Charnett Moffett

Black Codes (From the Underground)

Wynton Marsalis · 1985

Kenny Kirkland

Kenny Kirkland · 1991

Black Codes (From the Underground)Black Codes (From the Underground)Wynton Marsalis · 1985 (1985) was a manifesto for the neo-bop movement. The Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalisブランフォード・マルサリス brothers, Kenny KirklandKenny KirklandKenny Kirkland · 1991's piano, Jeff Jeff "Tain" WattsJeff "Tain" Wattsジェフ・テイン・ワッツ's drums — this band devoted itself entirely to reviving bebop's language in the present tense.

Black Codes (From the Underground)

Wynton Marsalis · 1985

Wingspan

Mulgrew Miller · 1987

Work!

Mulgrew Miller · 1986

Kenny Kirkland

Kenny Kirkland · 1991

In 1985, bassist Charnett Moffett was just 17 and largely unknown when he recorded Wynton Marsalis's landmark album Black Codes (From the Underground). The record became a jazz classic, and it put a teenager at the center of the scene.

Net Man

Charnett Moffett · 1987

Decoy

Miles Davis · 1984

Amandla

Miles Davis · 1989

I Remember Miles

Shirley Horn · 1998

Charnett Moffett's 1987 debut Net Man, recorded at age 20, turned out to be a family affair — his father Charles Moffett and brother Cody Moffett both played on it — with veteran drummer Al Foster also sitting in.

Keystone 3

Art Blakey · 1982

Wingspan

Mulgrew Miller · 1987

Mulgrew MillerMulgrew Millerマルグリュー・ミラー came up in Woody ShawWoody Shawウディ・ショウ's band, then moved to Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー's Jazz Messengers (1983–86), then to Tony WilliamsTony Williamsトニー・ウィリアムス's acoustic quintet. He carried the hard bop tradition with elegance while consistently seeking out younger musicians. He anchored many of Kenny GarrettKenny Garrettケニー・ギャレット's most important recordings.

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2001

Full concert of the post-Kirkland Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalisブランフォード・マルサリス Quartet with Joey CalderazzoJoey Calderazzoジョーイ・カルデラッツォ on piano at the 1999 North Sea Jazz Festival.

— Branford Marsalis Quartet - North Sea Jazz, Prime Video / Stingray Qello, 1999