The 1982 Art Blakey gig (at "Seventh Avenue South") that was filmed for VHS—with Messengers Wynton, Branford, Bill Pierce, Donald Brown, and Charles Fambrough—contains Branford solos (on alto) that really show (in my interpretation) he'd been listening to the Plugged Nickel recordings.
A Wayne influence in Branford's playing here? Agree or disagree! 😁
Walter Davis was in the audience!