Marsalis, Branford Quartet With Kurt Elling / Upward Spiral
Album: Upward Spiral   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Marsalis, Branford Quartet With Kurt Elling   Added:Aug 2016
Label:Okeh  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-08-15 Pull Date: 2016-10-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21
Airplays: 1 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 10, 2016: Music Casserole
Momma Said
4. Aug 26, 2016: Rebop
Doxy
2. Sep 02, 2016: Rebop
There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
5. Aug 19, 2016: Rebop
Blue Gardenia, There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
3. Aug 27, 2016: Music Casserole
Cassandra Song

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-12
Marsalis, Branford Quartet with Kurt Elling/
Upward Spiral
Label: Okeh

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-12

Tom McCarter
Marsalis, Branford Quartet with Kurt Elling
Upward Spiral
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Marsalis shines as always with a tight group of young Turks and they work seamlessly with Elling. Muscical choices swing from slow to fast. A little something for everyone.
If You Like: Johnny Hartman, Jon Hendricks, Chet Baker (singing), Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson
Favorite Tracks: There’s a Boat Leaving Soon for New York, Doxy,Cassandra Song
Track Review:
1/ uptempo 2/ midtempo builds to uptempo 3/ slow tempo 4/ slow tempo, sax starts & ends 5/ bouncing midtempo swing with scat singing 6/ slow tempo, sax starts 7/ slow tempo, vocal start
8/ midtempo bossa nova builds to midtempo close 9/ slow tempo with spoken word 10/ slow song with upbeat solo from Branford 11/ slow tempo 12/ midtempo with nice solo from Branford


Track Listing
1. There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York   7. West Vifginia Rose
2. Blue Gardenia   8. So Tinha De Ser Com Voce
3. From One Island To Another   9. Momma Said
4. Practical Arrangement   10. Cassandra Song
5. Doxy   11. Blue Velvet
6. I'm A Fool To Want You   12. The Return (Upward Spiral)