Bond: The Paris Sessions

Bond: The Paris Sessions
Studio album by Gerald Clayton
Released	May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)
Studio	Studio de Meudon, Meudon, France [1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:50
Label	EmArcy
Gerald Clayton chronology
Two-Shade (2009) Bond: The Paris Sessions (2011) Life Forum (2013)

Bond: The Paris Sessions is a 2011 studio album by jazz pianist Gerald Clayton released on the EmArcy label, his second release. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ken Dryden, writing for AllMusic, stated, "His interpretations of standards are remarkably fresh, considering how often they have been recorded in a jazz setting. [...] He shows a surprising maturity for his age, as his pieces display a wealth of stylistic influences yet retain memorable themes that hold one's interest as well." ^[1] Nate Chinen of The New York Times wrote regarding the album, "Clayton hasn’t abandoned his core impulses as he evolves; another is that he doesn’t seem remotely done evolving." ^[3] Thomas Conrad for JazzTimes , added "His compositions are like graceful, evocative melodic and harmonic gestures that start in the middle and break off before you expect." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gerald Clayton except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If I Were a Bell"	Frank Loesser	7:46
2.	"Bond: The Cast"		3:45
3.	"Bootleg Bruise"		5:07
4.	"Major Hope"		6:14
5.	"Bond: Fresh Squeeze"		4:02
6.	"Snake Bite"		3:51
7.	"Sun Glimpse"		6:34
8.	"Which Persons?"		1:21
9.	"3D"		6:39
10.	"Nobody Else But Me"	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	4:37
11.	"All the Things You Are"	Kern, Hammerstein II	3:43
12.	"Bond: The Release"		3:45
13.	"Shout and Cry"		3:30
14.	"Round Come Round"		4:51
15.	"Hank"		5:05
Total length:			70:50

Personnel

• Gerald Clayton – piano, organ
• Joe Sanders – double bass
• Justin Brown – drums

References

1. Dryden, Ken. "Gerald Clayton – Bond: The Paris Sessions: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
2. "Gerald Clayton - Bond, the Paris Sessions (2011)". All About Jazz . May 14, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
3. Chinen, Nate (May 6, 2011). "Breezes of Jazz, Country and Black Metal". The New York Times . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
4. Conrad, Thomas (October 5, 2024). "Gerald Clayton: Bond: The Paris Sessions". JazzTimes . Retrieved November 19, 2025.