Songs for Wandering Souls is the thirteenth 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 third to feature his Tiny Bell Trio. It was released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1999 and features performances by Douglas, Brad Shepik and Jim Black

Jim Black

Jim Black is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music....

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Songs for Wandering Souls is a truly wonderful installment in this revelatory band's journey. May it be long and prosperous".

Track listing

1. "Sam Hill" - 6:07
2. "At Dusk" - 6:48
3. "Prolix" - 4:21
4. "Loopy" - 7:31
5. "One Shot" - 5:21
6. "Breath-A-Thon" (Kirk
   Rahsaan Roland Kirk
   Rahsaan Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments...
   
   ) - 2:52
7. "Nicht So Schnell, Mit Viel Ton Zu Spielen" (Schumann
   Robert Schumann
   Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
   
   ) - 4:26
8. "Gowanus" - 5:36
9. "Wandering Souls" - 9:13
10. "Ferrous" - 3:40

All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated

• Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York on December 1–2, 1998

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
• Brad Shepik: guitar
• Jim Black
  Jim Black
  Jim Black is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music....
  
  : drums