Minions Dominion
Delfeayo Marsalis
Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Mulgrew Miller, Elvin Jones
Producer: Delfeayo Marsalis, Branford Marsalis
Troubadour Jass, 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 090306
EAN: 0707541841122
UPC: 707541841122
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Personnel include: Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone); Donald Harrison (alto saxophone); Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Eric Revis (upright bass); Elvin Jones (drums).
Recording information: Sear Sound, New York, NY (2002).
The third Marsalis brother, the trombonist Delfeayo, assembles an all-star lineup on this 2002 recording, which was also the last session the drummer Elvin Jones recorded before his death in 2004. Including five original compositions as well as Duke Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me," the music spans the Coltrane-like "Lone Warrior" and "Lost in the Crescent," and the lyrical balladry of "If You Only Knew."
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Branford Marsalis
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis (along with his trumpet-icon brother Wynton) helped usher in a new age of traditional jazz in the 1980s. High-profile gigs with Miles Davis and Sting soon elevated him to stardom, as he proved himself a brilliant tenor player at home in any style from jazz to pop to funk. Branford also sports a charismatic personality that comes through in his music and grabs listeners from the first note, and led to substantial film roles (SCHOOL DAZE, MO' BETTER BLUES).
Elvin Jones
Many consider drummer Elvin Jones's contribution to the classic John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s nearly equal to that of the master. Jones's rolling polyrhythms balanced urgency and serenity to create a dynamic sense of texture and time, providing steady counterpoint to Coltrane's sonic explorations. Subsequently, Jones went on to collaborate with many distinguished peers and to pursue a long, fruitful solo career with his Jazz Machine. One of the key influences on jazz drumming in both bebop and post-bop, Jones continued playing, even in ill health, until his death in 2004 at the age of 76.
