Conceptualized around the visionary paintings of Harlem-born artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988), saxophonist Branford Marsalis´ Romare Bearden Revealed celebrates the obvious as well as the less tangible connections between the jazz Bearden loved and the artwork it inspired. Reflectively performing some of the songs Bearden co-opted as titles for paintings, Marsalis also includes original compositions inspired by the bluesy, organic quality inherent in Bearden´s art. Featuring his working quartet of pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Jeff Tain Watts, the album also includes appearances by the whole Marsalis family. Brother Wynton Marsalis revisits his post-bop J Mood from his 1985 album of the same name, which featured cover art by Bearden. The trumpeter also keeps things bawdy with some brilliant plunger work on a live recording of Jelly Roll Morton´s Jungle Blues. Similarly, B´s Paris Blues finds Branford turning his trademark soprano sax