Dave Douglas - Strange Liberation

Strange Liberation has an eerie mystical feeling straight off the bat. It sounds as if it's a more mellow version of bitches brew, with a Fender Rhodes, and Dave Douglas's trumpet which imitates Miles Davis. I really enjoyed the tone of the guitar and think it blended well with the electric piano and trumpet to add to the mystical theme. For some reason I really like the spaced out creepy jams from this album that emulates Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. It's as though they are exploring a different side of music, rather than sticking to the normal jazz swing of things, and in doing so, they can dive into areas of that were never explored. The trick at doing this is by coming up with something coherent which still exploring, which is something that Dave Douglas does very well in Strange Liberation

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