Results for "Doug MacDonald"

Doug MacDonald

Born: September 10, 1953

Edwin Alley

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Zoot and Pepper; Eyow/This Is It; Benedetto’s Theme; Three for Two; Groove Blues; JT; Rapini; Tuned Out; You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To.

Big Band Extravaganza

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Toluca Lake Jazz; Rashomon; Luces Azules; Aventura en Triadas; Desert Jazz; Luz de Amour; De Ha; But Not for Me; Minor Mess; Ya Know Bill.

Overtones

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Night by Night; Bossa for PK; Blues by Eight; Hortense; Lover Man; Over #21; Ground Up; Rickey Speaking.

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley

by Jack Bowers
August 15, 2023

Los Angeles-based guitarist Doug MacDonald, busy as ever, is comfortable in any setting, from big band to solo. On Edwin Alley, MacDonald leads a trio (Mike Flick, bass; Kendall Kay, drums) through eight of his bright and well-drawn original compositions and one standard, the amorous entreaty “You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." The album ...

Doug MacDonald: Big Band Extravaganza

by Richard J Salvucci
August 11, 2023

Some reviewers have been known to complain that contemporary big bands can do most anything but swing. Like all generalizations, there is some merit to the observation. But, like all generalizations, the occasional exception falsifies it. Looking for a big band that pushes all the right buttons? Look no further. Doug MacDonald's “desert jazz" band is ...

Doug MacDonald: Big Band Extravaganza

by Jack Bowers
March 17, 2023

Pardon the superlative, but what a terrific album! Extravanga marks the debut of guitarist Doug MacDonald's seventeen-member Jazz Orchestra, and he has guaranteed that it swings with gusto by writing nine perceptive and luminous charts that are sure to bring out the best in any ensemble, especially one as well-equipped as this. During his decades-long career ...

John Daversa, Linda Carone & Miguel Zenón

by Joe Dimino
February 19, 2023

From one of the hottest jazz musicians on the planet, we begin the 790th Episode of Neon Jazz with saxophonist Miguel Zenón and a song off his Grammy-nominated 2022 album Music De Las Americas. From there, we stick with the Puerto Rican flavor with Juan Tizol teamed with the legendary Harry James. From there, we move ...

I'll See You in My Dreams

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: I’ll See You in My Dreams; I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good); Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad; My Ship; New Mark; Easy to Love; ‘Tis Autumn; More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows; Will You Still Be Mine.

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2022

by Jack Bowers
December 14, 2022

As the Covid pandemic slowly recedes into America's rear-view mirror, jazz groups of all sizes and shapes have begun performing and recording again, making 2022 a rather good year over-all for fans and reviewers alike. New artists, new sounds and new approaches have combined to lend assurance that jazz remains in good hands and will continue ...