Bells on Sand Virgin Label Services Cro-Magnon Nights

Cro-Magnon Nights

reflect new permutations of my past

and hypnotic drones: together they create an album of stunning gravitas and beauty

Hipsippy Blues

Flower of the soul is an 11-track meditation on impermanence

Bells on Sand Virgin Label Services Cro-Magnon NightsPianist & composer Gerald Clayton explores the impact and abstraction of time on his ravishing 2nd Blue Note album Bells On Sand, which features contributions from mentor Charles Lloyd on saxophone, father John Clayton on bass, longtime friend and peer Justin Brown on drums, and new collaborator MARO on vocals. Each musician on the record represents a different aspect of the axis of time and its shifting sands, says Clayton. My father and Charles