CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Jazz (Saxophone)      

Recorded at Paramount Stage M, Los Angeles, January 26-28, 1987

"The Peacocks" recorded December 31, 1986 at RCA Studio A, NYC

"St. Thomas" recorded live at Concerts By the Sea, January 25, 1987 by Delf with a Sony TCD5M cassette recorder and a generic microphone

Piano provided by Steinway

"Lament" is dedicated to my grandmother. Leona Ferdinand "The Peacocks" is dedicated to my loving mother, Dolores

To obtain more wood sound from the bass, this was recorded without usage of the "Dreaded bass direct" (except a little on "Just One Of Those Things"!!)

The high point of Branford Marsalis' third Columbia release as a leader is a 15-minute version of Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks" played in a trio with pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Buster Williams. The remainder of the program matches Marsalis with pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Bob Hurst, and drummer Tony Williams on a pair of standards ("Just One of Those Things" and a live version of "St. Thomas"), J.J. Johnson's "Lament," and originals by Marsalis and Williams. Although he did not have an immediately recognizable sound on tenor and soprano at this point, it was obvious from nearly the start that Branford Marsalis would have a very significant career. This is one of his better early efforts.

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