Jazz arrangements inspired by the paintings and life of Romare Bearden. "This recording can be considered part of a jam session in which Romare Bearden's paintings play a vibrant part: the musicians playing the painting of a visual artist who had a mighty brush with the blues"--Insert. Compact disc. Program notes with ills. of some of Bearden's paintings inserted in container. Branford Marsalis Quartet (Branford Marsalis, saxophones ; Joe Calderazzo, piano ; Eric Revis, bass ; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums), with additional musicians on some tracks, including Doug Wamble, guitar ; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet ; Delfeayo Marsalis, trombone ; Reginald Veal, bass ; Jason Marsalis, drums ; Harry Connick Jr. or Ellis Marsalis, piano. Recorded March 2, June 23-25, and July 30, 2003 at various locations.
Contents:
Carolina shout (2:35). Jungle blues (8:48) -- Seabreeze -- (6:13) -- J mood (10:48) -- B's Paris blues (4:27) -- Autumn lamp (2:52) -- Steppin' on the blues (4:53) -- Laughin' & talkin' (with Higg) (10:40) -- Carolina shout (2:35).
OCLC:
(OCoLC)53174693 (OCoLC)53346926
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
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