New Releases : In Brief
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*** Ellis Marsalis, “The Ellis Marsalis Trio,” Blue Note. Borrowing bassist Bob Hurst and drummer Jeff Watts from son Branford, the Marsalis paterfamilias cruises pleasantly if unspectacularly through four well-crafted originals and several standards. The pianist comes closest to showing his true potential on the solo track, “I Thought About You.”
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