Mountain Passages

Mountain Passages
Studio album by Dave Douglas
Released	2004
Recorded	June, 2003
Genre	Jazz
Label	Greenleaf
Producer	Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas chronology
Bow River Falls (2004) Mountain Passages (2005) Live at the Bimhuis, Set One (2005)

Mountain Passages is the twenty-third album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2005 and features performances by Douglas, Michael Moore, Marcus Rojas Peggy Lee, and Dylan van der Schyff.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Mountain Passages is another large compositional step for Douglas, whose aesthetic ambition is boundless and whose ability to execute that vision is seemingly limitless".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Summit Music" - 3:55
2. "Family Of The Climber" - 4:17
3. "Gnarly Schnapps" - 2:02
4. "Gumshoe" - 3:38
5. "Twelve Degrees Proof" - 4:15
6. "North Point Memorial" - 4:32
7. "Cannonball Run" - 4:43
8. "Palisades" - 3:21
9. "A Nasty Spill" - 7:27
10. "Purple Mountains Majesty" - 1:49
11. "Off Major" - 2:45
12. "Bury Me Standing" - 7:41
13. "Encore: All Is Forgiven" - 3:33

All compositions by Dave Douglas

• Recorded in Vancouver, BC (Canada) in June 2004

Personnel

• Dave Douglas: trumpet
• Michael Moore: alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Marcus Rojas: tuba
• Peggy Lee: cello
• Dylan van der Schyff: drums

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011