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Nicholas Payton: Nick@Night
by John Sharpe
Having been on the scene for over ten years now, Nicholas Payton has shed the “young lion” tag and evolved into one of jazz’s brightest trumpet stars. Nick@Night is another fine showcase for his lyrical tone, intelligent improvs and maturing compositional talent. A good leader has to have a good band and Payton’s regular group -- ...
Nicholas Payton: Nick @ Night
by C. Andrew Hovan
It's a promising sign to see that the revivalist movement once fronted by Wynton Marsalis has now given way to a manifold and healthier jazz outlook. A bi-product of the shifting mores, trumpeter Nicholas Payton could be considered one of a new breed of renaissance men, ready to carry the music to the next level. Like ...
Nick@Night
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1999
Track listing: Beyond the Stars; Captain Crunch (Meets the Cereal Killer); Faith; Pleasant Dreams; Interlude # 1 (Turn Up the Funk); Nick @ Night; Somnia; Interlude # 2 (Turn Out the Burn Out); Prince of the Night; Blacker Black's Revenge; Little Angel; Exquisite Tenderness; Sun Goddess.
Pink Elephant Magic
Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Pink Elephant Magic; Ghost Butter; Wave; What’s Your Choice, Rolls Royce?;
Beethoven
Meets the Millennium in Spain;
Strange Meadowlark; Tico Tico; In Vogue; Cram n Exam; Filenes.
Nicholas Payton: Nick@Night
by Mark Corroto
A working band--Joy! It's uncommon today for major label to record their artist with his working band. But, surprisingly, Verve has done just that. Payton's quintet is a heavy swinging bop-oriented ensemble. This recording, like Miles' second great quintet, is more about band than it is about star. Individually its members have released records under their ...
Trumpet Legacy
Label: Key'stone
Released: 1998
Track listing: So What; Jordu; My Funny Valentine; Lotus Blossom; The Sidewinder; There's No You; Fire Waltz; Nostalgia; That's Earl Brother;
Payton'S Place
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1998
Track listing: Zigaboogaloo; The Three Trumpeters; Back to the Source; A Touch of Silver; Concentric Circles; Li'l Duke's Strut; Time Traveling; With a Song in my Heart; Paraphernalia; Brownie a la Mode; People Make the World Go `Round; The Last Goodbye.
Nicholas Payton: Payton's Place
by Jim Santella
Think of all the great jazz quintets over the years that have used trumpet, tenor saxophone, piano, bass, and drums. They're at the core of the answer to the “What is Jazz?" question, and Nicholas Payton's fourth release as leader honors that tradition. Along with tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield, pianist Anthony Wonsey, bassist Reuben Rogers and ...
Nicholas Payton: Payton's Place
by John Sharpe
Payton's Place is trumpeter Nicholas Payton's third date on his own and it's a wide- ranging effort that's loaded with great tunes and a host of high class guest artists. This 24 year-old jazz star has produced some fine CDs in the past, but perhaps the presence of fellow trumpet dynamos Wynton Marsalis and Roy Hargrove ...
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