John Clayton and Hank Jones on ArtistShare

[Justin V]

I remember hearing about the project some time ago, but ArtistShare is set to release the second volume of John Clayton's Parlor Series, subtitled The Negro Spirituals Dialogue, on April 27th. The first volume was with his son, Gerald Clayton. ArtistShare is currently offering a limited amount of copies autographed by John Clayton. With John Clayton performing often in a duo format with his son, and Hank Jones having recorded in duos with bassists and having recorded two albums of spirituals with Charlie Haden, this should be a great project. I also don't think that there is a much more, if any, unreleased Hank Jones coming down the pike. I'm looking forward to hearing it at the end of the month.

[king ubu]

Ordered several weeks ago - not too familiar with Clayton, but love those Jones/Haden duos and am looking forward to hearing more of Jones in a similar setting!

[LWayne]

I also ordered several weeks ago when I received the email from ArtistShare. I try to support this independent label as much as possible. Besides, who can resist this pairing, and, as Justin points out, likely the last Hank Jones recording.

LWayne

[king ubu]

Giving it a first spin after finding it in the mailbox today - lovely!