Dare I say that it's among the best jazz of the year? It's certainly the very last best thing to emerge this year - which is no backhanded compliment. It's very hard to find a truly disappointing Douglas release, especially in the past few years when he seems to especially have been on his game, and that's no different here. What's unfortunate is that the album is out so late this year, when it will surely go ignored by many, and only available through his site until sometime in the spring when it will get wider release. Perhaps it's a small Christmas gift from the man and the band to the fans - we get to enjoy it early. What's more, we get to enjoy it even earlier - when placing an order, you'll gain access to downloads of high quality mp3s of the album tracks in about a day. Not only that, but included in that is one non-album track download in the form of "Photosynthesis." Like I said, Douglas and Greenleaf Music have been good to their supporters. Why not find out for yourself?

Samples (full-length tracks):

Dog Star (5:01)
Moonshine (7:30)