#Dezron Douglas

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Dezron Douglas - ATALAYA

I first heard Dezron Douglas on Force Majeure, his terrific album of duets with harpist Brandee Younger from a few years back. But it turns out he has a high-profile gig with some guy named Trey Anastasio. Heard of him? Anyway — ATALAYA! At times, this solo effort for International Anthem could pass for some mid-1960s Blue Note session or a Classic Quartet-era Coltrane LP. But the playing is so crisp and purposeful that it never once feels like an exercise in nostalgia. It just feels timeless. Douglas' bass playing (on both acoustic and electric) is extremely strong and sturdy as he leads a crackling group of musicians (George Burton on keys, Joe Dyson on drums, Emilio Modeste on sax) through a selection of brisk, up-tempo numbers and romantic ballads. There are a few surprises, too, like Melvis Santa's show-stopping vocal on "Weeping Birch" and Douglas' watery solo electric excursion on "Octopus." I'd take a whole album of this kind of thing ...

[burlveneer-music]

Dezron Douglas - ATALAYA - double bassist’s new quartet set, straight-ahead to spiritual (International Anthem)

ATALAYA is new work by bassist Dezron Douglas, and it is alive. That is, ‘alive’ in all the ways that jazz is at its best – as a pure and personal expression of Black Music channeled through time-honored traditions by a group of musicians who practice sonic coherence through musical unity. As Dezron puts it in the opening statement of his liner notes for the album: “Mysticism, Magic, Faith, Love, Power, Discernment! These are words that embody the creative process of Music.” With Emilio Modeste on saxes, George Burton on keys, and Joe Dyson Jr. on drums, Dezron’s crew summons the dynamism of Coltrane’s classic Quartet, or Dave Holland’s Quintet on Prime Directive, or Charles Mingus on Nostalgia In Times Square… swinging virtuosically and firing on all 4 cylinders. But there’s nothing remotely revisionist here – Dezron and his quartet embody poetry, presence, artistic and emotional clarity in every note they play. Free and dissonant, sweet and consonant, sweeping and pure… This is the band you hope is playing every time you walk into a club.  Dezron Douglas – basses George Burton – piano and rhodes Joe Dyson Jr. – drums Emilio Modeste – saxophones Melvis Santa – vocals and percussion on “Wheeping Birch” Artwork by Adama Coulibaly.

[thebowerypresents]

Trey Anastasio Makes Sweet Music with His Other Band at Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday Night

Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB – Brooklyn Steel – May 22, 2024

Trey Anastasio, the lead guitarist from Phish, has been playing shows under his own name for almost exactly 25 years. His main side-project started as a trio and then added horns in various configurations. The lineup and the fact that the repertoire largely avoided overlaps meant that Anastasio’s solo work could largely avoid comparisons with the main band. Over the years, the distinctions in the song lists have blurred significantly and with the most recent “Classic TAB” lineup consisting of an identical guitar-bass-keys-drums, it’s more inviting than ever to make those one-to-one comparisons. But playing the second of three packed nights at Brooklyn Steel, Anastasio and his band showed they are their own thing with a distinct sound and their own chemistry.

The band, featuring Dezron Douglas on bass, Ray Paczkowski on keys and Russ Lawton on drums, brings a jazz mindset to the jamband world. Douglas particularly made his presence felt, driving jams in “The Way I Feel” and “Cayman Review” early and creating space for the guitar and keys to explore. Phish songs like “Prince Caspian” and “Ocelot,” in the second set, exposed the quartet to “the book was better” notions, but TAB made each their own. The array of keyboards employed by Paczkowski to flavor “Ocelot” was revelatory and Lawton infused “Prince Caspian” with a fun shuffle that the rest of the band was happy to swing along to. 

While there were plenty of awe-inspiring guitar solos, Anastasio soaring, probing and grooving to the audience’s delight, the band was at their best when they democratized the jamming, the guitarist elevating his bandmates to equals on extended explorations out of “The Endless Dream,” “Hey Stranger,” “Oblivion” and “Life Saving Gun.” In these jams, each member layered his own improvised riffs to match the others, creating a distinctive “Trey Anastasio Band” sound that was sonically textured almost like pieces of electronica while staying eminently danceable. Like with his main band, Anastasio is an unprecedented multiple decades into the TAB project and still flowing with new ideas with a talented quartet poised to make them happen. —A. Stein | @Neddyo

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

[overgrounders]

Trivia! Regarding Terra's dossier: We wanted the theme songs in the official character dossiers to be whole and complete, so readers could listen to each song in a row uninterrupted--but in many ways, I consider this performance of Rama Rama by Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas to be Terra's true theme song. While If It's Magic is the best runner-up (featuring legendary jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby), this cover of Rama Rama is the song I listened to most frequently while figuring out Terra's background and plot. (If you like this sound, you can find Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas on Bandcamp.) --A.

[noloveforned]

it's a brand new year and no love for ned still airs on wlur every friday night from 8pm-midnight. swing by tonight for the latest show featuring our new winter theme (which we kicked off last week) "songs about work sucking".

no love for ned on wlur – january 6th, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label east river pipe // backroom deals // we live in rented rooms // merge baseball gregg // take your chances with me // selected covers (2016-2022) // (self-released) galore // jackpot // blush cassette // paisley shirt orange folder // don't think i could // orange folder // (self-released) cheekface // don’t get hit by a car // live at baby's all right // (self-released) smirk // revenge // material // feel it sbdc // see you around // the feeling of winning // kingfisher bluez the molds // it just happens // enter the universe // (self-released) dummy featuring lifeguard // hallogallo // (bandcamp mp3) // (unreleased) the web of lies featuring jessica higgins // redeemer // nude with demon // wrong speed greyhound // around // wilted pansies in a broken vase cassette // all gone cassandra jenkins and suhail yusuf khan // michelangelo // chale jaana cassette // ba da bing! tilth // equality of vibrations // renewal // cached media photay and carlos niño // quartet improvisation on may 30th, 2021 // more offerings cassette // international anthem konstrukt and joe mcphee // tell me, how long has ‘trane been gone (for james baldwin) // if you have time // omlott dezron douglas // luna moth // atalaya // international anthem minnie riperton // les fleurs // come to my garden // grt sault // champions // untitled (god) // forever living originals liv.e featuring pink siifu // 93 // f.r.a.n.k. // dolfin mike // no curse lifted (rivers of love) // beware of the monkey // 10k jody watley featuring eric b. and rakim // friends // larger than life // mca sharada shashidhar // present // rahu cassette // leaving ylayali // green walls // separation // dear life living hour and peel dream magazine // double bus // double bus digital single // kanine scivic rivers // shenandoah granite // scivic rivers // potluck foundation joan shelley // like the thunder // live at the chapel of st. phillip neri // (self-released) voice actor // beautiful burglar // sent from my telephone // stroom

[theloniousbach]

FROM THE SMALL’S LIVE ARCHIVE: JONNY KING with Steve Wilson, Dezron Douglas, and Alan Mednard, SMALL’S JAZZ CLUB, 11 OCTOBER 2024, 9 pm

I had my eye on this run anyway as getting to know JONNY KING by the company (Steve Wilson and Dezron Douglas) he kept seemed like a good idea. But I chose this show because I was nearby, across 7th Avenue, at Mezzrow’s for my dream show of Bill Charlap and Noriko Ueda. I did though walk by SMALL’S JAZZ CLUB as the first set was wrapping up.

King was new to me and he is a tasty swinging pianist who organizes intricate lines and grooves. Douglas certainly helps that effort and he subordinated his quite capable chops to lock down the pulse with lines that were far from simple but always strong. Alan Mednard’s drumming could even be more impressionistic. Wilson’s alto is a treasure, lyrical and lithe, well suited to the material. The heads of the tunes fell to him even if King took the first solos.

And what interesting tunes. The opener had an almost modal line that Wilson danced over after King and Douglas established it. The second original was more uptempo but in the same straightahead vein. The cover of Coltrane’s Wise One started to give away the game. Almost modal began to make sense in that King used arpeggios and not Tyner-esque block chords and Wilson evoked at the very least a pre-sheets of sound, pre-modal melodic Coltrane if not other saxophone traditions. King offered a solo piece, open chords and almost gospel-ly though quieter and more introspective too before leading to a Blues on the Corner that swung hard in a very fresh way.

Rather like Wilson, King too seems to come from a different point of the tradition. So he bears more attention.

[trukqsofficial]

You Make Me Feel Brand New § Dezron Douglas

[jaleelshaw]

I’ll be performing at The Jazz Gallery in New York City on July 30th & 31st w/ my quartet featuring Lawrence Fields on piano, Dezron Douglas on bass, and Joe Dyson on drums. Sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm. Tickets are available here:

https://jazzgallery.org/calendar/jaleel-shaw-july30-2024

📷 by Bill Douthart

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Makaya McCraven - KEXP Studio, Seattle, Washington, October 25, 2022

Like that Dezron Douglas LP, Makaya McCraven's In These Times came out this year on the International Anthem label — a label that has become a trademark of quality over the past few years. I've liked McCraven a lot in the past, but In These Times feels like a genuine masterpiece, weaving together elements of lush CTI-era jazz, beat scientist wizardry and heady post-rock and emerging with something extraordinary.

The Denver gig I saw a few months back (pictured above) was by necessity a more stripped down affair, but no less transfixing, thanks in no small part to McCraven's wildly talented band — D'Sean Jones on sax/flute/synth, Jeff Parker on guitar and Junius Paul on bass. That's the same band you'll see and hear on this great KEXP in-studio performance. Very cool to see the quartet putting all of the pieces together, and McCraven is a wonderful player; muscular and virtuosic without sacrificing sensitivity. If it were up to me, we'd be getting a live album from this group, sooner rather than later.

Sign up for the Doom & Gloom From The Tomb Substack newsletter — Doom & Gloom delivered to your inbox every Friday!

[still-single]

HEATHEN DISCO SHOW #322 (1/15/2023)

HOUR 1 Wormdoom – Blessed Assurance In Camera – Fatal Day Raajmahal – excerpt from Anthemoessa Space Afrika – Strength Roy Montgomery – On the Eve of Leaving Dunedin for Christchurch Funkadelic – Wars of Armageddon Cheater Slicks – Current Reflections Grauzone – Alone in the Jungle Stonewall – Outer Spaced Mary Halvorson – Hoodwink MARRIED FM – There Ain’t Nothing

HOUR 2 The Tubs – Illusion Pt. II The Smashing Times – Mother Nature’s Son Weird Nightmare – Searching for You Buckingham Nicks – Long Distance Winner Dusty Springfield – Let Me Get in Your Way Iggy Pop – The Endless Sea Almond Joy – Candy The Grand Jury – Music Is Fun Yukihiro Takahashi – Glass Tristan Disco – Social Dance #4 400 Blows – Dubbing Pressure Model Home – Fake Feet Puppet Wipes – Athletic Table and What? Bas Jan – Profile Picture (RAGGS Mix) Dezron Douglas – Jones Beach Shadow – Ah Come

HOUR 3 Sun City Girls – Space Prophet Dogon Sic Alps – Love Is Strange Dippers – Drift Space The Mad Scene – Suzy Alan Rankine – The World Begins to Look Her Age Prince Charles and the City Band – Cash (Cash Money) Maku Sica – Sensed Dana Buoy – African Violet The Seeds – Fallin’ Fela Ransome Kuti & the Africa 70 with Ginger Baker – Ye-Ye De Smell Gunslingers – Be-Bop-a-Lula-Louie-Loua

[audiomatiquecfou]

Audiomatique 11-01-23 feat. : m2 - The Future Sound Of London - Portico Quartet - Dezron Douglas - The Chemical Brothers - Loopez - No Te Va Gustar - Eat Static

L’émission de radio Audiomatique du 11 janvier 2023 Transmission 428 présentée de 17 h à 18 h sur les ondes de CFOU 89,1 FM animée par Les Sonoristes

Radio show Audiomatique January 11, 2023 Transmission 428 aired from 5 PM to 6 PM on CFOU 89,1 FM hosted by Les Sonoristes

1) m2 : « Our New Found Unity » (Parsec)

2) The Future Sound Of London : « Magnify Within The Thoughts » (Music For 3 Books)

3) Portico Quartet : « View From A Satellite » (Untitled (Aitaoa #2))

4) Dezron Douglas : « Foligno » (Atalaya)

5) The Chemical Brothers : « The Sunshine Underground » (Surrender)

6) Loopez : « Too Long » (..Too..)

7) No Te Va Gustar : « Chau » (Por Lo Menos Hoy)

8) Eat Static : « Spawn » (Science Of The Gods)

Écoutez en différé / Listen : https://archive.org/details/audiomatique-11-01-23 https://www.tumblr.com/audiomatiquecfou Contact : audiomatiquecfou@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/audiomatiquecfou

[twistedsoulmusic]

As bassist/bandleader Dezron Douglas says in his liner notes for ATALAYA: “Welcome to the Black Lion rocket ship.” Dezron’s crew summons the dynamism of Coltrane’s classic quartet, Dave Holland’s Quintet on Prime Directive, Charles Mingus on Nostalgia In Times Square… swinging virtuosically and firing on all four cylinders. But there’s nothing remotely revisionist here – Dezron and his quartet embody poetry, presence, artistic and emotional clarity in every note they play.

[ceevee5]

Dezron Douglas (bass), Emilio Modeste (sax), George Burton (piano), Joe Dyson Jr. on drums