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A Single Sky

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Released
  
September 29, 2009

Artist
  
Dave Douglas

Label
  
Greenleaf Music

Length
  
62:30

Release date
  
29 September 2009

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Dave Douglas albums, Jazz albums

A Single Sky is the 30th album by Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas with Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely and the Frankfurt Radio Bigband. It is notable for being Dave Douglas's first big band album.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "it's another large feather in the cap for Douglas, the most widely revered progressive jazz musician to appear in the past 20 years, and for many great reasons".

Track list

  1. The Presidents (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 9:33
  2. Bury Me Standing (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 9:58
  3. A Single Sky (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:12
  4. Campaign Trail (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 8:56
  5. Tree and Shrub (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 5:02
  6. Persistence of Memory (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:10
  7. Blockbuster (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 6:43

Personnel

  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Jim McNeely – conductor
  • Songs

    1The Presidents9:33
    2Bury Me Standing9:58
    3A Single Sky11:12

    References

    A Single Sky Wikipedia