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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZigaboogalooNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | The Three TrumpeteersNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Back to the SourceNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | A Touch of SilverNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | Concentric CirclesNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 07:09 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 6 | With a Song in My HeartLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | ParaphernaliaWayne Shorter | Nicholas Payton | Play | 09:40 | 22 MB | 57 MB |
| 8 | Brownie à la ModeNicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | People Make the World Go RoundThom Bell, Linda Creed | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | The Last GoodbyeThom Bell, Linda Creed | Nicholas Payton | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 388 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thom Bell | Composer |
| 2 | Samantha Black | Production Assistant |
| 3 | Barron Claiborne | Photography |
| 4 | Linda Creed | Composer |
| 5 | Greg Gasperino | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Tony Green | Liner Notes |
| 7 | Roy Hargrove | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 8 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 9 | Nate Herr | Release Coordinator |
| 10 | Jimmy Katz | Photography |
| 11 | Barbara Lipke | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Wynton Marsalis | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 13 | James Nichols | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 14 | Nicholas Payton | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Trumpet |
| 15 | Joshua Redman | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 16 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 17 | Reuben Rogers | Bass |
| 18 | Adonis Rose | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 19 | Richard Seidel | Executive Producer |
| 20 | Wayne Shorter | Composer |
| 21 | Camille Tominaro | Production Coordination |
| 22 | Giulio Turturro | Artwork, Design |
| 23 | Tim Warfield | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 24 | Anthony Wonsey | Guest Artist, Piano |
Nicholas Payton
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |