Branford Marsalis's 'Requiem'

Branford Marsalis‘s ‘Requiem’ is an album recorded with Eric Revis, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and Kenny Kirkland and released in March 1999 by Sony Music.

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1 . Cassandra (8/15/1999, Newport Jazz Festival)

2 . Doctone (8/15/1999, Newport Jazz Festival)

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Track Listing : 1.Doctone (Branford Marsalis) – 06:07 . 2.Trieste (Paul Motian) – 08:23 . 3.A Thousand Autumns (Branford Marsalis) – 10:38 . 4.Lykief (Branford Marsalis) – 09:40 . 5.Bullworth (Branford Marsalis) – 06:35 . 6.Elysium (Branford Marsalis) – 09:35 . 7.Cassandra (Branford Marsalis) – 08:48 . 8.16Th St. Baptist Church (Branford Marsalis) – 09:43

Musicians : Branford Marsalis – Saxophones . Eric Revis – Bass . Jeff Tain Watts – Drums . Kenny Kirkland – Piano Except (6)

Production : Produced By Delfeayo Marsalis Greg Calbi – Mastering . Dennis Darby – Assistant Engineer . Patrick Smith – Engineer

Package : Josh Cheuse – Artwork . Arnold Levine – Artwork

Recorded In August & December 1998.

Released In March 1999 By Sony Music.

(Source Branford Marsalis – Requiem | Official Site)

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JazzTimes
The title might have added the parenthetical For Kenny in tribute to the late, great pianist Kenny Kirkland. His presence is key to this music-Branford’s finest to date-and will be sorely missed on both musical and personal levels. […]

All About Jazz
Tiny compromises that add, not diminish, a fine set that will keep supplying pleasure for years to come. An tribute worth hearing, particularly because it captures so cheerfully the energy, versatility and vitality of a much-missed man. […]

catwomyn @ RateYourMusic
What a crazy ass hot night on a tin roof, segments of ‘Requiem‘ …. with furious mood swings, I really love this 1999 release. But its not all fast and furious ‘sheets of sound’ with track three ‘A Thousand Autumns’ a restrained beauty of a song. […]

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