I was turned on to trumpet man Dave Douglas by a former student and fellow jazz fan. Douglas is prolific. If you don't like his most recent album, come back after lunch and listen to his next one. His jazz is very much in the avant garde category, but like a lot of AG jazzmen, he communicates the old bop language.
I am still trying to decide whether I like his music. It surely has caught my ear! NPR has a Village Vanguard concert by Douglas available for download. I listened to it this afternoon while grading Philosophy of Religion papers. It kind of worked, in an existential way. The Vanguard concert seemed pretty accessible, and so it might be a good place to start for jazz fans who want to know what Douglas is all about.
I have been listening to Mountain Passages. It moves me in a mountain path sort of way. I have spent many days backpacking along mountain trails, and this music seems to recall the granite walls and pines shrouded in mist that I remember. That's no small achievement. Here is a sample:
Dave Douglas/Gumshoe/Mountain Passages
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