Trumpeter Dave Douglas has a tight, tense tone capable of streaking across the sky of his compositions in fiery, intense flashes. Here, paired with like-minded tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, Douglas is capable of lighting entire songs with his luminous horn. For his part, Potter provides the shadow and nuance, adding an uncommon depth to these tone paintings. Balanced against the bass of James Genus and the percussion of Ben Perowsky, these songs are nimble and sure, moving from point to point, mood to mood with confidence and absolute precision. For fans of Douglas, this is among his finest moments (see also: 1995's stunning In Our Lifetime, the Douglas/Han Bennink duet disc Serpentine, and Douglas's work with John Zorn's Masada). For fans of well-constructed, well- played jazz sparking with energy and ideas, this is a no-brainer. --S. Duda
Entertainment Weekly
[Jazz trumpeter] Douglas' new one as a leader hums with a kind of burnished warmth and clarity, as well as a taste for gently pushing the envelope...
Magic Triangle,Dave Douglas Quartet,Arabesque Recordings,Avant-Garde Jazz,Jazz,Jazz Music,Modern Creative,Pop,Post-Bop
Jazz Music:
- Man We're Wailing [Import]
- Me, Myself & I
- Merry Jazzy Christmas
- mockhausen
- Much Brass [Import]
- Mulligan Meets Monk [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- N.Y.C.
- No Hyenas
- Northwest Passage
- Notes From Big Sur
Jazz Music
Shot in the Head [CD-single] [Import]
Pingoud: Extinguished Torches; Song of Space
More Fun in the New World [Original recording remastered]