Tonight's jazz badass on the CD: Branford Marsalis

[Zomby Woof]

"The Dark Keys". Kicks ZombyButt. Seen him live twice and he floors me.

Made Jeff "Tain" Watts laugh with a comment of mine, since I was practically on the stage. But NOTHING breaks that man's concentration for long. They are all great people and fantastic musicians.

[progmom]

1. Is that the one without piano?

Must go check...

[Zomby Woof]

2. Yes

Which reminds me... both times I saw the band it was the Trio (and this was in the early and mid-90's). Unfortunately, I never got to see Kenny.

RIP Kenny Kirkland. :-(

[progmom]

4. I saw Kenny with Branford right after Crazy People Music

...a CD that I loved.

He was such a talent. That was by far my favorite quartet Branford ever put together.

[Zomby Woof]

6. I LOVE that album!

Diddle-it! Diddle-it! :D

[progmom]

10. Ballad of Chet Kincaid is my favorite track from that.

Last year Concord released a version by Quincy Jones that's really great. You can find it here:

[Zomby Woof]

13. I think Quincy wrote it with Cosby...?

I recall Cosby had a one-season TV show (1970 or so) called "Cosby", in which he played a high school gym teacher named Chet Kincaid, and the Quincy/Cosby version has some scat singing (or a kind of early rap, done by Cosby), for the theme song. Many moons ago, it was, lol. When I heard the Branford version, I instantly was taken back to the reruns of the show that were resurrected on cable during the peak of Cosby's late 80's sitcom.

[progmom]

15. You are correct, sir!

[Zomby Woof]

16. suddenly...

I am craving scotch, and I don't even drink it... ;-)

(A joke Johnny himself would appreciate about Ed, I think!)

[salin]

3. Amazing show I saw a number of years back

Winston (Winton) Marsalis doing the music - and the Alvin Ailley dance troop performing. Amazing.

[Zomby Woof]

5. Wynton

Never have seen him... but I'll point out that just about everyone who has played for Branford has played for Wynton sometime too.

The dance troupe sounds wonderful!

[salin]

9. One of the best modern dance

(but not too avante guard) troops back in the nineties (might still be - but I am not in an area that gets real exposure any more...)

[progmom]

7. I think this was the music from that

[Zomby Woof]

8. oh cool! never heard that one

I have the album he did with their Dad, Ellis, "Joe Cool's Blues". I admit I am very fond of Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown compositions. :-)

[progmom]

11. Nothing to be bashful about there!

Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's not good! ;)

[Zomby Woof]

14. I don't get how anyone cannot love Peanuts!

I relate to ol' Chuck in many ways!

*doesn't let progmom hold the football though* :P

[salin]

12. Great find

I think you are right.

I actually read about Alvin Ailley and his troop when I was in Ann Arbor - but I didn't get to seem him. A few months later when I relocated (to another college town) - and I had the opportunity to see the show - I jumped on it.