A Single Sky is the 30th album by Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas with Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely and the Frankfurt Radio Bigband. It is notable for being Dave Douglas's first big band album.Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas , accessed July 21, 2015
Reception The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "it's another large feather in the cap for Douglas, the most widely revered progressive jazz musician to appear in the past 20 years, and for many great reasons".Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
Track list The Presidents (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 9:33 Bury Me Standing (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 9:58 A Single Sky (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:12 Campaign Trail (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 8:56 Tree and Shrub (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 5:02 Persistence of Memory (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:10 Blockbuster (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 6:43
Personnel Dave Douglas – trumpet Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Jim McNeely – conductor
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