''Braggtown'' is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006. The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated ''

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'', draws upon a world of inspirations, including

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, 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

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, 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

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Track listing

# "Jack Baker" (

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) - 14:12 # "Hope" (

Joey Calderazzo Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born ...

) - 11:01 # "Fate" (

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) - 08:24 # "Blakzilla" (

Jeff "Tain" Watts Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Biography Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny ...

) - 12:40 # "O Solitude" (

Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest E ...

) - 07:48 # "Sir Roderick, the Aloof" (

) - 05:45 # "Black Elk Speaks" (

Eric Revis Eric Revis (born May 31, 1967) is a jazz bassist and composer. Revis came to prominence as a bassist with singer Betty Carter in the mid-1990s. Since 1997 he has been a member of Branford Marsalis's ensemble. His debut album, ''Tales of the Stutt ...

) - 14:10

Personnel

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Charts

* 2006

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References

External links

''Braggtown'' at BranfordMarsalis.com
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