Music Review

Bloomington (1993)

Branford Marsalis
Reviewed by David Hajdu | Jun 04, 1993
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Branford Marsalis; Genre: Jazz

A career-positioning statement in matter-of-fact musical terms, Bloomington declares squarely that, The Tonight Show be damned, Branford Marsalis is no sellout. Music stores will find that this CD won't sell out either: It's insular music for the hard-bop elite, scarcely the inclusionary jazz-pop that Marsalis has been developing for his late-night day job. B+

Originally posted Jun 04, 1993 Published in issue #173 Jun 04, 1993 Order article reprints

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