Branford Marsalis Quartet - Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Live In Amsterdam (2004) [CD+DVD Special Edition] {Marsalis Music}
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Jazz / Modal Music / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone
For Marsalis
Music's second DVD release, label founder Branford Marsalis and his
quartet have been captured in a complete performance of John Coltrane's
1964 masterpiece A Love Supreme. This legendary suite, which tenor
saxophonist Marsalis included on his label's premier release, Footsteps
of Our Fathers, was performed at Amsterdam's Bimhuis during a European
tour in March 2003.
“We felt that we were pretty much done with A Love Supreme when we went
to Europe, but my manager wasn't done with it,” Marsalis recalls wryly.
“After hearing us perform the suite at the Bottom Line, she insisted
that we had to film it so she approached Pierre about the project and he
agreed.” Pierre Lamoureux, a filmmaker known for his expertise in
musical subjects, directed the recent Emmy-winning PBS special “Only You
in Concert” by Harry Connick, Jr. “Pierre cares about how his films
sound as well as how they look,” Branford emphasizes, “and the
combination of Pierre and the Bimhuis was too good to pass up.”
Branford is unsparing in his enthusiasm for the Amsterdam club, which
has been a center for jazz in Europe since it opened in 1973. “I only
played there once before, with Art Blakey in 1981, and I've wanted to
bring my own band into the Bimhuis ever since,” he admits. “It's simply
one of the two or three best jazz clubs in the world, because the room
is intimate and the focus is on presenting the music instead of selling
food and drinks. There is a bar outside of the performance space, and
people do go there to hang, but once they walk into the club itself,
it's all about the music.”
Marsalis' acclaimed quartet - with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric
Revis and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts - was all about the music as well,
as they delivered a performance both musically and visually riveting. As
a bonus to the live performance, all four members of the quartet,
together with Branford's fellow saxophonists Michael Brecker, Ned Goold,
David Sбnchez and Miguel Zenуn, discuss the inspiration and the
challenges presented by Coltrane's composition. In addition, Alice
Coltrane, John Coltrane's widow and the pianist in his last band, is
seen in a 30-minute conversation with Branford. An audio-only disc of
the Bimhuis performance is also included, and is available only in the
DVD package.
A Love Supreme is considered by many to be the ultimate expression of
the classic John Coltrane quartet, and remains Coltrane's most popular
album. Where Coltrane only performed the suite live on one occasion,
Marsalis and band had several opportunities to play individual sections
of the piece as well as A Love Supreme in its entirety before hooking up
with Lamoureux for video documentation. “We definitely grew into the
piece as we played it, which is why I'm so pleased that Pierre caught us
when we really understood it,” Marsalis reports. “One thing about A
Love Supreme, it takes tremendous concentration and focus from every
member of the band. The first time we played the whole thing live, all
we could do afterward was sit in the dressing room for 20 minutes,
totally exhausted. You don't see this band in that shape too often. By
the time we got to the Bimhuis, though, we were up to the challenge.”
What has resulted – a scintillating live performance, plus informed
musical commentary and a rare visit with Alice Coltrane – makes A Love
Supreme Live in Amsterdam a must for all fans of Coltrane's and
Marsalis' music. |
Personnel:
Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone
Joey Calderazzo - piano
Eric Revis - bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
tracklist:
CD
Part 1: Acknowledgement
Part 2: Resolution
Part 3: Pursuance
Part 4: Psalm
DVD
Branford Marsalis Quartet Live at the Bimhuis
Also Features
Alice Coltrane interview
Musician interviews
Bonus tour footage
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