''Soul on Soul'' is the 14th album by

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er Dave Douglas and his first on a major label. It was released on the

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label in 2000 and features performances by Douglas,

Chris Speed Chris Speed (born February 12, 1967) is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Early life and career Speed grew up outside of Seattle and studied classical piano and clarinet from an early age. He later began studying jazz, took up ...

, Joshua Roseman,

Greg Tardy Gregory Tardy is an American jazz saxophonist, who has released albums for the record labels SteepleChase Records, J Curve Records, and Impulse! Records.Allmusic discography/ref> As of May 2015 he is teaching at the University of Tennessee, Knoxv ...

Uri Caine Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early years The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began p ...

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and

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...

. The album includes Douglas' interpretations of four compositions by

Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and ...

Reception

The

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review by Steve Loewy states " For those who know Douglas only for his forays into the avant-garde, this recording should open some eyes; the trumpeter has a strong handle on the tradition. Actually, this is nothing new, as he has been remarkably at home with a broad collection of styles for years". On ''

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'', Mark Corroto said "For Douglas' first US major label release, he chose to record music that was accessible to devotees of the Wynton Marsalis revolution as well as Douglas' own legion of fans. Like Mary Lou Williams herself, the sextet takes us from the stride piano styling of Uri Caine to the post-bop saxophone lamentations of Chris Speed and Greg Tardy. It is almost as if Douglas is telling us it can be just as hip to look backward, as it is to look forward. Mary Lou Williams' music affords just such opportunity".Corroto, M.
All About Jazz Review
March 1, 2000

Track listing

''All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated'' # "Blue Heaven" - 6:23 # "Ageless" - 7:11 # "Soul on Soul" - 6:15 # "Moon of the West" - 7:22 # "Canticle" - 6:08 # "Aries" ( Williams) - 2:31 # "Mary's Idea" (Williams) - 2:47 # "Waltz Boogie" (Williams) - 5:05 # "Multiples" - 9:51 # "Kyrie" - 4:12 # "Zonish" - 6:29 # "Eleven Years Old" - 1:37 # "Play It Momma" (Williams) - 3:39 *Recorded at

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in NYC

Personnel

* Dave Douglas: trumpet *

: tenor saxophone, clarinet *

: clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone *

Josh Roseman Josh Roseman (born 5 June 1967) is an American jazz trombonist. His nickname is "Mr. Bone". He studied in Newton North High School. Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The ...

: trombone *

: piano *

: bass *

: drums

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums Dave Douglas (trumpeter) albums RCA Records albums