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Apr 2, 2025The group explore lyrical pieces such as Blossom with equal aplomb, with Marsalis playing burnished soprano on Solstice. Jarrett, who has been left unable to perform after a stroke in 2018, will doubtless enjoy every charmed minute.
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Apr 2, 2025Ultimately, Belonging feels like a full-circle moment for Marsalis, bringing both his group's history and his long-gestating passion for Jarrett's music into his quartet's vibrant present.
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Apr 2, 2025“Belonging” lives up to its name with a series of sleek parallel lines of playing that ultimately intersect. There’s a minimum of friction and a maximum of concordance on that track, which might well be an accurate means to summarize the whole of the Branford Marsalis Quartet’s Belonging.
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Apr 2, 2025It’s a performance that both honors and amplifies the somber beauty of the source material. .... The Marsalis band’s readings of the more upbeat “Belonging” tunes underscore the sense of fun inherent in those pieces.