Branford Marsalis
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Black Codes (From The Underground)
RecommendedWynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Jeff Tain Watts (drums), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Charnett Moffett (bass)
Black Codes marks the time in young Wynton’s career when he moved from being a Blakey/Hancock prodigy and started to stake out his own ground. —
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Marsalis’s method when planning a set for his quartet is to have everyone bring their ideas along and see what excites. In the studio he emphasises melody and rhythmic drive over harmony, resulting... —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Improvised Jazz Solo
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2019
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The Branford Marsalis Quartet is the first major American ensemble to explore the potential of the European Quartet’s groundbreaking album of half a century ago, and by placing their own collective... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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You Won't Forget Me
RecommendedShirley Horn, Charles Ables (double bass), Steve Williams (drums), Rudy Stevenson (guitar), Toots Thielemans (guitar), Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Charles Ables (bass guitar), Buster Williams (bass guitar), Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Buck Hill (tenor saxophone), Miles Davis (trumpet), Wynton...
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Grammy Awards, 35th Awards (1992), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
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Digital Duke
RecommendedThe Duke Ellington Orchestra, Gerry Wiggins (piano), Louie Bellson (drums), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone)
Mercer Ellington
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Grammy Awards, 31st Awards (1988), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
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Melaza
RecommendedDavid Sanchez (tenor saxophone), Hans Glawischnig (bass), Miguel Zenon (alto saxophone), Antonio Sanchez (drums), Edsel Gomez (piano), Pernell Saturnino (percussion), Adam Cruz (drums), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), David Sanchez (soprano saxophone), Pernell Saturnino (congas), Pernell Saturnino...
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Grammy Awards, 44th Awards (2001), Nominee: Best Latin Jazz Album
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Grammy Awards, 2017, Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
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I Heard You Twice The First Time
RecommendedBranford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Robert Hurst (tenor saxophone), Jeff 'Tain' Watts (drums), Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Robert Hurst (bass), B.B. King (guitar), B.B. King (vocal), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Reginald Veal (bass), Russell Malone (guitar),...
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
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Hot House Flowers
RecommendedWynton Marsalis (trumpet), Mitsue Takayama (viola), Harry Zaratzian (viola), Fred Zlotkin (cello), Theodore Israel (viola), Gayle Dixon (violin), Diane Monroe (violin), Peter Dimitriades (violin), Seymour Barab (cello), Al Brown (viola), Richard Locker (cello), Paul McCandless (oboe), Andrew Schwartz...
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Grammy Awards, 28th Awards (1985), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
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