Creation - Branford Marsalis - Milhaud,Ravel,Debussy,Faure,Satie,Ibert

Creation - Branford Marsalis - Milhaud,Ravel,Debussy,Faure,Satie,Ibert
Saxophone | Eac, flac, cue | no log, cover | 1 CD, 274 MB
March 6, 2001 | Sony | RapidShare

This CD is the long-awaited follow-up to jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis's 1986 debut, Romances for Saxophone with the English Chamber conducted by Andrew Litton. Since that project, Marsalis has led his own jazz combos and worked with The Grateful Dead and Sting. On this recording, Marsalis's superb soprano and alto sax are buoyed by the wonderful, conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble that was featured on Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World. Marsalis's clear sound and mature phrasing imbue French classics like Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante défunte," Debussy's ragtime-rhythmed "Golliwogg's Cake-Walk," and Fauré's "Pie Jesu" with verve and vitality. Marsalis navigates the New World syncopations of Darius Milhaud's "Saudades do Brasil" with the same ease he displays on the composer's jazz-inspired ballet, "La création du monde." On Jacques Ibert's showcase for the alto saxophone, "Concertino da camera," Marsalis's negotiation of its florid melody and his swing-spiced cadenza show that the innovations of jazz improvisation have enriched and extended the classical tradition. --Eugene Holley Jr.


CD Content

Gymnopedie for piano No.3
Composed by Erik Satie

The Little Shepherd, for piano (Children's Corner No. 5), L. 113/5
Composed by Claude Debussy

Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel

La création du monde, ballet for orchestra, Op. 81 Excerpts
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 Pie Jesu
Composed by Gabriel Faure

Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67 No. 1 Sorocaba
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for orchestra, Op. 67b No. 7, Corovado
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67 No. 9 Sumaré
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instruments
Composed by Jacques Ibert

Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67 No. 11 Laranjeiros
Composed by Darius Milhaud

Golliwogg's Cakewalk, for piano (Children's Corner No. 6), L. 113/6
Composed by Claude Debussy

Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
with Branford Marsalis