Convergence (Dave Douglas album) explained

Convergence
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dave Douglas
Cover:	Convergence (Dave Douglas album).jpg
Released:	1998
Recorded:	January 22–23, 1998
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	71:47
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Dave Douglas
Prev Title:	Magic Triangle
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Songs for Wandering Souls
Next Year:	1999

Convergence is the 12th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1998 and features performances by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Drew Gress and Michael Sarin.^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[2]

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4½ stars stating "You can hear a variety of influences in Douglas' playing -- everyone from Lester Bowie and Don Cherry to Miles Davis and Booker Little -- but Convergence leaves no doubt that he is very much an original himself".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Chit Kyoo Thwe Tog Nyin Hmar Lar" (Traditional Burmese) - 1:13
2. "Joe's Auto Glass" - 6:31
3. "Tzotzil Maya" - 7:47
4. "Meeting At Infinity" - 15:53
5. "Desseins Eternels" (Messiaen) - 4:08
6. "Bilbao Song" (Weill) - 8:36
7. "Border Stories: The Story" - 0:30
8. "Border Stories: The Elaboration" - 0:55
9. "Border Stories: The Exaggeration" - 0:41
10. "Border Stories: Apocrypha" - 0:43
11. "Collateral Damages" - 6:59
12. "Goodbye Tony" - 13:37
13. "Nothing Like You" (Dorough, Landesman) - 4:14

All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated

• • Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York City on January 22 and 23, 1998

Personnel

• Dave Douglas – trumpet
• Mark Feldman – violin
• Erik Friedlander – cello
• Drew Gress – bass
• Michael Sarin – drums

Notes and References

1. Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas, accessed July 21, 2015
2. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 399. Dave Douglas.
3. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011