Branford Marsalis Quartet in the Philharmonie im Gasteig

Filmed at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in 1990, the Branford Marsalis Quartet appears here as one of the defining small groups of its era. With Kenny Kirkland on piano, Robert Hurst on bass and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums, the band balances rhythmic edge with openness and swing. Marsalis originals such as "Wolverine" and "Random Abstract" sit alongside Kirkland’s "Mr. J. C." and standards like "Yesterdays". This is modern jazz played with focus, elasticity and the easy authority of a working band at full stretch.