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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Now's the Time: The Branford Marsalis Quartet
It’s been more than five years since the Branford Marsalis Quartet appeared in Kansas City or Lawrence. The embedded video features footage from a session for the 2012 release Four MFs Playin’ Tunes, the only studio album the group has released in the interim. The quartet will perform at the Lied Center on Wednesday, April 6.
I audio taped the Branford Marsalis Quartet shows in Manhattan and Lawrence, but I'm new to jazz and I need help with the setlists. I've already figured out that the Manhattan encore is "St. James Infirmary" but I still need help with a couple of songs from each show. In my opinion the Manhattan show is better sounding and a better performance, but the Lawrence encore with Bobby Watson was definitely the highlight of both shows.
You can also download recordings that I've made of Wynton Marsalis, Sean Jones, and Eldar Djangirov on etree, as well as other non-jazz local shows. Just search my last name to get a full list.
Setlist help?
ReplyDeleteI audio taped the Branford Marsalis Quartet shows in Manhattan and Lawrence, but I'm new to jazz and I need help with the setlists. I've already figured out that the Manhattan encore is "St. James Infirmary" but I still need help with a couple of songs from each show. In my opinion the Manhattan show is better sounding and a better performance, but the Lawrence encore with Bobby Watson was definitely the highlight of both shows.
Manhattan: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=585888
Lawrence: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=585889
You can also download recordings that I've made of Wynton Marsalis, Sean Jones, and Eldar Djangirov on etree, as well as other non-jazz local shows. Just search my last name to get a full list.