Eternal (Branford Marsalis album)

2004 studio album by Branford Marsalis

Eternal

Studio album by

Branford Marsalis

Released| September 14, 2004
Recorded| October 7–10, 2003
Genre| Jazz
Label| Marsalis Music
Branford Marsalis chronology
| Romare Bearden Revealed
(2003)  | Eternal
(2004)  | A Love Supreme Live
(2005)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [2]

Eternal is an album by saxophonist Branford Marsalis recorded at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, New York in October 2003. It peaked at number 9 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states, "Eternal finds saxophonist Branford Marsalis in a contemplative mood performing a mix of original and standard ballads... dedicated in memory to a list of people one can only assume were as influential musically on Marsalis as emotionally. Among them are bassist Malachi Favors, drummer Elvin Jones, saxophonist Steve Lacy, and the one and only Ray Charles. Their spirits are palpable here as Marsalis and his band have clearly documented a handful of quietly beautiful and deeply moving performances".[4]

## Track listing

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1. "The Ruby and the Pearl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 8:52
2. "Reika's Loss" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 7:51
3. "Gloomy Sunday" (László Jávor, Sam M. Lewis, Rezso Seress) - 12:43
4. "The Lonely Swan" (Joey Calderazzo) - 9:04
5. "Dinner for One Please, James" (Michael Carr) - 8:00
6. "Muldoon" (Eric Revis) - 4:13
7. "Eternal" (Marsalis) - 17:41

* Recorded at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, New York on October 7–10, 2003

## Personnel

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* Branford Marsalis \- saxophones
* Joey Calderazzo \- piano
* Eric Revis \- bass
* Jeff "Tain" Watts \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 948\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Allmusic Guide
4. ^ Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed 25 August 2009

## External links

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* BranfordMarsalis.com [1]

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Branford Marsalis Quartet

* Branford Marsalis
* Joey Calderazzo
* Eric Revis
* Justin Faulkner

* Jeff "Tain" Watts
* Kenny Kirkland
* Robert Hurst

Studio albums|

* Random Abstract (1988)
* Crazy People Music (1990)
* Requiem (1999)
* I Heard You Twice the First Time (1992)
* Contemporary Jazz (2000)
* Footsteps of Our Fathers (2002)
* Romare Bearden Revealed (2003)
* Eternal (2004)
* Braggtown (2006)
* Upward Spiral (2016)
* The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (2019)
* Belonging (2025)

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