Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, oldest son of New Orleans pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, released an album with his quartet this week. He spoke to weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz about the failings of modern jazz, his hopes for the next generation and leaving New York City to move back to the South. GUY RAZ: I have to ask you about the title of your new album: Four MFs Playin' Tunes . BRANFORD MARSALIS: I have trouble naming albums, so when it gets time for the pressing of the CD, my managers call me and say, "All right, we're time-sensitive here. We need a title now." And I usually say something incredibly ridiculous or controversial, and they say, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." And that gives me another week. We were in that situation again, and that phrase came from a writer who was at the session. He kept pressing me about what the concept of the record was, and I was trying to assure him that the recor...