Scenes in the City

by Branford Marsalis

Overview

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. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2014
Label:	Music On Cd
UPC:	8718627221396
Rank:	85577

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Branford Marsalis   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano),Vocals,Sax (Tenor)
Kenny Kirkland   Piano
Charnett Moffett   Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts   Drums,Vocals
Robin Eubanks   Trombone
Ron Carter   Bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith   Drums
Ray Drummond   Bass
Mulgrew Miller   Piano
Phil Bowler   Bass,Drums
Wendell Pierce   Marimba
John Longo   Trumpet
Eddie Williams   Vocals

Technical Credits

Tom Mowrey   Producer
Eddie Williams   Announcer
Kenny Kirkland   Composer
Charles Mingus   Composer
Branford Marsalis   Composer
A.B. Spellman   Liner Notes
Tim Geelan   Engineer
Mulgrew Miller   Composer
Dr. George Butler   Producer,Executive Producer
Marcus Miller   Composer
Wendell Pierce   Narrator
Henrietta Condak   Cover Design
Duane Michaels   Photography