I Heard You Twice the First Time

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I Heard You Twice the First Time
Branford Marsalis I Heard You Twice.jpg
Studio album by Branford Marsalis
Released September 1992
Genre Jazz
Length 1:19:02
Label Sony Music
Producer Dr. George Butler (executive producer); Delfeayo Marsalis and Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis chronology
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
(1991)The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born1991
I Heard You Twice the First Time
(1992)
Bloomington
(1993)Bloomington1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B-[2]

I Heard You Twice the First Time is a jazz album by Branford Marsalis that explores different aspects of the blues,[3] featuring guest appearances from B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Russell Malone, Wynton Marsalis and Linda Hopkins. It peaked at number 1 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.[4] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group.[5]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow calls the album "interesting if erratic," specifically calling out the performance by Linda Hopkins and concluding that this is an "intriguing set that is worth picking up."[1] People Magazine praised the album, calling out the "four distinct blues-guitar styles" and the "verve and execution" of the quartet numbers as high points.[3] Entertainment Weekly characterized Marsalis as "a commanding, even great, saxophonist of the post-hard-bop school, but a wayward conceptualist," and criticized the album as suffering from a "serious identity crisis."[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated. 

No. Title Length
1. "Brother Trying to Catch a Cab (On the East Side)" (Robert Hurst) 9:05
2. "B.B.'s Blues" (B.B. King, Branford Marsalis) 10:07
3. "Rib Tip Johnson"   9:19
4. "Mabel" (John Lee Hooker) 6:47
5. "Sidney In Da Haus"   6:32
6. "Berta, Berta" (Public Domain) 5:28
7. "Stretto from the Ghetto" (J. Watts) 7:15
8. "Dance of the Hei Gui"   5:32
9. "The Road You Choose" (Branford Marsalis, Joe Louis Walker) 6:23
10. "Simi Valley Blues" (Branford Marsalis, Jeff Watts, Robert Hurst) 3:10

Personnel

References

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External links

  • BranfordMarsalis.com [1]