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Biography

Born: August 26, 1960 in Breaux Bridge, LA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

The oldest of the four musical Marsalis brothers, Branford Marsalis has had an impressive career. After studying at Southern University and Berklee, Branford toured Europe with the Art Blakey big band in the summer of 1980 (playing baritone), played three months with Clark Terry, and then spent five months playing alto with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1981). He mostly played tenor and soprano while with Wynton Marsalis' influential group (1982-1985), at first sounding most influenced by Wayne Shorter...

Top Albums By Branford Marsalis Quartet
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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	The Return of the Jitney Man	Branford Marsalis Quartet	5:57	$0.99
2.	The Blossom of Parting	Branford Marsalis Quartet	8:53	$0.99
3.	Jabberwocky	Branford Marsalis Quartet	5:16	$0.99
4.	Abe Vigoda	Branford Marsalis Quartet	5:22	$0.99
5.	Rhythm-A-Ning	Branford Marsalis Quartet	8:04	$0.99
6.	Sphere	Branford Marsalis Quartet	6:15	$0.99
7.	The Last Goodbye	Branford Marsalis Quartet	8:29	$0.99
8.	And Then, He Was Gone	Branford Marsalis Quartet	3:17	$0.99
9.	Samo ©	Branford Marsalis Quartet	10:01	Album Only

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