Released September 29, 2009 | Length 62:30 Release date 29 September 2009 Genre Jazz | |
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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.
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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
- The Presidents (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 9:33
- Bury Me Standing (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 9:58
- A Single Sky (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:12
- Campaign Trail (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 8:56
- Tree and Shrub (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 5:02
- Persistence of Memory (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:10
- Blockbuster (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 6:43
Personnel
Songs
1The Presidents9:33
2Bury Me Standing9:58
3A Single Sky11:12
References
A Single Sky Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA