Gerald Clayton – Tributary Tales (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:08:50 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motéma Music
Jazz pianist Gerald Clayton is an adept improviser and composer with a bent toward post-bop and straight-ahead jazz. The son of bassist/bandleader John Clayton, Gerald was born in the Netherlands but grew up in California. On his fourth album, Tributary Tales, pianist and composer Gerald Clayton traces paths of myriad streams — personal, experiential, intangible — that flow into one another, creating a musical narrative greater than the sum of his individual compositions.
GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Gerald Clayton melds together diverse inspirations to create an interconnected musical narrative that resonates with modern styles as boldly as it evokes classic and timeless sounds. On his new record Tributary Tales, Clayton traces paths of myriad streams personal, experiential, intangible that flow into one another, creating a musical narrative greater than the sum of his individual compositions. To record the album, Clayton assembled a group of artists both new and familiar, each of whom brings additional, unique influences and experiences to the music. Saxophonists Logan Richardson, Ben Wendel and Dayna Stephens, bassist Joe Sanders, drummer Justin Brown and percussionists Henry Cole and Gabriel Lugo join guest vocalist Sachal Vasandani and poets Carl Hancock Rux and Aja Monet to bring life to Clayton’s range of alluring compositions.
Tracklist:
1. Gerald Clayton – Unforeseen (05:58)
2. Gerald Clayton – Patience Patients (06:13)
3. Gerald Clayton – Search For (01:07)
4. Gerald Clayton – A Light (04:19)
5. Gerald Clayton – Reach For (00:36)
6. Gerald Clayton – Envisionings (06:43)
7. Gerald Clayton – Reflect On (01:09)
8. Gerald Clayton – Lovers Reverie (03:11)
9. Gerald Clayton – Wakeful (05:54)
10. Gerald Clayton – Soul Stomp (07:47)
11. Gerald Clayton – Are We (07:00)
12. Gerald Clayton – Engage In (01:29)
13. Gerald Clayton – Squinted (07:10)
14. Gerald Clayton – Dimensions: Interwoven (05:50)
15. Gerald Clayton – Blues For Stephanie (Japan-only bonus track) (04:15)
