The Marsalis Family
Track list
01.Listen Swingin’ at the Haven
02.Listen Surrey with the Fringe On Top
03.Listen Wynton Speaks
04.Listen Cain and Abel
05.Listen Nostalgic Impressions
06.Listen After
07.Listen Sultry Serenade
08.Listen Twelve’s It
09.Listen Harry Speaks
10.Listen Saint James Infirmary
11.Listen Struttin’ with Some Barbecue
Ellis Marsalis (piano), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone), Jason Marsalis (frums), Roland Guerin (bass), Harry Connick, Jr. (piano), Lucien Barbarin (trombone)
DESCRIPTION
In 1981, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and saxophonist Branford Marsalis burst on the scene as the young lions who started a jazz renaissance. They were followed by their younger brothers, trombonist Delfeayo and drummer Jason. Incredible as it sounds, they’ve never recorded together as a family. On August 4, 2001, at the University of New Orleans, they performed with their father, the esteemed pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis in a concert that marked his retirement from the school’s jazz department. Supported by bassist Roland Guerin, the family delivers a swinging live program of standards and original works in trio, quartet, and sextet combinations. The elder Marsalis’s pristine pianism colors his midtempo tune “Swingin’ at the Haven,” while Jason Marsalis’s Afro-tinged intro peppers the standard “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top.” Wynton and Branford declare their brotherly love on the saxophonist’s Ornette Coleman-esque “Cain and Abel.” Actor-singer-pianist Harry Connick Jr. joins in on the fun with “Twelve’s It” and “St. James Infirmary.”
