{"product_id":"dave-douglas-elan-mehler-if-there-are-mountains-cd","title":"Dave Douglas \u0026 Elan Mehler - If There Are Mountains [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: CDGRE1099\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 186980000992 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 24 Mar 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dave Douglas and Elan Mehler Sextet mixes seasoned veterans with relative newcomers, setting poetry and specifcally haiku into the context of improvising music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn If There Are Mountains, their frst album as co- leaders, the trumpeter and pianist are joined by vocalist Dominique Eade, reedist John Gunther, bassist Simón Willson, and drummer Dayeon Seok. If There Are Mountains, previously released only to vinyl on Mehler's label Newvelle Records, now sees a fresh release via Douglas' own label Greenleaf Music. Douglas and Mehler composed all thirteen tracks between themselves, including four never-before-heard songs: Douglas' \"Arms Folded to the Moon\", \"A Thicket of Summer Grass\", and \"Life\" plus Mehler's \"Barn's Burnt Down\". While the spark for Douglas and Mehler's collaboration around haiku goes back two decades to an early performance of Douglas' \"Village of No Bells\", this vocal- forward ensemble sounds undeniably fresh. The group presents unusual melodic relationships with concise expression, matching the form of the Japanese poetry found within the lyrics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracks: If There Are Mountains \/ We Saw You Off \/ Even a Nameless Stream \/ Wolf Orchard \/ Haiku \/ Here on the Plains \/ Village of No Bells \/ The Spring Current \/ With Your Singing \/ Arms Folded to the Moon \/ A Thicket of Summer Grass \/ Barn's Burnt Down \/ Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GREENLEAF MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42411263492252,"sku":"CDGRE1099","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_c4b847b3-1d02-4d27-8364-436f06442112.jpg?v=1679504409","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/dave-douglas-elan-mehler-if-there-are-mountains-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}