Billboard jazz writer Steve Graybow recently described Branford Marsalis' quartet as a unit with telepathic intuition and unbridled adventurousness held together by a singular creative vision. For his first quartet album in nine years Marsalis has made a requiem for a heavyweight. Requiem is a tribute to pianist Kenny Kirkland Branford's friend and colleague for nearly twenty years whose sublime performances on the new album proved to be his last recorded work.
