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    This document provides a summary of the Dave Douglas album "Witness" from 2001. It describes how Douglas draws influence from a variety of musical genres including classical, Middle Eastern, and African music. The album contains a nine-part instrumental suite inspired by different political figures from around the world. Though the music is mostly non-vocal, one track features spoken word by Tom Waits. The document praises Douglas' openness to different influences and states the album is another example of his compelling work in avant-garde jazz.

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    This document provides a summary of the Dave Douglas album "Witness" from 2001. It describes how Douglas draws influence from a variety of musical genres including classical, Middle Eastern, and African music. The album contains a nine-part instrumental suite inspired by different political figures from around the world. Though the music is mostly non-vocal, one track features spoken word by Tom Waits. The document praises Douglas' openness to different influences and states the album is another example of his compelling work in avant-garde jazz.

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    This document provides a summary of the Dave Douglas album "Witness" from 2001. It describes how Douglas draws influence from a variety of musical genres including classical, Middle Eastern, and African music. The album contains a nine-part instrumental suite inspired by different political figures from around the world. Though the music is mostly non-vocal, one track features spoken word by Tom Waits. The document praises Douglas' openness to different influences and states the album is another example of his compelling work in avant-garde jazz.

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    Dave Douglas - Witness [FLAC]

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    RCA Bluebird 2001
    One of the things that makes Dave Douglas such a compelling voice in avant-garde
    jazz is his open-mindedness. The New York-based trumpeter has made a point of e
    xposing himself to a wide variety of music -- everything from Lester Bowie's inn
    ovations to classical to East European folk -- and his willingness to be influen
    ced by so many different things has made for a lot of fresh, adventurous albums.
    Witness is no exception; this 2001 release finds the jazzman being affected by
    classical as well as Middle Eastern and North African music. This CD offers a co
    ntinuous nine-part suite that was inspired by different political figures in var
    ious parts of the world, although Douglas doesn't get on the microphone and turn
    Witness into an album of protest songs la Joan Baez, Ice-T, Bob Marley, or Rage
    Against the Machine; in fact, the disc is mostly instrumental. Nonetheless, Dou
    glas was thinking of these political figures when he did the composing, and they
    range from Bangladeshi poet Taslima Nasrin on "Episode for Taslima Nasrin" to E
    gyptian doctor Nawal El Saadawi on "Woman at Point Zero." Do you have to know an
    ything about these people to appreciate Witness? Absolutely not; you don't have
    to know anything about Douglas' political beliefs (or even agree with all of the
    m) to be moved by this CD. The trumpeter's melodies and improvisations are subst
    antial regardless of how much you know or don't know about his politics. One tra
    ck that isn't instrumental is the haunting "Mahfouz," which boasts a spoken-word
    performance by Tom Waits. Some myopic jazz snobs might be offended that Douglas
    would feature a pop/rock artist, but that's their problem; the trumpeter is abo
    ut openness, not dogma, and featuring Waits isn't out of character for him. Witn
    ess is yet another album that Douglas can be proud of.
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    Ruckus [04:45]
    Witness [08:16]
    One More News [03:03]
    Woman at Point Zero [07:42]
    Kidnapping Kissinger [03:06]
    Mahfouz [23:55]
    Episode for Taslima Nasrin [04:44]
    Child of All Nations [07:16]
    Sozaboy [04:00]

    Dave Douglas - processed trumpet, sound effects, trumpet


    Joe Daley = tuba
    Josh Roseman - trombone
    Chris Speed - clarinet, tenor sax, saxophone
    Mark Feldman - violin
    Erik Friedlander - cello
    Drew Gress - bass
    Yuka Honda - sampling
    Ikue Mori - electronic percussion
    Michael Sarin - drums
    Tom Waits - vocals, voices

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