Loved Ones (album)

Loved Ones
Studio album by
Ellis Marsalis and Branford Marsalis
ReleasedFebruary 1996
RecordedAugust & September 1995
GenreJazz
Length73:35
LabelSony
ProducerDelfeayo Marsalis
Branford Marsalis chronology
Buckshot LeFonque
(1994)		 Loved Ones
(1996)		 The Dark Keys
(1996)

Loved Ones is a jazz duo album by Ellis Marsalis and Branford Marsalis. Originally conceived as Ellis's solo record of songs about "unforgettable women," it became a duo project based on his realization that "Branford would sound really good on some of (the songs)."[1] The album reached Number 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star[3]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow calls the set "pleasing and thoughtful if not quite essential," noting that Branford's contributions "sometimes (liven) up the selections although mostly playing a subsidiary role to his father."[2] Don Heckman, writing in the Los Angeles Times, called the recording "one of the most appealing CDs of the year," citing "the warm camaraderie of the father-son musical connection."[3]

Track listing

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Loved Ones". BranfordMarsalis.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. "Loved Ones". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Heckman, Don (March 17, 1996). "Jazz Spotlight: Ellis and Branford Marsalis, Loved Ones". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
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