# Two-Shade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Two-Shade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Two-Shade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Shade > Source revision: 1341192631 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2009 studio album by Gerald Clayton Two-Shade Studio album by Gerald Clayton Released July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01) Genre Jazz Length 68:27 Label ArtistShare Gerald Clayton chronology Two-Shade (2009) Bond: The Paris Sessions (2011) ***Two-Shade*** is a studio album by American jazz pianist [Gerald Clayton](/source/Gerald_Clayton), featuring a [jazz trio](/source/Jazz_trio) comprising long-time friends and collaborators [Joe Sanders](/source/Joe_Sanders_(bassist)) on double bass and Justin Brown on drums. His discographic debut as a leader, the project was [fan-funded](/source/Fan-funded_music) and released by the [ArtistShare](/source/ArtistShare) label on July 1, 2009.[1][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## Concept In an interview with Nextbop, Clayton explained that the album's musical concept is "about taking two opposite ideas and putting them together in order to create a new sound... [featuring] jazz, some hip hop and a lot of improvisation." However, he prefaced, "people become close minded towards music that they've never even listened to, because it's classified under a certain genre".[2] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating All About Jazz [3] AllMusic [4] The Guardian [5] According to [*All About Jazz*](/source/All_About_Jazz), "Clayton has not only learned from the great Jazz masters before him but he embodies [their] spirit and the language", with the review characterizing the results as "not only stunning but fresh, original and distinctly the music of today".[6] A review by [Ben Ratliff](/source/Ben_Ratliff) for [*The New York Times*](/source/The_New_York_Times), found it a "wide-ranging, self-confident album, and a fluent, bobbing-and-weaving relationship with the bassist... and the drummer".[7] Additionally, Michael Nastos of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) wrote, "There's a lyrical and ethereal approach to all of the selections – elusive, lithe, quicksilver, Zen-like, very articulate, and always intriguing to the point where it tempts, pull you in, and envelops your soul."[4] A 90% rating was awarded by specialist website Jazz.com for this "must-hear debut release" on which "Clayton's apparent skills as a composer foreshadow the impact that he will have on jazz in the years to come".[8][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] JazzWeek Radio, which determines national airplay for the top-fifty jazz and smooth-jazz recordings in the US and Canada,[9][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] listed *Two-Shade* as 12th on its chart for August 10, 2009,[10] debuting at 25th on its July 1 release.[11][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## Track listing All tracks are written by Gerald Clayton except where noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Boogablues" 6:05 2. "Trapped In a Dream" 6:32 3. "Two Heads One Pillow" 6:24 4. "Peace for the Moment" 7:30 5. "All of You" Cole Porter 5:29 6. "Love All Around" (interlude) 2:13 7. "Casiotone Pothole" 7:16 8. "One Two You" 6:24 9. "Sunny Day Go" 6:44 10. "Scrimmage" 6:33 11. "You're Out" (interlude) 1:04 12. "Con Alma" Dizzy Gillespie 6:13 Total length: 68:27 ## Personnel - Gerald Clayton – piano - [Joe Sanders](/source/Joe_Sanders_(bassist)) – double bass - Justin Brown – drums ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [ArtistShare project page](http://www.artistshare.com/twoshade) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hélary, Sébastien. ["Gerald Clayton Discusses his 'Two-Shade' Album"](https://nextbop.com/blog/geraldclaytonontwoshade). *Nextbop*. Retrieved November 18, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AAJ_3-0)** Dryden, Ken (October 10, 2009). ["Gerald Clayton: Two-Shade"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/two-shade-gerald-clayton-artistshare-review-by-ken-dryden). *[All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz)*. Retrieved November 19, 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AM_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AM_4-1) Nastos, Michael G. ["Two-Shade - Gerald Clayton | Album | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-shade-mw0001770750). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved November 19, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-TG_5-0)** Fordham, John (October 29, 2009). ["Gerald Clayton: Two-Shade"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/30/gerald-clayton-two-shade). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved November 18, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gerald Clayton's Two Shade Released!"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/gerald-claytons-two-shade-released/). *[All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz)*. July 14, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ratliff, Ben (July 19, 2009). ["Critics' Choice - New Music From Jordin Sparks, Discovery, Gerald Clayton"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/arts/music/20choi.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved November 18, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Gerald Clayton: Two heads, one pillow](http://www.jazz.com/music/2009/6/10/gerald-clayton-two-heads-one-pillow) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [JazzWeek - FAQ](http://www.jazzweek.com/about/faq.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [JazzWeek Jazz Chart](http://www.jazzweek.com/chart/jazzchart.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Gerald Clayton Two Shade climbing the charts](http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=749) ## External links - [Gerald Clayton *Two-Shade* interview by Linus Wyrsch on "The Jazz Hole", breakthruradio.com, November 2010](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305032627/http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=11982) v t e Gerald Clayton Studio albums Two-Shade (2009) Bond: The Paris Sessions (2011) Life Forum (2013) Tributary Tales (2017) Bells On Sand (2022) Ones & Twos (2025) Live albums Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard (2020) Related articles John Clayton (father) Jeff Clayton (uncle) The Clayton Brothers (group) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Two-Shade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Shade) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Shade?action=history)). 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