Live at the Jazz Standard is the twenty-seventh album by trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

er Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas (trumpeter)

Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...

 and the first to feature him exclusively on cornet

Cornet

The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...

. It was released on the Greenleaf label in 2007 and features live performances by Douglas, Donny McCaslin

Donny McCaslin

Donny McCaslin is an American jazz saxophonist.McCaslin's father was a vibraphonist, and he played in his father's ensemble at the age of twelve. He had his own group in high school which played three years at the Monterey Jazz Festival. He studied under Paul Contos and Brad Hecht, both of whom...

, Uri Caine

Uri Caine

Uri Caine is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.-Early years:The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, Caine began playing piano at seven and studied with French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer at 12. He later studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he came...

, James Genus

James Genus

James Genus is an American jazz bassist. He plays both electric bass guitar and upright bass and currently plays in the Saturday Night Live Band. Genus has performed as a session musician and sideman throughout his career, with an impressive list of artists with whom he has worked.Genus was born...

 and Clarence Penn. Douglas recorded his Quintet's performances at the Jazz Standard nightclub in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 in December 2006 making all twelve complete sets available for download within days of the performances. This 2CD set was distilled from those concerts.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is soulful, visceral, moody and propulsive post-bop that often leans heavily toward late-'60s and '70s modal and free jazz".

Track listing

1. "Earmarks" - 5:58
2. "Tree and Shrub" - 4:01
3. "War Room" - 5:18
4. "Indian Point" - 11:16
5. "The Cornet Is a Fickle Friend" - 1:53
6. "The Next Phase (For Thomas)" - 7:25
7. "October Surprise" - 9:21
8. "Seth Thomas" - 10:23
9. "Meaning and Mystery" - 7:59
10. "Navigations" - 8:50
11. "Redemption" - 4:54
12. "Little Penn" - 8:26
13. "Living Streams" - 6:27
14. "Leaving Autumn" - 8:41
15. "Magic Triangle" - 7:00
16. "A Single Sky" - 10:40

All compositions by Dave Douglas

• Recorded live at The Jazz Standard, NYC, December 5–10, 2006.

Personnel

• Dave Douglas
  Dave Douglas (trumpeter)
  Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...
  
  : cornet
• Donny McCaslin
  Donny McCaslin
  Donny McCaslin is an American jazz saxophonist.McCaslin's father was a vibraphonist, and he played in his father's ensemble at the age of twelve. He had his own group in high school which played three years at the Monterey Jazz Festival. He studied under Paul Contos and Brad Hecht, both of whom...
  
  : tenor saxophone
• Uri Caine
  Uri Caine
  Uri Caine is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.-Early years:The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, Caine began playing piano at seven and studied with French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer at 12. He later studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he came...
  
  : Fender Rhodes
• James Genus
  James Genus
  James Genus is an American jazz bassist. He plays both electric bass guitar and upright bass and currently plays in the Saturday Night Live Band. Genus has performed as a session musician and sideman throughout his career, with an impressive list of artists with whom he has worked.Genus was born...
  
  : bass
• Clarence Penn: drums, percussion