Three is the third chapter from a vital new voice and vision in jazz, and for that matter, all of American music. With the hat trick, Lafayette Gilchrist has proven he’s here to stay. Yet with each new statement, it's important to listen deep because within is a story that expounds upon the human journey: the cosmic ("Spheres of Existence") and the earthly ("Volcano Red"), the seeking ("The Enquizator's Request") and the explicit ("Last Train"), the temporary ("Visitors") and the intimate (In Depth). Finally, on Three, Gilchrist speaks to the internal and external ("Inside Outside”), always striking a sublime balance. |