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"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
BIOClark Gayton was born in Seattle, WA, January 18th, 1963. After graduating high school in 1981, Gayton received a scholarship to attend the Berklee School of Music, where he graduated in 1984. Gayton then moved to Oakland briefly before moving to New York in 1987.Get Your Own! | View SlideshowWhile in New York, Clark 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.Currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen as part of the Seeger Sessions band, Clark has spent a great deal of time with other popular musicians such as Prince, Bette Midler, Steel Pulse, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Sting, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, matchbox twenty, Santana, Maxwell, The Skatalites, and Brazilian Girls, to name a few.
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 for the years 2000 - 2007:
Cornell Campbell - "Big Things" (Trombone) CD 2000
Peter Salett - "Heart of Mine" (Trombone) CD 2000
Dennis Brown - "Let Me Be the One" (Trombone) CD 2000
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
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
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 enineer) 2008
Dispatch "Live Zimbabwe" 2008(trombone)
As Arranger or Composer for the years 2000 - 2005:
Glen Washington - "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (Arranger)
CD 2001