Braggtown is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006.

Braggtown
Studio album by Branford Marsalis Quartet
Released	September 12, 2006
Recorded	March 13–16, 2006, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC[1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:00
Label	Marsalis Music
Producer	Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis Quartet chronology
A Love Supreme Live (2004) Braggtown (2006) American Spectrum (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Music Box	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated Eternal, draws upon a world of inspirations, including John Coltrane, 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 Durham, North Carolina, 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 Durham Bulls Athletic Park.[1]

Track listing

1. "Jack Baker" (Branford Marsalis) - 14:12
2. "Hope" (Joey Calderazzo) - 11:01
3. "Fate" (Marsalis) - 08:24
4. "Blakzilla" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 12:40
5. "O Solitude" (Henry Purcell) - 07:48
6. "Sir Roderick, the Aloof" (Marsalis) - 05:45
7. "Black Elk Speaks" (Eric Revis) - 14:10

Personnel

• Branford Marsalis – saxophones
• Joey Calderazzo - piano
• Eric Revis - bass
• Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums

Charts

• 2006 Top Jazz Albums # 14

References

External links

• Braggtown at BranfordMarsalis.com