See also Bow River Falls, Banff on the Bow River

Bow River

The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....

Bow River Falls is the twenty-second 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...

. It was released on the Koch

Koch Records

E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal...

 label in 2004 and features performances by Douglas, Louis Sclavis

Louis Sclavis

Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz...

, Peggy Lee, and Dylan van der Schyff.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars stating "Bow River Falls is a highly rewarding listen and ranks with the best of Douglas' recordings".

Track listing

1. "Blinks" (Lacy
   Steve Lacy
   Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
   
   ) - 2:32
2. "Bow River Falls" - 5:12
3. "Fete Forraine" (Sclavis) - 5:12
4. "Window" (Lee) - 4:24
5. "Maputo" (Sclavis) - 7:08
6. "Petals" - 5:19
7. "Retracing 2" (Lee) - 6:37
8. "Dernier Regards/Vol" (Sclavis) - 3:02
9. "Woman at Point Zero" - 8:16
10. "Dark Water" (Douglas, Lee, Sclavis, van der Schyff) - 5:22
11. "Paradox" - 5:23

All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated

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...
  
  : trumpet
• Louis Sclavis
  Louis Sclavis
  Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz...
  
  : clarinet, bass clarinet
• Peggy Lee: cello
• Dylan van der Schyff: drums, laptop