by Scott YanowBranford Marsalis (on tenor and soprano) and his 1987 quartet (which also includes pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Delbert Felix and drummer Lewis Nash) stretch out on a wide repertoire during this generally fascinating set. Very much a chameleon for the date, Marsalis does close impressions of Wayne Shorter on Yes and No, John Coltrane (Crescent City), Ben Webster (a warm version of I Thought About You), Ornette Coleman (Broadway Falls) and even Jan Garbarek (on a long rendition of Coleman's Lonely Woman). Random Abstract also includes a jam on Kirkland's LonJellis, a piece without chord changes. This is one of Branford Marsalis' most interesting (and somewhat unusual) recordings.