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Dave Douglas: Leap Of Faith
by Mark Corroto
Dave Douglas was voted trumpeter of the year and innovator/explorer of the year at the 1999 Jazz Awards. He also received firsts in Artist, Composer, and Trumpeter of the year in the critics’ category titled, Talent Deserving Wider Recognition. This Uberman of modern jazz came from nowhere to garner such acclaim. Actually no. With a discography ...
Dave Douglas: Soul On Soul
by Mark Corroto
Dave Douglas has many faces. He can turn his cheek to Balkan, Indian, or free jazz. He is as much at home in the Knitting Factory as in a chamber orchestra. Of his two newest releases, (see review of Leap Of Faith ) this project is an almost pure mainstream jazz offering. Douglas' Sextet has two ...
Dave Douglas: Songs For Wandering Souls
by Glenn Astarita
Trumpeter Dave Douglas and his cohorts comprising the Tiny Bell Trio are among the hottest jazzmen on the planet these days. The much revered Tiny Bell Trio, featuring the extraordinary talents of drummer Jim Black and guitarist Brad Shepikfuse European motifs and mold them into a signature style/sound which has become the Trio's hallmark. Newly released ...
Dave Douglas: Convergence
by AAJ Staff
The title is most appropriate. Here is all manner of music--jazz, classical (both old and modern), folk music, show tunes, and quite a bit that's indescribable. You get Douglas, drummer Michael Sarin, and three strings--but you don't get a “string" album. Sounds drift in and out, and the focus can change in a heartbeat. It's edgy, ...
Dave Douglas: Convergence
by AAJ Staff
Even if you consider yourself only marginally knowledgeable about modern jazz, there remains virtually no valid excuse for not having heard of trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas. Over the past 5 years Douglas' recordings have appeared on numerous yearly “best of “ lists including those of the New York Times, the Village Voice and All About Jazz. His ...
Dave Douglas: Convergence
by Robert Spencer
Trumpeter Dave Douglas' growing list of credits includes a star turn in the ever-increasing oeuvre of John Zorn's Masada, the celebrated quartet that turns Hebrew folk melodies into tremendous occasions of Ornette-flavored up-tempo jazz improvisation. Douglas himself has demonstrated, independently of Zorn, a flair for jazzing folk melodies that is at the forefront again on the ...
Dave Douglas: Convergence
by Glenn Astarita
On “Convergence” the brilliant trumpeter-composer Dave Douglas pursues new territory following up on “Parallel Worlds” and the more recent “Five”. Douglas once again utilizes the sparkling talents of violinist Mark Feldman and cellist Erik Friedlander as the combination of strings, trumpet, and rhythm section consisting of Drew Gress (bass) and Michael Sarin (drums) create music that ...
Charms Of The Night Sky
By Dave Douglas
Label: Winter & Winter Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Charms of the Night Sky; Bal Masque; Sea Change; Facing West; Dance in Thy Soul; Little One; Wild Coffee; The Girl with the Rose Hips; Decafinata; Poveri Fiori; Odyssey; Twisted; Codetta.
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