Results for "In Pursuit"

In Pursuit

By Donny McCaslin

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2007
Track listing:

A Brief Tale; Descarga; Madonna; Sea of Expectancy; In Pursuit; Village Natural; Send Me a Postcard; Fast Brazil; Festival in 3 Parts.

Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit

by Troy Collins
August 26, 2007

From his early forays with Steps Ahead and Ken Schaphorst's Big Band to Maria Schneider's Orchestra and his recent membership in Dave Douglas' Quintet, saxophonist/composer Donny McCaslin is finally beginning to receive the critical accolades he deserves. His second album for Sunnyside and sixth as a leader, In Pursuit, follows a conceptual thread begun ...

Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit

by Laurel Gross
July 23, 2007

If creating challenging music that is also thoroughly entertaining were a crime, then Donny McCaslin ought to be in jail. Some jazz players/composers today can seem so preoccupied with producing art that they make it very difficult for listeners to get in on the fun. Not so with McCaslin, who proves with In ...

Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit

by John Kelman
July 22, 2007

In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed Soar (Sunnyside, 2006), saxophonist Donny McCaslin continues to evolve his interest in blending advanced jazz harmony and improvisation with world music in general, and the rhythms of Latin and South America in particular. But while Soar's core quintet expanded to a nine-piece at times, here it remains intact, with ...