Brazen Heart Live At Jazz Standard (Greenleaf Music)
Dave Douglas
Released November, 2015
DownBeat Five-Star Review
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About:
The Dave Douglas Quintet finishes their extensive Brazen Heart tour with a four night run at the Jazz Standard November 19-22, 2015. This 8-set recording features Jon Irabagon (saxophone), Matt Mitchell (piano), Linda May Han Oh (bass) and Rudy Royston (drums). The group delivers a roller-coaster ride of complex harmonic and rhythmic structures, veering between fierce and soulful. Memorable versions of their entire repertoire, by a band at the height of its powers.
Track Listing:
Saturday
1. Hawaiian Punch 8:33
2. Time Travel 9:50
3. Be Still My Soul 9:27
4. Brazen Heart: 14:58
5. Whither Must I Wander? 11:20
6. Lone Wolf 9:37
7. Garden State 9:53
8. Miracle Gro 17:01
9. Barbara Allen 9:41
10. Inure Phase 10:08
11. Little Feet 18:17
Personnel:
Dave Douglas: trumpet
Jon Irabagon: saxophones
Matt Mitchell: piano
Linda May Han Oh: bass
Rudy Royston: drums
Recorded live November 19 – 22, 2015, at Jazz Standard NYC
Producer: Dave Douglas
Recorded and mixed by Tyler McDiarmid and Geoff Countryman
With assistance from David Stoller
Package design and photographs by Russell Moore
With assistance from Robyn Ardagh
Review:
Trumpeter Douglas’ Brazen Heart Live At Jazz Standard captures his 2015 quintet during eight sets. The road-tested troupe—saxophonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Rudy Royston—tackles 26 separate songs, most played at least twice in this massive set. Five songs, though, are played only once, which is where listeners can start to nerd out over the flow and shape of these performances. For example, the Friday night crowd gets treated to three pieces the band would play just a single time during the run, while the Sunday night audience heard the quintet stretch out on a 23-minute version of “Bridge To Nowhere” and a 22-minute medley of “My Cares Are Down Below” and “The Pigeon And The Pie.”
(DownBeat)
