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Article: 'REQUIEM' FOR A PIANIST BRANFORD MARSALIS' MUSIC RECEIVES NEW ATTENTION AFTER COLLABORATOR'S DEATH.(PREVIEW)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 2, 1999
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Byline: J.D. CONSIDINE The Baltimore Sun
Branford Marsalis admits that ``Requiem,'' his latest release, is not the album he wanted to make.
``No,'' he says, and laughs ruefully. ``But (stuff) happens.''
Work on the album started normally, with Marsalis taking his quartet -- pianist Kenny Kirkland, drummer Jeff ``Tain'' Watts and bassist Eric Revis -- into the studio to learn some new material.
``Those guys are just horrible at rehearsals,'' the saxophonist explains, over the phone from New York. ``What I like to do is just take two days in the studio, which puts the pressure on them because the tape is rolling. So they're ...