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Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Troy Collins
Perpetual Motion is tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's first dedicated foray into the electrified realms of funk, R&B and soul. A renowned soloist whose memberships in Dave Douglas' Quintet, Mingus Dynasty and the Maria Schneider Orchestra have won him great acclaim (including a Grammy nomination for his work with Schneider's Orchestra), McCaslin has delved into groove-based territory ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin can be called, quite accurately, a fearless player, whether it's for his prodigious and always adventurous work as a sideman--very notably with trumpeter Dave Douglas' quintet and with Maria Schneider's award-winning orchestra (for which he garnered a Grammy nomination), or on his own discs as a leader.McCaslin's musical spirit is a ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Dan Bilawsky
Each new record from tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin is cause for celebration. With each album, McCaslin has put himself in the middle of a different instrumental configuration, challenging the saxophonist to reach new heights, and Perpetual Motion is no different. Now that he has proven his mettle on the piano-less trio battleground with Recommended Tools (Greenleaf, ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by C. Michael Bailey
Donny McCaslin's Perpetual Motion is an embarrassment of riches, employing a lineup populated by the edgiest, most progressive-thinking jazz musicians currently composing. Alto saxophonist David Binney (who also produces the disc), pianist Uri Caine, bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Antonio Sanchez have been producing music that has positively expanded jazz music for the past decade. McCaslin ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Warren Allen
Donny McCaslin has long been one of the under-sung superstars of the modern tenor saxophone. In recent years, however, as both a leader and sideman with big band leader Maria Schneider, the Mingus Dynasty band, and trumpeter Dave Douglas, McCaslin has gained more and more well-deserved recognition. Drawing off the best of the 21st century's jazz, ...
Spark Of Being: Expand
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2010
Track listing: Spark of Being; Creature; Tree Ring Circus; Observer; Chroma; Travelogue; Prologue.
Dave Douglas & Keystone: Spark Of Being (3CD Box) Release Day
On April 24th, 2010, Dave Douglas and experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison unveiled their multimedia collaboration, Spark Of Being, at Stanford University. On film, it stands as a reinterpretation of the Frankenstein myth using new, archival, and distressed footage. The themes, penned by Douglas for his Grammy-nominated band Keystone, integrate electronics seamlessly into the improvised music, piecing ...
Dave Douglas & Keystone: Spark Of Being: Expand
by Mark Redlefsen
Just as summer comes to a close, another great release from trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas comes along. Expand is the second part of a trilogy of music, performed by Dave Douglas & Keystone, for the Bill Morrison film Spark of Being (2010). The film and related music bring Mary Shelley's iconic novel, Frankenstein (1818), and the relationship ...
Clockwise
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. Great Exhibition - 3:41;
02. Damasa - 8:10;
03. Rideau Medals - 5:29;
04. Machinery - 5:23;
05. Fellini - 5:41;
06. Lighthouse Keeping - 5:43;
07. Marching - 5:32;
08. Bloodletting - 5:40;
09. The Russian School - 7:28.
A Single Sky
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Presidents; Bury Me Standing; A Single Sky; Campaign Trail; Tree and Shrub; Persistence of Memory; Blockbuster.
