Constellations [Import]

Dave Douglas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1995)
• Format: Import
• Label: Hat Hut
• ASIN: B000008PXN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,338,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!, December 26, 2003

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John Russon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Constellations (Audio CD)

Trumpeter Dave Douglas has become one of the leading voices of contemporary jazz. This album from 1995 is probably my favourite of his works. It is with his "Tiny Bell Trio" (with Brad Shoeppach [now Shepik] on guitar and Jim Black on drums). The writing on the album is inspired by Eastern European song forms, and the tunes are wonderful. I specially like "Scriabin," but there are many great cuts on this CD. Anyone interested in the current state of jazz should have this album.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great varied Tiny Bell Trio, October 9, 2007

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Anthony Cooper (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Constellations (Audio CD)

"Constellations" opens with the title track, a fairly straightforward catchy song. A lot of Dave Douglas discs start with a catchy one, and this is no exception. "Unhooking The Safety Net" has an Eastern European feel to the melody, and is free-jazzy. "Hope Ring True" is fairly free, though there's a theme running through it. You can hear very quickly that the band is very tight - this CD was recorded mid-tour. "Taking Sides" is a highlight with some great improv. "The Gig" is a Herbie Nichols song that's been delightfully dismantled and reassembled on the fly. I've seen a few jazz writers say this is one of the best CD's of the 90's. Unfortunately for me, I don't like the next three songs as much, taking this out of the running. "Vanitatus Vanitatum" closes the CD out in humorous fashion.

If you like Dave Douglas, the Tiny Bell Trio, or modern jazz, I recommend this. I'm not sure it's one of the best of the '90's, but it's good.