A Single Sky Explained

A Single Sky
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dave Douglas
Cover:	DDouglas_SSky.jpg
Released:	September 29, 2009
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	62:30
Label:	Greenleaf Music
Prev Title:	Spirit Moves
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Spark of Being
Next Year:	2010

A Single Sky is the 30th album by Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas with Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely and the Frankfurt Radio Bigband. It is notable for being Dave Douglas's first big band album.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "it's another large feather in the cap for Douglas, the most widely revered progressive jazz musician to appear in the past 20 years, and for many great reasons".^[2]

Track list

1. The Presidents (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 9:33
2. Bury Me Standing (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 9:58
3. A Single Sky (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:12
4. Campaign Trail (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 8:56
5. Tree and Shrub (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 5:02
6. Persistence of Memory (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:10
7. Blockbuster (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 6:43

Personnel

• Dave Douglas – trumpet
• Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Jim McNeely – conductor

Notes and References

1. Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas, accessed July 21, 2015
2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011