Life Forum is the third studio album by American jazz pianist Gerald Clayton, released on the Concord Jazz label on April 2, 2013.
Concept Clayton stated: "This record is about gathering my favorite musicians and giving them the best platform to explore and openly express themselves. I take the same concepts and values that lead to creative expression as a credo to live by, hence Life Forum."
Reception
Matt Collar, writing for AllMusic, noted that "Although the album works as a showcase for Clayton's larger group aesthetic... it is still Clayton, with his deft, nuanced piano chops, extensive, motivic improvisation, and broad, evocative compositional skills who stays in the spotlight."
Track listing
Personnel
Gerald Clayton – piano, Rhodes piano, vocals (10) Joe Sanders – double bass (1–11; 13) Justin Brown – drums (1–11) Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet (1–3, 8, 9) Logan Richardson – alto saxophone (1–10) Dayna Stephens – tenor saxophone (1–3, 6, 8, 9; 13) Gretchen Parlato – vocals (1, 2, 4, 8–10, 12) Sachal Vasandani – lyrics (12), vocals (1, 2, 6, 8–10, 12) Carl Hancock Rux – poem composition and recitation (1)
References
External links "Gerald Clayton on Life Forum, Money Jungle and the new generation of jazz players" | YouTube