2004-01-24
Nicholas Payton’s first album for Warner Brothers becomes the first bold jazz statement of 2004. Sonic Trance immediately harkens to mind Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis, with its echoed trumpet and loose psychedelic ambience. The album further ventures into Afro-beat, reggae rants, funk-fusion, trip-hop and other controlled-substance craziness.Payton garnered a Grammy-nomination for his 1997 collaboration with then 90-year-old trumpet great Doc Cheatham, an album also available in the WYCE library.
CONRAD HERWIG
THE LATIN SIDE OF HERBIE HANCOCK
Joris Teepe's Gronigan Art Ensemble
Jazz In Jazz Out
THE BAD PLUS
For All I Care
ELISABETH KONTOMANOU
Back to My Groove
Rykarda Parasol
Our Hearts First Meet
Christian Mc Bride
Live At Tonic
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