Parallel Worlds (album)

Parallel Worlds is the debut album by trumpeter Dave Douglas, released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1993.^[1] It features six of Douglas' compositions and compositions by Anton Webern, Kurt Weill, Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky performed by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Mark Dresser and Michael Sarin.

Parallel Worlds
Studio album by Dave Douglas
Released	1993
Recorded	March 17–18, 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:22
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Tim Berne & Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas chronology
Parallel Worlds (1993) The Tiny Bell Trio (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Village Voice	A[4]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states: "This isn't another hard bop outing or a completely free-wheeling session; instead, it's got elements of both, and a departure as well. It requires close scrutiny and a completely open mind, because Dave Douglas is following no direction except his own."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated

1. "Sehr Bewegt" (Webern) - 1:29
2. "Parallel Worlds" - 9:16
3. "In Progress" - 5:37
4. "Remains" - 7:07
5. "Piece for Strings" - 6:55
6. "Ballad in Which Macheath Begs All Men for Forgiveness" (Weill) - 6:05
7. "Loco Madi" (Ellington) - 5:53
8. "On Your Leaving" - 7:15
9. "For Every Action" - 9:30
10. "Grand Choral" (Stravinsky) - 4:15

• Recorded at Sear Sound, New York City on March 17 and 18, 1993

Personnel

• Dave Douglas: trumpet
• Mark Feldman: violin
• Erik Friedlander: cello
• Mark Dresser: bass
• Michael Sarin: drums

References

1. Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas, accessed July 21, 2015
2. AllMusic Review
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Davis, Francis (Sep 27, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Vol. 39, no. 39. p. 86.
5. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed March 19, 2009