Dave Douglas, trumpet; Marcus Strickland, Tenor Saxophone; Adam Benjamin, Fender Rhodes; Brad Jones, Ampeg Baby Bass; Gene Lake, Drums; DJ Olive, Turntable/Laptop
SPARK OF BEING: BOX SET [3CD] (available for preorder at greenleafmusic.com)
Part 1: SOUNDTRACK (out June 22nd) (available for preorder at greenleafmusic.com)
Part 2: EXPAND (out August 24th)
Part 3: BURST (out September 21st)
“Spark Of Being: Soundtrack" is the first of the three “Spark" releases and Soundtrack to the film by Bill Morrison. “Spark Of Being: Expand" is a fully realized new jazz album by Douglas and Keystone. It will be released by Greenleaf Music and distributed through traditional music channels on August 24. Greenleaf will follow with the release of “Spark Of Being: Burst" on September 21, which, like “Expand," further develops the musical ideas of Spark of Being, without the parameters of a soundtrack composition. All three albums will also be available in a full Box Set on September 21.
“Spark of Being began its life as a meditation on humanity and technology," said Douglas. “Through the lens of contemporary music and film, Bill Morrison and I were both interested in a collaboration that showed the various uses for invention, from the quirky to the profound, from the benign to the murderous."
