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Branford Marsalis (26 Aug 1960 - )

Male Person - United States saxophonist

Releases (12)

Official

Album

  1. Scenes in the City 1984
  2. Royal Garden Blues 1986
  3. Romances for Saxophone 1986
  4. Renaissance 1987
  5. Random Abstract 28 Jun 1988
  6. Trio Jeepy 13 Jun 1989
  7. I Heard You Twice the First Time 1992
  8. Contemporary Jazz 08 Jun 2000

Album - Compilation

  1. The Steep Anthology 18 Aug 2004

Album - Live

  1. In My Solitude (live at Grace Cathedral) 2014

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 18 Dec 2020

Promotion

Album

  1. I Heard You Twice the First Time: Radio Edits 1992

Relationships (13)

Performs As

  1. Prometheus Jenkins

Member Of

  1. David Murray Quartet
  2. Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra tenor saxophone
  3. Buckshot LeFonque
  4. M-Base Collective
  5. Branford Marsalis Trio eponymous
  6. The Marsalis Family
  7. The Branford Marsalis Quartet eponymous
  8. The Wynton Marsalis Quintet

Siblings

  1. Wynton Marsalis
  2. Jason Marsalis
  3. Delfeayo Marsalis

Parents

  1. Ellis Marsalis

Recordings by (127)

  1. No Backstage Pass 6:48 (1984)
  2. Scenes In The City 5:51 (1984)
  3. Solstice 8:56 (1984)
  4. Waiting for Tain 6:50 (1984)
  5. No Sidestepping 7:00 (1984)
  6. Parable 5:36 (1984)
  7. L'isle Joyeuse (Debussy) 6:46 (1986)
  8. Pavane (Fauré) 5:44 (1986)
  9. Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy) 4:15 (1986)
  10. Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) 6:01 (1986)
  11. Pastorale (Stravinsky) 2:43 (1986)
  12. Bachianas Brasilerias No.5 (Villa-Lobos) 5:36 (1986)
  13. Gymnopedie No. 3 (Satie) 2:31 (1986)
  14. Prelude (Ravel) 3:19 (1986)
  15. Pièce en forme de habañera 2:44 (1986) for saxophone and orchestra; orch. Michel Colombier
  16. Sicilienne (Fauré) 3:36 (1986)
  17. Serenata (Stravinsky) 2:59 (1986)
  18. The Old Castle (Mussorgsky) 4:25 (1986)
  19. Swingin' at the Haven 5:12 (1986)
  20. Dienda 7:14 (1986)
  21. Strike Up the Band 4:21 (1986)
  22. Emanon 7:25 (1986)
  23. Royal Garden Blues 7:07 (1986)
  24. Shadows 9:30 (1986)
  25. The Wrath of Tain 8:57 (1986)
  26. Just One of Those Things 7:46 (1987)
  27. Lament 5:54 (1987)
  28. The Peacocks 14:58 (1987)
  29. Love Stone 6:24 (1987)
  30. Citadel 10:39 (1987)
  31. The Wrath (Structured Burnout) 6:29 (1987)
  32. St. Thomas 4:51 (1987)
  33. Yes And No 6:44 (28 Jun 1988)
  34. Crescent City 11:00 (28 Jun 1988)
  35. Broadway Fools 9:52 (28 Jun 1988)
  36. LonJellis 8:11 (28 Jun 1988)
  37. I Thought About You 5:39 (28 Jun 1988)
  38. Lonely Woman 16:20 (28 Jun 1988)
  39. Steep's Theme 0:29 (28 Jun 1988)
  40. Yesterday's 11:03 (28 Jun 1988)
  41. Crepuscule With Nellie 4:21 (28 Jun 1988)
  42. Satie: Gymnopedie No. 3 2:33 (1988)
  43. Housed From Edward 9:29 (13 Jun 1989)
  44. The Nearness of You 10:34 (13 Jun 1989)
  45. Three Little Words 5:07 (13 Jun 1989)
  46. Makin' Whoopee 0:47 (13 Jun 1989)
  47. UMMG 7:10 (13 Jun 1989)
  48. Gutbucket Steepy 6:18 (13 Jun 1989)
  49. Doxy 7:57 (13 Jun 1989)
  50. Makin' Whoopee (reprise) 9:06 (13 Jun 1989)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. No Backstage Pass 6:48 Branford Marsalis (1984)
  2. Solstice 8:56 Branford Marsalis (1984)
  3. Scenes in the City 5:51 Branford Marsalis (1984)
  4. Waiting for Tain 6:50 Branford Marsalis (1984)
  5. No Sidestepping 7:00 Branford Marsalis (1984)
  6. Parable 5:36 Branford Marsalis (1984)

Instruments

  1. A Wheel Within a Wheel 7:50 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) baritone saxophone
  2. Medley: The White Sheik / I Vitelloni / Il Bidone / The Nights of Cabiria 8:49 Wynton Marsalis (1981) woodwind
  3. Minor Thesis 13:42 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) baritone saxophone
  4. Bit a Bittadose 6:00 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) baritone saxophone
  5. Stairway to the Stars 6:50 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) baritone saxophone
  6. Linwood 7:45 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) baritone saxophone
  7. In Walked Bud 8:25 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1982) alto saxophone
  8. In a Sentimental Mood 7:17 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1982) alto saxophone
  9. Waterfalls 11:29 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1982) alto saxophone
  10. A La Mode 10:34 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1982) alto saxophone
  11. Fuller Love 8:46 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1982) alto saxophone
  12. Betrayal 3:06 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983) saxophone
  13. Decoy 8:34 Miles Davis (Apr 1984) soprano saxophone
  14. That’s Right 11:15 Miles Davis (Apr 1984) soprano saxophone
  15. Code M.D. 6:01 Miles Davis (Apr 1984) soprano saxophone
  16. Chance 5:54 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  17. May Dance 6:07 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  18. Mad Monkey 6:15 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  19. Lazy Afternoon 5:06 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  20. Duchess 6:14 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  21. Waiting Inside 7:46 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  22. Lorca 7:30 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  23. IDGAF Suite 10:18 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  24. Cosmosis 4:42 Billy Hart (1984) tenor saxophone
  25. Parable 5:36 Branford Marsalis (1984) soprano saxophone
  26. No Sidestepping 7:00 Branford Marsalis (1984) tenor saxophone
  27. No Backstage Pass 6:48 Branford Marsalis (1984) tenor saxophone
  28. Scenes in the City 5:51 Branford Marsalis (1984) tenor saxophone
  29. Solstice 8:56 Branford Marsalis (1984) tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  30. Waiting for Tain 6:50 Branford Marsalis (1984) soprano saxophone
  31. Stardust 4:09 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  32. For All We Know 6:18 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  33. When You Wish Upon a Star 4:44 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  34. Django 4:53 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  35. Hot House Flowers 5:48 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  36. I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) 5:40 Wynton Marsalis (1984) saxophone
  37. Children’s Crusade 5:01 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  38. Shadows in the Rain 4:51 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  39. We Work the Black Seam 5:42 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  40. Consider Me Gone 4:21 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  41. Moon Over Bourbon Street 4:00 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  42. Love Is the Seventh Wave 3:32 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  43. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 4:16 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone
  44. Russians 3:58 Sting (01 Jun 1985) saxophone

Credited as (71)

  1. Branford Marsalis
  2. Branford Marsalis & Harry Connick, Jr.
  3. Branford Marsalis and John Lee Hooker
  4. Rob Wasserman, Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis
  5. B.B. King feat. Branford Marsalis
  6. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Branford Marsalis
  7. Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo
  8. Ellis & Branford Marsalis
  9. Angélique Kidjo feat. Alicia Keys & Branford Marsalis
  10. Frank McComb feat. Branford Marsalis
  11. Branford Marsalis ; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  12. Guru feat. Branford Marsalis
  13. Branford Marsalis, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  14. Branford Marsalis, Michel Colombier
  15. Branford Marsalis feat. The Impressions
  16. Branford Marsalis, Branford Marsalis Quartet, North Carolina Symphony, Grant Llewellyn
  17. North Carolina Symphony, Grant Llewellyn, Branford Marsalis
  18. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Branford Marsalis
  19. Branford Marsalis and The Impressions
  20. Harry Connick, Jr. & Branford Marsalis
  21. Joshua Bell featuring Branford Marsalis
  22. Bruce Hornsby & Branford Marsalis
  23. Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, Denardo Coleman, Charlie Ellerbee, Al MacDowell, Tony Falanga & Antoine Roney
  24. Jajouka, Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, Ravi Coltrane, Denardo Coleman, Charlie Ellerbee, Al MacDowell, Tony Falanga & Antoine Roney
  25. Geri Allen, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, David Murray, Wallace Roney, Denardo Coleman, Charlie Ellerbee, Al MacDowell, Tony Falanga & Antoine Roney
  26. Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis
  27. Branford Marsalis, English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton
  28. Branford Marsalis, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Carlo Maria Giulini
  29. Branford Marsalis, The English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton
  30. Guru feat. Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis
  31. Bruce Springsteen with Branford Marsalis
  32. Guru / Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis
  33. Rob Wasserman, Bruce Hornsby & Branford Marsalis
  34. The Essence All Stars feat. LaMont Johnson, Branford Marsalis, Rodney Whitaker, Idris Muhammad
  35. Kurt Elling feat. Branford Marsalis & Jeff Watts
  36. Kurt Elling feat. Branford Marsalis
  37. Branford Marsalis & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  38. Branford Marsalis feat. Bruce Hornsby
  39. Akira Tana feat. Branford Marsalis & Claudia Villela
  40. Anna Maria Jopek & Branford Marsalis
  41. Bruce Hornsby feat. Branford Marsalis
  42. Chris Stamey feat. Django Haskins with Branford Marsalis
  43. Gabriel Prokofiev; Branford Marsalis, Joby Burgess, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexei Bogorad
  44. Branford Marsalis, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexei Bogorad
  45. Bill Lee & Branford Marsalis
  46. The Soul Rebels feat. Branford Marsalis & Brandee Younger
  47. Branford Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo
  48. Public Enemy featuring Branford Marsalis
  49. Charles Fambrough feat. Wynton Marsalis, Brendford Marsalis, Groover Washington, Jr. & Roy Hargrove
  50. Bootsy Collins feat. Victor Wooten, Branford Marsalis & Danielle René Withers
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Works (44)

Wrote

  1. Here We Go Again
  2. Music Evolution
  3. Wasineveritis
  4. James Brown (Part I & II)
  5. Another Day
  6. Try These On
  7. A Buckshot Rebuttal
  8. My Way (Doin’ It)
  9. Better Than I Am
  10. Paris Is Burning
  11. Jungle Grove
  12. Weary With Toil
  13. Black Monday
  14. Phoenix
  15. Samba Hop
  16. ...And We Out
  17. One Block Past It
  18. L'Chaim
  19. Jazz Thing
  20. Pop Top 40

Composed

  1. Say Hey
  2. Knocked Out The Box
  3. Beneath The Underdog
  4. Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)
  5. The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
  6. Xavier's Lair
  7. Cain & Abel
  8. Citizen Tain
  9. Gilligan's Isle
  10. Dewey Baby
  11. Itche Koutche
  12. The Wrath of Tain
  13. No Backstage Pass
  14. Solstice
  15. Waiting for Tain
  16. Housed From Edward
  17. Gutbucket Steepy
  18. Random Abstract (Tain's Rampage)
  19. Jabberwocky
  20. The Wrath (Structured Burnout)
  21. Mar Salis
  22. No Pain, No Gain

Lyrics

  1. Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)
  2. Itche Koutche

Events (10)

Main Performer At

  1. North Sea Jazz Festival 2008
  2. Ellis Marsalis Family Tribute
  3. 1990‐02‐12: China Club, Hollywood, CA, USA
  4. Sting’s 60th Birthday Bash
  5. Live Aid time
  6. 1990‐02‐10: Greenacres, Beverly Hills, CA, USA saxophone
  7. 1990‐02‐11: Greenacres, Beverly Hills, CA, USA saxophone
  8. Rainforest Foundation Concert saxophone

Guest Performer At

  1. 1988‐09‐10: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain saxophone
  2. 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina saxophone

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.marsalismusic.com/
  2. http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84145396
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84145396
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138971196
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/branford_marsalis
  5. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=487872
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134455983

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Branford%20Marsalis

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/299989

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/27803

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000045379

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550364/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/85436513

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454819

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gPY6jETlC02stpXOUmSBH

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/fd9cdeb8-5436-46a7-8e17-4ee900219246

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/bmarsalis
  2. https://www.facebook.com/branfordmarsalis

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/branfordmarsalis

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/MarsalisMusic