A Single Sky is the 30th album by 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...

. It was released on the Greenleaf Music

Greenleaf Music

Greenleaf Music is an independent jazz record label owned by American trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas. Founded in 2005 by Douglas and Mike Friedman, Greenleaf Music has released albums by Dave Douglas, Donny McCaslin, Nicole Mitchell / Harrison Bankhead / Hamid Drake, Kneebody, Michael Bates, and...

 label in 2009 and features Douglas with Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely

Jim McNeely

Jim McNeely is a Grammy award winning jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.Jim was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band...

 and the Frankfurt Radio Bigband. It is notable for being Dave Douglas's first big band album.

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".

Tracklist

1. The Presidents (comp/arr. – 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...
   
   ) – 9:33
2. Bury Me Standing (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely
   Jim McNeely
   Jim McNeely is a Grammy award winning jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.Jim was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band...
   
   ) – 9:58
3. A Single Sky (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:12
4. Campaign Trail (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 8:56
5. Tree and Shrub (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 5:02
6. Persistence of Memory (comp. – Douglas/arr. – McNeely) – 11:10
7. Blockbuster (comp/arr. – Douglas) – 6:43