Clark Gayton

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September in The Rain

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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September in The Rain
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Brooklyn Girls (featuring Dollarman)
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The Wall (featuring Dollarman)
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Guess Who I saw Today?
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Ringo
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Genre: Dub / Nu-Jazz / Reggae
Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US
Profile Views: 112012
Last Login: 8/17/2011
Member Since 4/25/2005
Website sacbut.wordpress.com
Record Label Ritual, Ltd.
Type of Label Indie
Bio
..BIO.. .. ..You would be hard-pressed to identify a musician as comfortable with classical music as he is with jazz, indie rock, folk and reggae. You would be equally hard-pressed to identify a musician who can rock with Levon Helm (formerly of The Band) on weekends, fly to Istanbul for a command performance, pack the house weekly in New York at nublu, make recording sessions, wax eloquent about music history and the fundamentals of musicianship, tour with friends in support of their fledgling bands, and still find the wherewithal to record a big band piece from scratch in the remaining spare time (you must listen to the phenomenal re-recording of “Tina,Too”) … unless you happen to know Clark Gayton... ..Clark Gayton was born in Seattle, Washington, January 18th, 1963. After graduating high school in 1981, Gayton received a scholarship to attend the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1984. Gayton then moved to Oakland briefly before moving to New York in 1987... .. Since living in New York, Clark has worked with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world, such as Charles Tolliver, Lionel Hampton, McCoy Tyner, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Ted Nash and Odeon, Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra Nancy Wilson, and Ray Charles. Clark recently toured with Bruce Springsteen as part of the Seeger Sessions band. Clark has recorded or performed with Prince, Rhianna, Brazilian Girls, Steel Pulse, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Sting, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Santana, Maxwell, The Skatalites, and Bad Brains, to name a few. In addition, he is a strong advocate for musicians’ rights and has been a panelist for discussions about the online and independent music industry... ..RECENT INTERVIEW.. ..Clark was interviewed recently by Danielle Bias for ..Earshot Jazz... .... ..Best of Clark Gayton available through ..CDBaby...... .. "If you are fond of reggae, ska, gospel, the b flat tuba and trombone, the explorations of Clark Gayton in these musics on these instruments will have you dancing and shouting hallelujah, his in-the-pocket rock-steady a smooth groove. Composer, arranger and keyboardist, Gayton also possesses a seductive blues palette authenticated by roots in the Mississippi riverboat tradition. That Mr. Gayton is a compelling jazz man goes without saying. Having first encountered him at nublu on NY's Lower East Side, I soon found myself looking forward to his then-weekly Tuesday nights. The band could always be counted on. Skankin'! Gayton's trombone is one of the mellowest since Lawrence Brown, supported by laid-back arrangements and solid composition. There is nothing amorphous about it - want to skank? Here it is.... Tradition seems to be at once Mr. Gayton's tool and his plaything: while the function of brass in the orchestra is to compel, Gayton's work on these instruments is subversive, delivering subtle lines of bebop wrapped carefully in a ska sandwich. Vocalist Dollarman rides these rhythms as easily as a mare. The brass,composition and arrangements are pop jewels. Gayton is indeed a man for all seasons and all persuasions when it comes to his music. Still, it's all about the skank. Listen if you will, to 'Just For You'. Gayton's organically metronomic tuba is a perfect foil for the others in the section. The blues guitar of Bill Sims must rank with the best." --John Farris .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ..Get Your Own!.. | ..View Slideshow...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..DISCOGRAPHY:.. .. ..As Band Leader and Solo Artist:.. .. Clark Gayton & Neatherealm - "Don't Try To Question".. CD 1995 (Ritual, Ltd.).. .. Neatherealm- "JahMerican Jazz" .. CD (Ritual, Ltd.).. .. Clark Gayton - "Walk the Water".. CD 1999 (Ritual, Ltd.).. .. Clark Gayton - "Sankofa!" ..CD 2003 (Ritual, Ltd.).. .. ..As Contributor to Compilation:.. .. Gascd Various Artists - ..Glad I Found My Religion in Time.. from "Walk the Water" CD 2002 .. ..As Band Member or Studio Artist .. .. Skah Shah "Min Kompa" LP 1989 (trombone, arranger) .. Skah Shah "All Generation" 1991 (trombone, arranger).. Steel Pulse "Live in Paris" 1992 (trombone) .. Skah Shah "ENSENM ENSENM" 1993 (trombone, arranger).. Queen Latifah "Black Reign" 1993 (trombone, arranger) .. Skadanks "Give Thanks" 1994 (trombone) .. Ed Jackson "Wake Up Call" 1994 (trombone, bass trombone) .. Charles and Eddie "Chocolate Milk" 1995 (trombone, arrangements) .. Tommy McCook "Cook with McCook" 1995 (trombone) .. Soundtrack to the Movie "Kansas City" 1996 (trombone) .. The Mingus Big Band "Que Viva Mingus" 1997 (trombone) .. The Slackers "Red Light" 1997 (trombone) .. John Fedchock "On the Edge" 1997 (trombone) .. Dave Stryker "Blue to the Bone II" 1998 (trombone) .. Prince "New Power Soul" 1998 (trombone) .. Shawn Colvin Holiday Songs and Lullabies" 1998 (trombone, euphonium).. Dave Hilliard "Playtime" 1999 (trombone) .. Bill Sims "Bill Sims" 1999 (trombone, tuba) .. Dennis Brown- "Let Me Be the One" (trombone) CD 2000.. Cornell Campbell - "Big Things" (Trombone) CD 2000 .. Peter Salett - "Heart of Mine" (Trombone) CD 2000.. Big Mountain "Things To Come" (trombone) .. George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band - "Merryteria" (Trombone) CD 2000.. Monday Michiru - "4 Seasons" (Trombone, Tuba) CD 2001.. Sting - "All This Time [UK Bonus Tracks]" (Trombone) 2001.. Sting - "All This Time" (Trombone) 2001.. Maxwell - "Now" (Trombone) 2001 .. Barney McAll - "Release the Day" (Trombone) 2001.. Monday Michiru - "Selections 1997-2000" (Trombone, Tuba) 2001.. Jah Works - "Bassmentality" (Trombone) 2002.. Dave Stryker - "Blue to the Bone III" (Trombone) 2002.. Tom Jones - "Mr Jones" (Trombone) 2002.. Bill Mobley and the Space Time Big Band - "New Light" (Trombone, Soloist) 2002.. John Fedchock New York Big Band - "No Nonsense" (Trombone) 2002.. Queen Latifah - "She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits" (Trombone, Horn Arrangements) 2002.. Tom Browne - "Tom Browne Collection" (Trombone) 2002.. Lucky Gaijin a Go-Go - "Happy 55" (Trombone) 2003.. Dan Zanes & Friends "House Party" (Tuba) 2003.. Julia Darling - "Julia Darling" (Trombone, Trombonium) 2003.. Cannabis Cup Band "Live Joint" (Trombone) 2003.. Mya - "Moodring" (Trombone) 2003.. Sting - "Sacred Love" (Trombone) 2003.. Barbershop 2: Back in Business Original Soundtrack (Trombone) 2004.. Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel - "Buzz" (Trombone, Bass Trombone) 2004.. Mocean Worker "Enter the Mowo!" (Trombone) 2004.. David Pilgrim - "Island Soul" (Trombone) 2004.. Brazilian Girls - "Lazy Lover [EP]" (Composer, Trombone, Vocals (bckgr)) 2004 .. Nasio - "Living in the Positive [Bonus Tracks]" (Trombone) 2004.. Brazilian Girls - "Brazilian Girls" (Composer, Trombone, Vocals (bckgr)) 2005.. Gordon Chambers "Introducing Gordon Chambers" (trombone) .. Ted Nash - "Espada de la Noche" (Trombone, Tuba, Horn (Baritone)) 2005.. JJ Sansaverino - "Sunshine After Midnight" (Trombone) 2005.. Elvis Costello - "North" (trombone) 2005 .. Various Artists - "Ultra Chilled, Vol. 5"(Trombone, Tuba) 2005.. Kerry Linder - "Sail Away With Me" (Trombone) 2005.. Steven Bernstein - MTO Vol. 1 (Trombone) 2006.. Richard Bona "Tiki" (trombone) 2006 (trombone) .. Joss Stone "It's a Man's World, Live" (Trombone) 2006 .. Rihanna - "A Girl Like Me" (Trombone) 2006.. Nasio Fontane "Rise" (trombone" 2007.. Duo LIve "The Color Of Money" (trombone) 2007.. Bad Brains - "Build A Nation" (Trumpet) 2007.. Charles Tolliver- "With Love" (Trombone) 2007 .. Bruce Springsteen - "Live in Dublin" (Trombone, vocals) 2007.. The East Village Opera Company- "Olde School" (trombone)2008.. Brazilian Girls- "New York City" (tuba) 2008.. Lila Downs- "Shake Away" (trombone, valve trombone, tuba) 2008.. Clark Gayton- "The Best Of" (trombone, tuba, euphonium, keyboards, producer, arranger, mixing engineer) 2008.. Dispatch "Live Zimbabwe" 2008(trombone).. Steven Bernstein "We Are MTO" 2008 (trombone) .. Levon Helm "Electric Dirt" (trombone, tuba) 2009.. Swell Season "Strict Joy" (trombone, tuba) 2009 .. ..As Arranger or Composer for the years 2000 - 2005:.. .. Glen Washington - "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (Arranger) .. 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