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Clayton Brothers: The New Song and Dance

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Clayton Brothers: The New Song and Dance
Nei nove brani di The New Song and Dance i Clayton Brothers mettono in mostra la loro voglia di esplorare - e rielaborare, facendole proprie - le atmosfere degli anni in cui il jazz richiamava folle danzanti.

Le intenzioni sono chiare fin dai due temi d'apertura: "Cha Cha Charleston," un brano ancheggiante dove la tromba di un sempre ispirato e preciso Terrell Stafford prende immediatamente la ribalta, e "Soul Tango," una sorta di tango trasversale, personalissimo, che si attorciglia attorno ad un tema cantabile. Meno effervescenti, ma comunque molto intriganti, le successive "Battle Circle" e "Terrell's Song," in cui Gerald Clayton sa creare un mood molto intimo su tempi lenti, ritagliando spazi per i propri interventi solistici tra le feritoie lasciate aperte da Stafford e dall'altro protagonista della sessione di registrazione, li saxofonista Jeff Clayton.

Sono da ballare anche la title track e "Chicago Bop Steppin,'" ispirato al tipico ballo della Windy City, mentre è pregevole il rifacimento di "They Won't Go When I Go" di Steve Wonder, con Jeff Clayton al flauto.

Arrangiamenti di grande respiro, tonalità maggiori e minori che si scambiano spesso di posto e precisi movimenti corali fanno di The New Song and Dance un album di spessore artistico e allo stesso tempo di grande presa.

Track Listing

1. Cha Cha Charleston; 2. Soul Tango; 3. Battle Circle; 4. Terell’s Song; 5. Smarty Pants Dants; 6. The New Song and Dance; 7. They Won’t Go When I do; 8. Chicago Bop Steppin’; 9. Street Dance.

Personnel

Jeff Clayton
saxophone

Jeff Clayton: alto, flauto; John Clayton: contrabbasso; Terell Stafford: tromba, flicorno; Gerald Clayton: pianoforte; Obed Calvaire: batteria.

Album information

Title: The New Song and Dance | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: ArtistShare

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