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Doug MacDonald

Born: September 10, 1953

Jazz Marathon 4: Live at Hangar 18

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: Disc 1: San Fernando Blvd.; Dreamsville; Lollipops and Roses; I Thought About You; With the Wind and the Rain in Her Hair; Maiden Voyage; Pennies from Heaven; Nobody Else But Me; Strike Up the Band. Disc 2: L L; Someone to Light Up My Life; Make Believe; Body and Soul; My Foolish Heart; Where or When; Tune Up.

Doug MacDonald & the Tarmac Ensemble: Jazz Marathon 4: Live at Hangar 18

by Jack Bowers
December 14, 2019

As befits a Jazz Marathon, guitarist Doug MacDonald's Live at Hangar 18 embodies not one but two CDs, complete with shifting personnel and groups that range from quintet to septet. This is the fourth in a recorded series of marathons conceived by producer Don Thomson and led by MacDonald with a supporting cast that boasts a ...

Moon's Up, Night's Up - Taking the Town By Surprise

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 2, 2019

The annual celebratory broadcast for Joni Mitchell included an assortment of her songs by various jazz artists, plus new releases from Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Norah Jones, saxophonist T.K. Blue, singer/poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein), and vibraphone artist Lolly Allen; also more birthday shout outs to Chris Conner, Betty Bryant (going strong at ...

Sweet And Low Down

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 28, 2019

A two hour broadcast with new releases from the legendary Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, guitarists Amanda Monaco and Doug MacDonald, a single from Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science and vocalists Claudia Villela and Kate Vargas, with birthday shout outs to George Gershwin, Lee Wiley (pictured) and Alison Wedding, among others. Also a preview ...

Jazz Marathon 2

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Blujazz
Released: 2017
Track listing: Disc 1 — Our Delight; ‘Round Midnight; Strollin’; Con Alma; Confirmation; Daahoud. Disc 2 — Ellington medley (Just Squeeze Me / What Am I Here For / Sophisticated Lady / Cottontail); Bossa Don (Don’s Delight); Blue Capers; Whisper Not; Shiny Stockings; Sonnymoon for Two.

Doug MacDonald: Jazz Marathon 2

by Jack Bowers
March 20, 2017

For those who thought that guitarist Doug MacDonald's happy-go-lucky jazz marathon had crossed the finish line with the release more than a year ago of Just for Fun, the good news is that MacDonald and his talented teammates have found their second wind and the marathon continues through a second effervescent two-CD session taped at the ...

Solo Plus

By Doug MacDonald

Label: Blujazz
Released: 2016
Track listing: You Stepped Out Of A Dream; Triste; Umbrella Waltz; Medley I'm Through With Love/Stairway To The Stars/These Foolish Things; If I Had You; Wave; Medley Autumn In New York/Chatsworth/Minor Blues; Laura; Medley Gentle Rain/Corcovado; Medley Out Of Nowhere/The Song Is You; I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You; Blues In The World; Bandera; Darn That Dream.

Doug MacDonald: Just for Fun

by Jack Bowers
July 26, 2016

While there are no household names on guitarist Doug MacDonald's new 2-CD set, Just for Fun (alto saxophonist Lanny Morgan or perhaps drummer Roy McCurdy may come closest), the sidemen he has chosen for a lively concert date billed as a “jazz marathon" are more than likely among the more accomplished jazz musicians you've seldom or ...

Doug MacDonald: Solo Plus

by Hrayr Attarian
March 4, 2016

The field of jazz guitarists seems to have exploded with variety of discs that put one sort of spin or another on the music. From Latin touches to rock and roll beats and from avant-garde dissonance to popish smoothness this releases run the range of sounds striving to be “exeptional." It is, therefore, refreshing to hear ...