Braggtown

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

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.

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