Payton, Nicholas / Into The Blue
| Album: | Into The Blue | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Payton, Nicholas | Added: | May 2008 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-06-22 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-24 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 10 | Aug 3 | Jul 27 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 20, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
4. | Jan 31, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
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| 2. | Feb 02, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
5. | Dec 28, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
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| 3. | Dec 08, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
6. | May 25, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Backward Step |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-06-21
Reviewed 2008-06-21
NICHOLAS PAYTON: Into the Blue
Nonesuch, 2008
MELLOW GROOVES – The modern-cool tracks on this CD may recall ‘70s soul, ‘80s Miles Davis, ‘90s acid-jazz or the sounds of hip young trumpeters like Christian Scott or Jeremy Pelt. But those are just touchpoints: Payton has his own, very personal thing going on here, and he sounds completely at ease doing it. It’s a fine chill-out session, engaging but not demanding, with a couple of instant classics (2 & 6).
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6 (1, 4 & 10 also good)
1. 6:25 – smoky cool ballad: stately beginning, then a thoughtful glide w/bongo
2. 7:29 – sweet, soulful vibe: slippery rhythm, relaxed trumpet & keyboard
3. 11:50 – laid-back groove, very catchy, moves from smooth to insistent
4. 4:01 – after-hours ballad, romantic and wistful, very nice trumpet sound
5. 6:15 – neo-soul, stripped down with some electronics at the edge
6. 6:06 – ooooh… deliciously simple melody on a slinky rhythm. Super-cool.
7. 4:40 – sneaky trumpet & keyboard over a funky New Orleans beat
8. 4:40 – slinky ballad with unconvincing soul vocal (by Payton)
9. 7:49 – smooth stroll over a steady New Orleans beat
10. 6:24 – cute melody struts over cool percussive groove; nifty keyboard solo
[ Fo ] 21-Jun-08
Nonesuch, 2008
MELLOW GROOVES – The modern-cool tracks on this CD may recall ‘70s soul, ‘80s Miles Davis, ‘90s acid-jazz or the sounds of hip young trumpeters like Christian Scott or Jeremy Pelt. But those are just touchpoints: Payton has his own, very personal thing going on here, and he sounds completely at ease doing it. It’s a fine chill-out session, engaging but not demanding, with a couple of instant classics (2 & 6).
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6 (1, 4 & 10 also good)
1. 6:25 – smoky cool ballad: stately beginning, then a thoughtful glide w/bongo
2. 7:29 – sweet, soulful vibe: slippery rhythm, relaxed trumpet & keyboard
3. 11:50 – laid-back groove, very catchy, moves from smooth to insistent
4. 4:01 – after-hours ballad, romantic and wistful, very nice trumpet sound
5. 6:15 – neo-soul, stripped down with some electronics at the edge
6. 6:06 – ooooh… deliciously simple melody on a slinky rhythm. Super-cool.
7. 4:40 – sneaky trumpet & keyboard over a funky New Orleans beat
8. 4:40 – slinky ballad with unconvincing soul vocal (by Payton)
9. 7:49 – smooth stroll over a steady New Orleans beat
10. 6:24 – cute melody struts over cool percussive groove; nifty keyboard solo
[ Fo ] 21-Jun-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Drucilla | 6. | The Backward Step | |||
| 2. | Let It Ride | 7. | Nida | |||
| 3. | Triptych | 8. | Blue | |||
| 4. | Chinatown | 9. | Fleur De Lis | |||
| 5. | The Crimson Touch | 10. | The Charleston Hop (The Blue Steps) |