Convergence (Dave Douglas album)


Convergence is the 12th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1998 and features performances by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Drew Gress and Michael Sarin.

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4½ stars stating "You can hear a variety of influences in Douglas' playing -- everyone from Lester Bowie and Don Cherry to Miles Davis and Booker Little -- but Convergence leaves no doubt that he is very much an original himself".

Track listing

  1. "Chit Kyoo Thwe Tog Nyin Hmar Lar" - 1:13
  2. "Joe's Auto Glass" - 6:31
  3. "Tzotzil Maya" - 7:47
  4. "Meeting At Infinity" - 15:53
  5. "Desseins Eternels" - 4:08
  6. "Bilbao Song" - 8:36
  7. "Border Stories: The Story" - 0:30
  8. "Border Stories: The Elaboration" - 0:55
  9. "Border Stories: The Exaggeration" - 0:41
  10. "Border Stories: Apocrypha" - 0:43
  11. "Collateral Damages" - 6:59
  12. "Goodbye Tony" - 13:37
  13. "Nothing Like You" - 4:14