Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas
Born: Mar 24, 1963 in Montclair, NJ
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Biography: Dave Douglas arguably became the most original trumpeter/composer of his generation. Douglas' stylistic range is broad yet unaffected; his music is not a pastiche, but rather a personal aesthetic that reflects a wide variety of interests. He explicitly cites such diverse influences as Igor Stravinsky, ...Read full biography
Soul on Soul
Released: 2000
Label: RCA Victor Group
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Trumpeter Dave Douglas continues on his remarkable journey to document some of his primary musical influences. This one, a celebration of Mary Lou Williams, comes on the heels of similar tributes to Booker ...Read full review
Convergence
Released: 1999
Label: Soul Note
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To hear many hard bop hard-liners tell it, all avant-garde jazz is nothing more than atonal screaming. The problem with such sweeping generalizations is that some avant-garde jazz is, in fact, quite musical. ...Read full review
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