Dezron Douglas

ATALAYA is new work by bassist Dezron Douglas, and it is alive. Alive in all the ways that jazz is at its best – as a pure and personal expression of Black Music filtered through time-honored traditions by a group of musicians who practice sonic coherence through musical unity. As Dezron puts it in the opening statement of his liner notes for the album: “Mysticism, Magic, Faith, Love, Power, Discernment! These are words that embody the creative process of Music.”

PERSONNEL:

• Dezron Douglas – (basses)
• George Burton – (piano and rhodes)
• Joe Dyson Jr. – (drums)
• Emilio Modeste – (saxophones)
• Melvis Santa – (vocals and percussion on “Wheeping Birch”)

Recorded in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 25th & 26th, 2021.

TRACKS:

• A1. Atalaya
• A2. Rosé
• A3. Coyoacán
• A4. Luna Moth
• A5. Wheeping Birch (feat. Melvis Santa)
  
  
• B6. Jones Beach
• B7. More Coffee Please
• B8. J Bird
• B9. Octopus
• B10. Foligno