[Updated] In July, trumpeter Nicholas Payton told the Aspen Times about his upcoming album, Bitches:

“‘Bitches,’ if I dare to categorize it, will be in the r&b, soul vein,” Payton said.

Payton’s voice, not his trumpet, dominates Bitches, which also features guest vocalists Esperanza Spalding, N’dambi, Saunders Sermons and Chinah Blac. It’s in the mode of Sonic Trance partially in its borrowings from the fusion musical vocabulary, and in its break from what is expected of Payton. According to the Aspen Times:

Payton had Davis’ album in mind while making “Bitches,” he said, “because this is such a departure for me. Like ‘Bitches Brew’ was for Miles. It’s a similar sharp turn in my musical career.” (As for the provocative nature of the title, Payton says, “I figure if Miles can do ‘Bitches Brew,’ then 40 years later I can do just ‘Bitches.’”)

Evidently, plans for the album’s release have changed because Payton posted a download link to the album on the weekend.

Updated December 3, 2:22 p.m.

When last checked, the download link had expired.

Updated January 14, 4:12 p.m.

The album can now be downloaded here.

Updated January 21, 5:25 p.m.

Link above is now dead, here’s the new link!