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Towards The Shining Path
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Baltimore-based pianist Lafayette Gilchrist first burst on to the national jazz scene as a leader in 2004 with the release of his debut album, The Music According To Lafayette Gilchrist. He'd been signed to the eclectic NYC-based independent, HYENA Records, at the suggestion of Living Colour guitarist, Vernon Reid. Gilchrist, who also serves as the pianist in the legendary tenor saxophonist David Murray's group, had already been making major noise on the Baltimore circuit as one of the hottest young jazz artists to emerge from the city in recent memory. Upon the album's release, it wasn't long before his praises were being sung far and wide, and sold out shows were the norm across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Now, Gilchrist returns with his sophomore effort, Towards The Shining Path. As the title suggests, the album is a bold and visionary statement. Echoes of Monk, Andrew Hill and Herbie Hancock are present, but also big, fat backbeats that swing and pulse like locomotives. In the hands of Lafayette Gilchrist, it's a sound like nothing else in modern jazz today! Only $11.98 - Click here to buy now! |