10-15-19 | Songs for Listening | Gerald Clayton
Gerald Clayton, the 4x GRAMMY-nominated pianist, composer, and arranger picked tunes for Tuesday, October 15 at Songs for Listening.
Here's Gerald's picks along with his brief annotations:
'Lullaby' by Herbie Hancock
"Just about the most perfect track I have in my collection. As good for artistic analysis as it is for a road trip soundtrack."
'Brotherhood of Man' by Oscar Peterson Trio + 1 Clark Terry
"Desert island track for me. I still get chills every time Clark hits a high Eb on his solo break."
'En La Orilla del Mundo' by Charlie Haden
"Such a beautiful song and performance. Gonzalo’s playing is stunningly tasteful the entire album."
'The Left Side' by Roy Hargrove
"Quintessential Roy."
'Here's to Life' by Shirley Horn
"Hard not to cry to this one."
Possessing an exquisite touch, astonishing technique, and a sound at the piano that combines the dynamic finesse of Ahmad Jamal with the hurtling swing of Oscar Peterson, Gerald ranks among the top-tier of jazz pianists of his generation. At 34, he’s already a well-traveled veteran who has served as music director of the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour, released 4 highly regarded albums, created 'Piedmont Blues', a celebrated evening-length, mixed-media performance, and collaborated with artists including Roy Hargrove, Diana Krall, Ambrose Akinmusire & Terri Lyne Carrington. With a compositional approach inspired by studies with Billy Childs, Clayton is the scion of a jazz dynasty; the son of esteemed Los Angeles bassist / arranger John Clayton and nephew of alto saxophonist Jeff Clayton, he’s played and recorded with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra & the Clayton Brothers. His latest release from Motema Music is 'Tributary Tales'.
'Lullaby' by Herbie Hancock from 'Gershwin’s World'
'Brotherhood of Man' by Oscar Peterson Trio + 1 Clark Terry
'En La Orilla del Mundo' by Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba from ‘Nocturne’
'The Left Side' by Roy Hargrove from 'Of Kindred Souls'
'Here's to Life' by Shirley Horn
