The Clayton Brothers
The Clayton Brothers | |
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Genres | Jazz |
Years active | 1977 | –present
Members | John Lee Clayton Jr. Jeff Clayton Terell Stafford Gerald Clayton Obed Calvaire |
Website | claytonbrothersjazz |
The Clayton Brothers is the brain child of saxophonist Jeff Clayton. According to Jeff, some 30 years ago he and his brother, Grammy Award-winning bassist John Clayton, agreed to support each other's preferred formats. Jeff's love of small groups lead to formation of the Clayton Brothers Quintet. John's love for big bands led to formation of the
Personnel
Jeff Clayton
John Clayton
John Clayton was a bassist and also a composer/arranger/conductor. He has worked for the Los Angeles Philharmonic as the artistic director of Jazz from 1998 through 2001. His work was recognized by NARA and nominated for multiple Grammy awards. He has received a Grammy award for Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Queen Latifah's "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," as arranger in 2008. He has written and/or arranged music for Milt Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Ray Brown, Regina Carter, McCoy Tyner, Carmen McRae, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Kurt Elling, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, etc.
Discography
- It's All in the Family (Concord, 1980)
- The Music (Capri, 1991)
- Expressions (Warner Bros, 1997)
- Siblingity (Warner Bros, 2000)
- Back in the Swing oh Things (Sindrome,2005)
- Brother to Brother (ArtistShare, 2008)
- The Gathering (ArtistShare, 2012)
- Soul Brothers (ArtistShare, 2015)
Brother to Brother
ArtistShare has been well known for their "Fan-funded" projects. The Clayton Brothers joined ArtistShare to provide unique participant offers to let their fans to have exclusive access to videos, audio shows, downloads, photos and updates on the project. If participants fund the project at higher level, they can have an autographed and personalized CD, narrated listening guide to the recordings by the artists, an iPod pre-loaded with the artists' favorite music, VIP access to performances with backstage access etc.
Reviews
Brother to Brother has been receiving reviews that highly value the album.
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- New York Times
- Hartford Courant
- Jazz Review
- Jazz.com
- The Providence American
- Buffalo News
- Cabaret Exchange
References
- ^ West, Michael J. "Jeff Clayton 1955–2020". Jazztimes.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.