Branford Marsalis - Scenes In The City (1983)

Branford Marsalis - Scenes In The City (1983)
Jazz | Columbia-1983 | 320 kbps Mp3 | Time:41:02 min. | 94 Mb.

Review by Scott Yanow:
Branford Marsalis's debut as a leader is ambitious yet consistently successful. On "Scenes of the City," his narrative is in the same spirit of some of Charles Mingus's recordings of the 1950s. Otherwise the music is in the modern mainstream vein with Marsalis (on tenor and soprano) hinting strongly at Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane, along with a touch of Sonny Rollins. The backup crew includes such notable young lions as pianist Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummers Jeff "Tain" Watts and Marvin "Smitty" Smith in addition to bassist Ron Carter. It's an impressive start to a notable career. AMG

Credits:
Phil Bowler Bass, Drums
Dr. George Butler Producer, Executive Producer
Ron Carter Bass
Henrietta Condak Cover Design
Ray Drummond Bass
Robin Eubanks Trombone
Tim Geelan Engineer
Kenny Kirkland Piano
John Longo Trumpet
Branford Marsalis Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Vocals
Duane Michaels Photography
Mulgrew Miller Piano
Charnett Moffett Bass
Wendell Pierce Marimba, Narrator
Marvin "Smitty" Smith Drums
A.B. Spellman Liner Notes
Jeff "Tain" Watts Drums, Vocals
Eddie Williams Vocals, Announcer

Tracks:
1 No Backstage Pass (B. Marsalis)
2 Scenes In The City (C. Mingus)
3 Solstice (B. Marsalis)
4 Waiting For Tain (B. Marsalis)
5 No Sidestepping (M. Miller)
6 Parable (K. Kirkland)

Recorded April 18,19 and Nov. 28,29, 1983 at RCA Studio A, New York

Scenes In The City

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