Payton's Place

• Artist: Nicholas Payton
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1998
• Total Time: 71:05
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Nicholas Payton's third album as a leader is assuredly more commanding than his previous projects, and his technically flawless trumpet is right among the leaders in the neo-bop field. Yet he remains essentially a preservationist, a throwback to the hard bopping '50s and '60s and a staunch believer in the orthodoxies and rituals involved. There are exceptions -- a nice '60s Blue Note-style boogaloo for starters ("Zigaboogaloo"), a probing, driving, tempo-shifting workout on Wayne Shorter's "Paraphernalia" from Miles in the Sky (which is about as progressive as the record gets) -- but conservatism prevails elsewhere, even in the mild-mannered cover of the Stylistics' "People Make the World Go Round." In a takeoff on the Three Tenors, "The Three Trumpeteers" finds Payton joyously uniting and dueling with Wynton Marsalis and the ubiquitous Roy Hargrove; thankfully, one can tell them apart by ear despite the orthodox hard bop format. Pianist Anthony Wonsey, hard-nosed tenor saxman Tim Warfield, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Adonis Rose expertly do what is expected of them, joined now and then by the above two guest trumpeters and another stock member of the Young Lions cast, tenor Joshua Redman. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Zigaboogaloo	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(5:53)
The Three Trumpeteers	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(5:26)
Back to the Source	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(6:27)
A Touch of Silver	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(5:12)
Concentric Circles	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(7:08)
Li'l Duke's Strut	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(5:06)
Time Traveling	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(5:36)
With a Song in My Heart	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Nicholas Payton	(5:35)
Paraphernalia	Wayne Shorter	Nicholas Payton	(9:39)
Brownie à la Mode	Nicholas Payton	Nicholas Payton	(4:17)
People Make the World Go Round	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	Nicholas Payton	(5:21)
The Last Goodbye	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	Nicholas Payton	(5:25)

Credits

Jimmy Katz (Photography), Greg Gasperino (Assistant Engineer), Giulio Turturro (Design), Giulio Turturro (Artwork), Nicholas Payton (Trumpet), Richard Seidel (Executive Producer), Barbara Lipke (Assistant Engineer), Roy Hargrove (Trumpet), Adonis Rose (Drums), Wynton Marsalis (Trumpet), Camille Tominaro (Production Coordination), Tim Warfield (Sax (Tenor)), Nate Herr (Release Coordinator), Anthony Wonsey (Piano), Nicholas Payton (Producer), Joshua Redman (Sax (Tenor)), James Nichols (Mastering), Tony Green (Liner Notes), James Nichols (Mixing), Samantha Black (Production Assistant), James Nichols (Engineer), Barron Claiborne (Photography), Reuben Rogers (Bass)

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