Random Abstract

by Branford Marsalis

Random Abstract cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:13:27
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Tokyo, this highly interactive studio date showcases the saxophonist leading a formidable acoustic quartet that includes his brother Wynton's rhythm section. The performance bridges traditional post-bop idioms with bold, avant-garde improvisational flurries, paying direct homage to masters like John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter. It remains a critically lauded benchmark of the late-eighties neo-traditional jazz resurgence.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Yes And No (6:39)
  2. Cresent City (11:00)
  3. Broadway Fools (9:51)
  4. LonJellis (8:11)
  5. I Thought About You (5:39)
  6. Lonely Woman (16:21)
  7. Steep's Theme (0:28)
  8. Yesterday's (10:56)
  9. Crepuscule With Nellie (4:20)

Credits

  • Branford Marsalis - primary artist, saxophone, written-by
  • Delbert Felix - acoustic bass
  • Ruth Marten - artwork by [cover art]
  • Lewis Nash - drums
  • Kenny Kirkland - piano, written-by
  • Takayuki Yamaguchi - tuner [piano tuner]
  • Wayne Shorter - written-by
  • Jimmy Van Heusen - written-by

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