Dave Douglas, Uri Caine + Andrew Cyrille – ‘Devotion’ (2019)
Strong musical personalities impose themselves on these Dave Douglas originals, and it makes for a riveting trio that sounds like no other.
Strong musical personalities impose themselves on these Dave Douglas originals, and it makes for a riveting trio that sounds like no other.
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