bass
Lincoln Goines (7) Bass
Robert Ameen Drums
Steve Thornton (3, 6) Percussion

Wynton Marsalis – National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Dec.06/83

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis Quintet Live at National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Recorded Dec.06/83

Wynton Marsalis- tpt
Branford Marsalis – tn,sop sxs
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Charnett Moffett – ac-bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums

Wynton Marsalis – Village Vanguard, NYC 2.4.1983

Wynton Marsalis

Recorded Live Village Vanguard, NYC 2.4.1983

Wynton Marsalis : Trumpet
Branford Marsalis : Tenor saxophone
Kenny Kirkland : Acoustic piano
Phil Bowler : Acoustic bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts : Drums

A lot of work went into this recording before I got it to make it sound this good, two different sources and lots of messing around but it’s been worth it.

This is a wonderful document of this classic quintet at one of the best clubs in the world.

Wynton Marsalis – Think of One

Wynthon Marsalis

Label: CBS – CK 38641
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Modal

TRACKS:
1 Knozz-Moe-King
2 Fuschia
3 My Ideal
4 What Is Happening Here (Now) ?
5 Think of One
6 Bell Ringer
7 Later
8 Melancholia

MUSICIANS:
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
Branford Marsalis (saxophone)
Kenny Kirkland (piano)
Phil Bowler (bass)
Ray Drummond (bass)
Jeff “Tain” Watts (drums).

Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis

Released: January 8th, 1982

MUSICIANS:
pianist Herbie Hancock
bassist Ron Carter
drummer Tony Williams
saxophonist Branford Marsalis
pianist Kenny Kirkland
drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.

TRACKS:
1. Father Time 8:15
2. I’ll Be There When The Time Comes 2:33
3. RJ 3:48
4. Hesitation 5:43
5. Sister Cheryl 5:43
6. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)? 5:43
7. Twilight 8:40

Delfeayo Marsalis – Pontius Pilate’s Decision

Delfeayo Marsalis - Pontius Pilate's Decision

Bellissimo disco trovato usato su Amazon per 2 dollari, sono contento di averlo preso perchè ne valeva certamente la pena. Tutti i brani sono scritti da Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone) con qualche collaborazione tra cui Tony Williams nel brano “The Weary Ways Of Mary Magdalene”.

E’ stato pubblicato nel 1992 con l’etichetta Novus

I brani del cd:
1. Pontius Pilate’s Decision
2. Adam’s Ecstasy; Eve’s Delight
3. Barabbas
4. Weary Ways of Mary Magdalene
5. Nicodemus
6. Son of the Virgin Mary
7. Reverent Judas Iscariot
8. Simon’s Journey
9. Last Supper
10. Crucifixion

Musicisti:
Personnel: Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone),
Wessel Anderson (sopranino & alto saxophones),
Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone),
Mark Gross (alto saxophone),
Joshua Redman, Nat Turner (tenor saxophones),
Wynton Marsalis, Scotty Barnhart (trumpet),
Red Atkins, Kenny Kirkland, Marthaniel Roberts (piano),
Chris Thomas, Bob Hurst, Reginald Veal (bass),
Jason Marsalis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Herlin Riley (drums),
Kimati (percussion).

Charlie Haden – Vitoris Theatre, Vancouver Jazz Festival 30.1.1987

hadenQuesto è un bootleg o meglio una registrazione di un concerto avvenuto il 30 gennaio del 1987 a Vancouver. Bellissimo concerto da sentire e da avere, questo disco non si può comprare ma si può scaricare liberamente e penso anche legalmente da Internet.

Elenco Brani:

  1. Hermitage
  2. Bay City
  3. Lonely Woman
  4. Silence
  5. The Good Life
  6. Just You Just Me

Musicisti:
Charlie Haden : Acoustic bass
Branford Marsalis : Tenor and Soprano saxophone
Kenny Kirkland : Acoustic piano
Billy Higgins : Drums

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

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Registrazione Live, purtroppo non è completa ma comunque interessante e piena di spunti. Come al solito una grande band.

Branford Marsalis Quartet
Theatre St Denis
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
July 1989

Branford Marsalis (sxs)
Kenny Kirkland (pno)
Robert Hurst (ac-bs)
Jeff”Tain”Watts (dms)

An Evening with Branford Marsalis in Budapest

imageHo reperito questo splendido bootleg con una registrazione live del quartetto di Branford Marsalis, la qualità è abbastanza buona; le performanche sono incredibili, questa band dal vivo non ha precedenti. Ha una carica nei soli che è fantastica penso che sia un disco imperdibile per gli amanti del genere.

An Evening With Branford Marsalis in Budapest (8 July, 1998)

Recorded live at Dokk Backstage Arena in Budapest, Hungary

The band:

Branford Marsalis – saxophones
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums

Il bootleg è formato da 2 CD:

  1. Introduction
  2. Spartacus
  3. El Rey
  4. Steepian Faith
  5. Unknow Song
  6. Muphkin Man
  1. Lykief
  2. Citizen Tain
  3. So Tender

Branford Marsalis – Scenes in the City

scenes-in-the-cityE’ stato pubblicato nel 1984 ed è il primo album di Branford Marsalis; i musicisti che suonano con lui sono :
Branford Marsalis – Saxophones
Mulgrew Miller – Piano
Kenny Kirkland – Piano
Marvin Smith – Drums
Jeff “Tain” Watts – Drums
Ron Carter – Bass
Ray Drummond – Bass
Charnett Moffett –Bass
Phil Bowler – Bass
Robin Eubanks – Trombone
John Longo – Trumpet
Wendell Price – Narrator

Tra i brani di spicco di questo album mi sento di segnalare: No Sidestepping e Solstice
Comunque un bellissimo album, molto improvvisato dove Jeff  Tain Watts è un portento a dare la carica che serve.