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The set definitely lives up to the name here – as the album bristles with plenty of energy, and goes way beyond the singular star power of its leader! Instead, the quartet action is very equally weighted – rhythms as angular as the reeds from Branford – and piano from Joey Calderazzo that really pushes and propels the tunes along with a great sort of energy! Drums are by Justin Faulkner and bass by Eric Revis – two great players who really leap along strongly throughout – using these blocky modes that really make for a refreshing change – and titles include "The Mighty Sword", "Maestra", "Teo", "As Summer Into Autumn Slips", "My Ideal", and "Endymion". Also includes the bonus track "Treat It Gentle".

Double drums – plus Wallace Roney on trumpet, Branford Marsalis on tenor and alto, Slide Hampton on trombone, and Donald Brown on piano!

One of the sharper-edged sessions on the GRP label at the start of the 90s – a self-titled set from keyboardist Kenny Kirkland, who's mostly working here in a stripped-down acoustic mode! The lineup changes a bit from track to track – and in addition to Kenny on keys, the set also features Jeff Tain Watts on drums, Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano sax, Charnett Moffet on bass, and Don Alias and Jerry Gonzalez on percussion. Some tracks are quite spare – one number is even just a drum solo by Watts – and there's a slightly modern undercurrent at points, as you might find in Marsalis family music of the same point – nothing that's ever too out, but a slightly dark edge that adds a bit more depth than you might expect. Titles include "Celia", "Chance", "Midnight Silence", "El Rey", "Mr JC", "Criss Cross", "Revelations", and "Ana Maria".

The classic debut of a young Wynton Marsalis – cut after a stretch when Wynton was working with Art Blakey, and had really sharpened his chops! The record's a wonderful return to straight jazz tradition for Columbia – but it also has some modern moments too – proof that the younger generation of 80s jazz players still had plenty of fresh sounds to bring to the table. Half of the record has Marsalis paired with the VSOP rhythm section – in a way that provides a nice link with the more modern edges of Columbia jazz a decade before. Wynton's sometimes a bit serious in his approach, but also opens up with freer Blakey-inspired moments too – and other players here include Herbie Hancock and Kenny Kirkland on piano, Jeff Watts and Tony Williams on drums, Clarence Seay and Ron Carter on bass, and Branford Marsalis on sax. Titles include "Twilight", "RJ", "Hesitation", "I'll Be There When The Time Comes", and "Father Time".

With Donald Brown on piano, Branford Marsalis on alto, Bill Pierce on tenor, and Wynton Marsalis on trumpet. Titles include "Fuller Love", "In Walked Bud", "Waterfalls", and "A La Mode".

A strictly instrumental duet album between Harry Connick Jr and Branford Marsalis.