Tributary Tales
2017 studio album by Gerald Clayton
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Tributary Tales is a studio album by American jazz pianist Gerald Clayton, released on April 21, 2017, by Motéma Music.[1][2][3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:26 | |||
| Label | Motéma Music | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [4] |
| DownBeat |  [5] |
Niccolò Lucarelli, writing for All About Jazz, stated: "[It] is an album capable of engaging and surprising at every moment, of conveying the beauty of a musical genre that knows no boundaries."[4]
J. D. Considine of DownBeat wrote, "Like the waterways it evokes, Tributary Tales is nourishing, refreshing and full of great depths."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gerald Clayton except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unforeseen" | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Patience Patients" | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Search For" | 1:07 |
| 4. | "A Light" | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Reach For" | 0:36 |
| 6. | "Envisionings" | 6:43 |
| 7. | "Reflect On" | 1:09 |
| 8. | "Lovers Reverie" (featuring Aja Monet & Carl Hancock Rux) | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Wakeful" | 5:54 |
| 10. | "Soul Stomp" | 7:47 |
| 11. | "Are We" | 7:00 |
| 12. | "Engage In" | 1:29 |
| 13. | "Squinted" | 7:10 |
| 14. | "Dimensions: Interwoven" (featuring Aja Monet & Carl Hancock Rux) | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 64:26 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Stella by Starlight" (featuring Dayna Stephens) | Victor Young | 7:54 |
| Total length: | 72:20 | ||
Personnel
- Gerald Clayton – piano, keyboards
- Logan Richardson – alto saxophone
- Ben Wendel – tenor saxophone, bassoon (8, 10)
- Dayna Stephens – baritone saxophone (9)
- Joe Sanders – bass
- Justin Brown – drums
- Aja Monet, Carl Hancock Rux – spoken word (8, 14)
- Sachal Vasandani – vocals (13)
- Henry Cole – percussion (1, 10, 12, 13)
- Gabriel Lugo – percussion (1, 10, 12–14), post-production