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Magic Triangle

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This is the bombest Dave Douglas CD I've yet to hear. It's just lean, stripped down music. These four have such beautiful chemistry together: Ben Perowsky's expansive boom-and-floom sound nestles perfectly into James Genus' pillar-of-stone bass sound. Chris Potter (playing tenor throughout) and Dave Douglas voice the melodies together so perfectly together, like a vine twined around the trunk of a tree.
Simply, they hit it all the way.

Both serious and fun. The serious side sounds like Miles, the fun side sounds like Ornette. A good recording by the same band that recorded "Leap of Faith". Highly recommended.

What an impressive CD!!! Ranked up there w/ his sextet, his quartet explodes w/ a high level of creativity and spontaneity. What an awesome combination having Douglas work w/ Chris Potter. I gotta say they compliment each other's playing very well. This is a must buy!

Dave Douglas is one of the the most hippest people to be working right now, and paired with Chris Potter you know whatever they come up with will be good. This Album features all Dave Douglas tunes and is I inspirational. From the opening riff of the trumpet and sax on Everyman to the closing bass riff on The Ghost I love this CD. I love all the indvidual songs, but in some a I feel like this album is almost all one big suite (it is layed out beautifully. My favorite cut on the album would have to be Kisangani which is perfectly stylized. This is album is wild, but for the person who loves jazz and wants to experince something completly different I would encourage this album. It has been one of my favorite and most listend to albums for almost a year and a half.

Magic Triangle is seamless throughout and a wise choice for any jazz fan. Although away from his usual Masada context, Dave Douglas' ability is readily apparent in each song. An awesome CD.

I bought this CD back in 2001 after a recommendation from a professor of mine. I was riveted upon first listening and it has become one of my favorite CDs, jazz or otherwise. As a trumpet player and composer myself, I am in awe of Douglas's talent in both departments. The reason for writing this review is becuase I have been immersing myself in the CD and transcribing all the songs. I am beginning to unearth an even DEEPer respect for the compositions and playing on this album. Its nothing short of pure genius. Perhaps one of Douglas' best, if you like solid-as-hell writing and improvisation in any way... buy this record, please!