Music CD - Nicholas Payton: Dear Louis

	Music CD: Dear Louis Artist: Nicholas Payton List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $8.99 Your Save: $ 5.99 ( 40% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
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Tracks: 1. Potato Head Blues 2. Hello, Dolly 3. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You 4. Tight Like This 5. Interlude (St. James Infirmary) 6. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 7. Dear Louis 8. Blues In The Night 9. The Peanut Vendor 10. Mack The Knife 11. Tiger Rag 12. I'll Never Be The Same 13. West End Blues
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0731454941921 Label: Umvd Labels Manufacturer: Umvd Labels Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Umvd Labels Release Date: 2001-04-24 Studio: Umvd Labels
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Potato Head Hard Bop Comment: Utilizing songs from New Orleans jazz tradition is always comendable activity, but is the idiom of hard-bop the right way to approach this material? Payton is obviously a great musician. There are other excellent musicians on this CD, interesting arrangements, many innovative solos, etc., but still, when approached from Payton's hard-bop perspective, some of the material shows its weakness and hides its strength... Customer Rating: Summary: Dear Louis - Nicholas Payton Comment: This is one of the finest albums released yet by the incredible Nicholas Payton. Born and raised in New Orleans, this album features the infinitely talented trumpeter in his element, with a band full of tonal variety, dynamic quality, and a damn good lead trumpet player, playing re-interpretations of Louis Armstrong classics. If u like the trumpet, Louis Armstrong, or just the general concept of a swingin' Big Band, then this is for you. Nicholas Payton boasts a fine set of weapons: impressive range, a really fat sound, a solid concept of rhythm, and the flexibility to change his sound depending on the style of the music. Highly influenced by Clifford Brown and Louis Armstrong, Payton utilises everything he's got to really set the listeners ears on fire. Growl on! Customer Rating: Summary: Grammy-nominated trumpeter, with mad skills Comment: It should come as no suprise that Nicholas Payton's most recent CD, "Dear Louis," has garnered him yet another well-deserved Grammy nomination. The title track, "Dear Louis," plus "Tight Like This" and the Cuban classic, "Peanut Vendor," are by far three of the best tracks on this amazing CD. Not only does Payton demonstrate a flair for composing his own works, but he also does a masterful job of arranging a number of Louis Armstrong favorites. If Louis Armstrong were alive today, I'm convinced he, too, would hold this CD is the highest regard. So, make "Dear Louis" an essential addition to your jazz CD collection--it's a winner. Customer Rating: Summary: Give it a Second Listen! Comment: When I first heard this cd, I thought, this has nothing to do with Louis Armstrong! Of course, some of Mr. Armstrong's signature pieces are covered on this cd. A second, and third, listen, however, had me appreciating Mr. Payton's beautiful playing. He has really developed his own style, and yet, one can hear the sounds and feel of New Orleans jazz coming through on each piece. A beautiful and loving tribute to Satchmo, but in Payton's own voice. A worthy cd to own for serious jazz lovers. Customer Rating: Summary: Dear Louis Comment: The CD is great. I've listened to it several times and I can't find anything wrong with it. The band is exciting and Nicholas' arrangements are great. I guess those who don't like the CD, don't really like big band jazz. I do have to say that the CD doesn't do the band justice. Again, the CD is great, but the band is AWESOME in concert. If you like this CD, you'll love them live. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Trumpeter Nicholas Payton's heartfelt tribute to the great Louis Armstrong, Dear Louis, might instead be better titled Dear New Orleans. That's because, despite the renditions of various Armstrong-related tunes that make up the disc's 13 tracks, this is more of an extended love letter to the cascade of musical styles that make up the city of Armstrong's (and Payton's) birth. Aside from swinging renditions of tunes such as Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues" and the bluesy "Tiger Rag" that one might expect from an Armstrong tribute, there's also a generous helping of rollicking Dr. John-style New Orleans shuffle, and Mac "Dr. John" Rebbenack himself makes that link plain by lending his signature vocal style to spirited versions of "Mack the Knife" and "Blues in the Night," where he's joined by Dianne Reeves. Any Louis Armstrong tribute, of course, has to feature some fireworks in the trumpet department, and Payton delivers some searing solos on "Tiger Rag," "Tight Like This," and elsewhere that do justice to King Louis while still charting their own path. For all the hoopla over Armstrong after Ken Burns's Jazz, Payton's Dear Louis is far from an attempt to cash in on rote renditions of Armstrong classics. It is instead an impressive outing that honors Satchmo's diversity and innovation by showcasing some of Payton's own. --Ezra Gale