Sound Prints (subtitled Live at Monterey Jazz Festival) is a live album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded at the 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival. It was released on the Blue Note label in 2015 and features a live performance by Douglas and Lovano with pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Joey Baron playing original material and two new compositions by Wayne Shorter.Spotlight: Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Join Forces with Sound Prints, Blue Note Website, accessed July 21, 2015
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Ultimately, Sound Prints walk the line between muscular, tangible post-bop and free-flowing, avant-garde playing; a tantalizing dance that never fails to leave an impression". In JazzTimes, Michael J. West wrote "the real meat of the recording, and of the band, is their interplay: harmony, counterpoint, call-and-response. It’s not what one might expect from a project inspired by Wayne Shorter. But Sound Prints is less about Shorter’s individual style than his audacity and innovation, and on those fronts Live triumphs".West, M. J., JazzTimes Review, April 21, 2015
Track listing "Sound Prints" (Joe Lovano) - 4:38 "Sprints" (Dave Douglas) - 13:58 "Destination Unknown" (Wayne Shorter) - 8:32 "To Sail Beyond the Sunset" (Shorter) - 10:25 "Weatherman" (Lovano) - 1:34 "Power Ranger" (Douglas) - 12:45
Personnel Dave Douglas - trumpet Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone Lawrence Fields - piano Linda Oh - bass Joey Baron - drums
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