The Branford Marsalis Quartet’s latest release is Eternal, a collection of ballads that according to Marsalis is an “expression of emotionâÂ?¦in particular it’s about the expression of melancholy. I was aiming for what Billie Holiday could do, which was to get to the emotions of each song.” The piece that best conjures melancholy is “Gloomy … Continue reading Branford Marsalis Quartet – Eternal