Braggtown is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006.
The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated Eternal, draws upon a world of inspirations, including John Coltrane, a 17th-century English composer, an American Indian Warrior and a Japanese horror film. Marsalis chose some of the new songs from the band's current repertoire, with an emphasis on what he describes as "that kind of high-energy music we've been playing in live performance."
This album was named after Braggtown, a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina, as Marsalis has been a resident of the Durham area for the past few years.
The cover of the album shows the four musicians in a locker room in the baseball stadium Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Track listing "Jack Baker" (Branford Marsalis) - 14:12 "Hope" (Joey Calderazzo) - 11:01 "Fate" (Marsalis) - 08:24 "Blakzilla" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 12:40 "O Solitude" (Henry Purcell) - 07:48 "Sir Roderick, the Aloof" (Marsalis) - 05:45 "Black Elk Speaks" (Eric Revis) - 14:10
Personnel Branford Marsalis – saxophones Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums
Charts 2006 Top Jazz Albums # 14
References
External links Braggtown at BranfordMarsalis.com