| Occasion | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Harry Connick Jr. |
| Cover: | Occasion - Connick on Piano, Volume 2.jpg |
| Released: | June 14, 2005 |
| Recorded: | March 4–6, 2005 |
| Studio: | Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, North Carolina |
| Label: | Marsalis Music/Rounder |
| Producer: | Branford Marsalis, Tracey Freeman |
| Prev Title: | Only You |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Harry on Broadway, Act I |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2 is an instrumental album recorded in 2005, presenting Harry Connick Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone, playing their own jazz compositions.
It is presented as Volume 2 in the Connick on Piano series from Marsalis Music. (Volume 1 is Connick's quartet album Other Hours.)
Connick explains how it came to be a duo album: "When my drummer Arthur Latin hurt his shoulder, I decided to wait before recording another quartet album, and asked Branford if he would do something with me. What started as a project intended to mix solo piano and duo performances turned into an entire duo album."[1]
A DVD with Connick and Marsalis performing music live from this album, A Duo Occasion, was released in November 2005.
All songs written by Harry Connick Jr. except where noted.
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