Royal Garden Blues (album)

Royal Garden Blues is a 1995 jazz album by Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton. The album showcases both established jazz trumpeter Cheatham and the then-emerging Payton in a collection of standards and original compositions rooted in the traditional New Orleans jazz style. The album's title comes from the classic Clarence Williams composition "Royal Garden Blues," a staple of early jazz music that is prominently featured. Critics generally praised the album for the interplay between Cheatham and Payton, their respective trumpet styles, and the preservation of traditional jazz sounds. The album is considered a significant entry in the discographies of both Cheatham and Payton, highlighting Cheatham's later-career resurgence and Payton's early career commitment to the roots of jazz.