Braden's 15th CD, on Premium Music Solutions, The Strayhorn Project, co-led by rising star trumpeter Mark Rapp, features fresh new arrangements of the music of the legendary composer/arranger Billy Strayhorn. Featuring Don Braden on tenor sax, flute and alto flute, Mark Rapp on trumpet and flugelhorn, Sachal Vasandani on vocals, Gerald Clayton (son of master bassist/composer John Clayton) on piano, Rene Hart on bass and Greg Gonzales on drums, it reached #4 in the JazzWeek national jazz radio chart, and remained on the chart for over four months.