CD Info

Here is information about all of Don's CD releases as a leader. A complete discography and purchase information is available at the bottom of the page.

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NEW RELEASE on HighNote Records: Gentle Storm - The Don Braden Quartet, featuring a new collection of contemporary and classic standards and original music! Released July 15, 2008.

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HighNote Records: Workin' - The Don Braden Organic Trio, recorded LIVE at Cecil's Jazz Club in June 2005, featuring swinging contemporary standards like "Can't Hide Love" and "Feel Like Makin' Love", two luscious ballads, plus an array of burning original material! Released March 14, 2006.

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Don Braden's previous CDs:

The New Hang

This new CD (HighNote 7117) features Braden's burning Organic Quartet, with Kyle Koehler on organ, Conrad Herwig on trombone and long-time Conrad Cecil Brooks III on drums. Produced by Cecil and featuring music developed at his new jazz club in West Orange NJ, "Cecil's".

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Brighter Days

Released in June, 2001, Brighter Days (HighNote 7076) is another remarkable CD from the Don Braden Quartet, featuring Cecil Brooks III on drums (also the producer of the CD), Xavier Davis on piano, and Dwayne Burno on bass. Read more at

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Braden's most recent previous release (from November 2000):

A hot new CD by an exciting new band: Don Braden Presents the Contemporary Standards Ensemble on Double-Time Jazz (DTRCD-177). It features Don on tenor, Terell Stafford on trumpet/flugelhorn, Vincent Herring on alto saxophone, George Colligan on piano, Richie Goods on bass, and Ralph Peterson, Jr. on drums.

[Contemporary art courtesy of The Newark Museum. Album photo by Liz Braden.]

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Braden's second CD for RCA Victor, The Fire Within, released in March 1999!

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Braden's CD for RCA Victor, The Voice of the Saxophone (RCA Victor 09026 68797-2) is in fine record stores everywhere! It presents the music of saxophonists, produced and arranged by Braden for jazz octet. SOUND FILES are available in the "Files to Download" page.

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Other CDs recorded as a leader

• Don's previous CD (released September, 1996) is The Open Road on the Double-Time Jazz label (DTRCD-114). It features trumpeter Tim Hagans, pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Larry Grenadier, and the great drummer Billy Hart.

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• Organic, Epicure BK-66873 (the Sony/Epic jazz imprint); released August 1995. The musicians are: Don Braden - Tenor Saxophone, "Captain" Jack McDuff and Larry Goldings - Hammond Organ, Russell Malone - Guitar, Winard Harper and Cecil Brooks III - Drums, Leon Parker - Percussion, David "Fathead" Newman - Tenor Saxophone, Tom Harrell - Trumpet/Flugelhorn. Gavin Jazz #2!

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• Landing Zone, Landmark LCD-1539-2; released January 1995; featuring Cecil Brooks III, Joris Teepe, Kevin Hays. Gavin Jazz #13.

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• After Dark, Criss Cross 1081; released April 1994; featuring: Scott Wendholt, Steve Wilson, Noah Bless, Darryl Grant, Christian McBride, Carl Allen.

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• Wish List, Criss Cross 1069; released May 1993; featuring: Tom Harrell, Steve Turre, Benny Green, Chris McBride, Carl Allen.

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• The Time Is Now, Criss Cross 1051; released October 1991; featuring: Tom Harrell, Benny Green, Chris McBride, Carl Allen.

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• Joris Teepe/Don Braden, Pay As You Earn, Mons CD 2004; released April 1995; featuring: Tom Harrell, Cyrus Chestnut, Carl Allen.

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To Purchase CDs:

Don Braden CDs are generally available from: Amazon.com, Tower Records, HMV Records, J&R Jazz Outlet (NYC), Euclid Records (St. Louis, MI), and many other fine record stores. Mail Order: "Double-Time" Jazz, P.O. Box 1244, New Albany, IN 47151-1244 / 1-800-293-8528.

To order online, check out these sites:
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