Dave Douglas - Alloy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Uri Caine continue their long-time musical association with a new album featuring master drummer Andrew Cyrille. The sequel to the 2014 Douglas / Caine album Present Joys that centered on renditions of Sacred Harp tunes and which the New York Times called, an album of duologue that manages to be at once intimate, soulful and irrepressibly buoyant, Devotion features new original compositions by Douglas in devotion to many of todays greatest composers including Carla Bley and Franco DAndrea. Album Tracks 1. Curly 2. D'andrea 3. Francis of Anthony 4. Miljøsang 5. False Allegiances 6. Prefontaine 7. Pacific 8. Rose and Thorn 9. We Pray 10. Devotion

Modern jazz giant Dave Douglas releases his first new album in almost 2 years with a new project titled GIFTS. This debut album is Dave playing with Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia (members of Son Lux and the Oscar nominated for the score of Everything Everywhere All At Once), as well as the brilliant versatile saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. The album is an adventurous exploration of the genre through the lens of composer Billy Strayhorn, covering 4 of his compositions, alongside 6 originals. Album Tracks 1. Gifts 2. Kind of Teal 3. Take the a Train 4. Rain Check 5. Blood Count 6. Day Dream 7. Seven Years Ago 8. Small Bar 9. Third Dream 10. Goodbyes

Album Tracks 1. My Cares Are Down Below 2. Dragonback 3. Pine Marten 4. Snowflakes in Summer 5. Pathways 6. Gradibus Ascendimus 7. Passing the Torch Song