CONTEST :: Dave Douglas Mixtape

CONTEST :: Dave Douglas Mixtape

June 10th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk

[picture courtesy of Ralph Lichtensteiger]

DD Mixtape

The first ever Greenleaf contest. And it’s a good one, too. All you have to do is submit your perfect Dave Douglas mixtape and you’re immediately be entered to win some great prizes and have your mixtape featured on our site. We hope to hear from you. And we’re excited to see the content our Greenleaf community (and beyond) comes up with. Details below.

Rules:
Songs from all 28 Dave Douglas albums are fair game for use. Live recordings can be used as well. Please use the classic 60-min or less format (30 minutes per side, 2 sides).

How to submit your mixtape:
Submissions should be written in the comments section of this post. Please include in the following format:
(Track Number) | (Track Name) | (Album) | (Year)
Please do not include the direct audio links — each of the winning playlist streams will be handled by Greenleaf Music.

Winners:
3 winners will be picked from a hat after the comments are closed (July 1st). We will post the winners at the end of each week — First Prize is picked first (June 17th), Second Prize next, and Third Prize last. Streaming mixtapes will be updated within a week of winning.

Prizes:
1st Prize ~ 2 Tickets to any upcoming Brass Ecstasy show + a Deluxe SPIRIT MOVES [CD/DVD] signed by Dave Douglas
2nd Prize ~ A signed copy of the Deluxe SPIRIT MOVES [CD/DVD] + a download of any other DD album at the Greenleaf store
3rd Prize ~ A Deluxe SPIRIT MOVES [CD/DVD]

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What is a mixtape exactly?

A mixtape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a theme or mood, to a highly personal statement tailored to the tape’s intended recipient. Essayist Geoffrey O’Brien has called the personal mixtape “the most widely practiced American art form,” and many mixtape enthusiasts believe that by carefully selecting and ordering the tracks in a mix, an artistic statement can be created that is greater than the sum of its individual songs, much as an album of pop music in the post-Beatles era can be considered as something more than a collection of singles.

Disclaimer:
Greenleaf is teaming up with Downbeat Magazine for this promotion. All participants will receive an email from Downbeat regarding subscription. This is a list that you can opt out of any time. Your email will not be sold or given away to anyone else.

40 Responses to “CONTEST :: Dave Douglas Mixtape”

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Jim Tuerk says:

June 10, 2009 at 9:16 am

As a sample, here’s my playlist:

(Track Number) | (Track Name) | (Album) | (Year)

*This is the burning take with the fire alarm at the end.

Dave Douglas says:

June 10, 2009 at 9:25 am

Wow. Lotta work. I’ll look forward to hearing these….

Todd Whiteman says:

June 10, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Side 1

1. Dog Star Moonshine 2008
2. Fatty’s Day Off Keystone 2005
3. Mountains From The Train Strange Liberation 2004
4. Traveler There Is No Road Freak In 2003
5. Moon of the West Soul on Soul 2000

Side 2

6. Continental Divide Leap of Faith 2000
7. The Branches/Part Two A Thousand Evenings 2000
8. Dance in Thy Soul Charms of the Night Sky 1998
9. Bilbao Song Convergence 1999
10.On Your Leaving Parallel Worlds 1993

Milenko Micanovic says:

June 10, 2009 at 2:02 pm

Side A

1. Sappho/In Our Lifetime/1995
2. Shred/In Our Lifetime/1995
3. Neck Four/Serpentine/1996
4. Witness/Witness/2001
5. Rapture to Leon James pt.II/El Trilogy/2001

Side B

1. Movement/Moving Portrait/1998
2. The Inflated Tear/Five/1996
3. Parallel Worlds/Parallel Worlds/1993
4. Heavenly Messenger/Sanctuary/1997

Andrew Shotts says:

June 10, 2009 at 2:04 pm

Side 1
1. Poses / The Infinite, 2002
2. Traveler There Is No Road / Freak In, 2003
3. Culture Wars / Meaning and Mystery, 2006
4. The Frisell Dream / Strange Liberation, 2004

Side 2
1. Just Another Murder / Keystone, 2005
2. Kitten / Moonshine, 2008
3. Song For My Father In Law / The Tiny Bell Trio, 1997
4. At Dawn / In Our Lifetime, 1995
5. Pool Sharks / Keystone Live In Sweden, 2005

Nathan C. says:

June 10, 2009 at 2:10 pm

Noah Lambert says:

June 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Ronald de los Reyes says:

June 10, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Side 1:
1. Sehr Bewegt (Parallel Worlds, 1993)
2. Parallel Worlds (Parallel Worlds, 1993)
3. On The Milky Way Express (Stargazer, 1997)
4. Caterwaul (Leap of Faith, 2000)
5. Millennium Bug (Leap of Faith, 2000)
6. The Great Schism (Freak In, 2003)

Side 2:
7. Decafinata (Charms of the Night Sky, 1998)
8. In So Many Worlds: Ecstatic (A Thousand Evenings, 2000)
9. In So Many Worlds: Mournful (A Thousand Evenings, 2000)
10. In So Many Worlds: In Praise (A Thousand Evenings, 2000)
11. Goodbye Tony (Convergence, 1999)

Bob Osborne says:

June 10, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Side 1

Side 2

Peter Sciaino says:

June 10, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Patrick Boyle says:

June 10, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Tim Haillay says:

June 10, 2009 at 10:49 pm

Fergus Barrowman says:

June 11, 2009 at 3:21 am

John Garratt says:

June 11, 2009 at 6:45 am

Mike Rogers says:

June 11, 2009 at 11:58 am

Famous Players / Keystone / 2005
One More News / Witness / 2000
Eastern Parkway / Freak In / 2003
A Nasty Spill / Mountain Passages / 2005
Unhooking the Safety Net / Constellations / 1995

The Branches I / A Thousand Evenings / 2000
Maputo / Bow River Falls / 2004
Who Knows / Five / 1996
The Persistance of Memory / In Our Lifetime / 1995
Zonish / Soul on Soul / 2000

Ethan Rioux says:

June 11, 2009 at 2:16 pm

1.Penelope / The Infinite / 2002
2.The Frisell Dream / Live at the Bimhuis / 2005
3.A Thousand Evenings / A Thousand Evenings / 2000
4.Great Awakening / Spirit Moves / 2009

1.Freak In / Freak In / 2003
2.Kidnapping Kissinger / Witness / 2001
3.This Love Affair / Spirit Moves / 20009
4.Ghost / Magic Triangle / 1998
5.Earmarks / Live at the Jazz Standard / 2007

Dan Lander says:

June 11, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Side One

1. Eleven Years Old / Soul on Soul, 2000
2. November / Freak In, 2003
3. Taking Sides / Constellations, 2002
4. Summit Music / Mountain Passages, 2005
5. Western Haiku / Leap of Faith, 1998
6. Famous Players / Keystone, 2005

Side Two

1. Chit Kyoo Thwe Tog Nyin Hmar Lar / Convergence, 1998
2. Elks Club / Meaning and Mystery, 2006
3. Gumshoe / Mountain Passages, 2005
4. Seventeen / Strange Liberation, 2004
5. Child of all Nations / Witness, 2000
6. Bal Masque / Charms of the Night Sky, 1998

Brian Lindsay says:

June 11, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Side A

1 | Constellations | Constellations | 1995

2 | Mug Shots – Decafinata | Charms of the Night Sky | 1998

3 | Crazy Games | The Infinite | 2002

4 | Caterwaul | Leap of Faith | 2000

5 | The Nine Cloud Dream | Moving Portrait | 1998

6 | Song For Suzannah | Meaning & Mystery | 2006

7 | Invasive Procedure | Five | 1995

Side B

8 | Ferrous | Songs For Wandering Souls | 1999

9 | Play it Momma | Soul on Soul | 2000

10 | Spring Ahead | Startgazer | 1997

11 | The Great Schism | Freak In | 2003

12 | The Jones | Strange Liberation 2004

13 | Red Emma | The Tiny Bell Trio | 1994

14 | One More News | Witness | 2001

Matt Smiley says:

June 12, 2009 at 9:52 am

Side A

Side B

Jeff DiPerna says:

June 12, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Side A:
1. Arabesque for Clarinet and Piano (The Tiny Bell Trio, 1994)
2. Odalisque (Magic Triangle, 1998)
3. Mogador (Five, 1996)
4. Poses (The Infinite, 2002)
5. Bal Masque (Charms of the Night Sky, 1998)

Side B:
1. Prairie (El Trilogy, 2001)
2. Twisted (Charms of the Night Sky, 1998)
3. Just Another Murder (Keystone, 2005)
4. Freak In (Freak In, 2003)
5. Ferrous (Songs For Wandering Souls, 1998)
6. At Dawn (In Our Lifetime, 1995)
7. Gumshoe (Mountain Passages, 2005)

Dan Strange says:

June 12, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Side A:
1. Argo / Live at the Jazz Standard 5/1 / 2006
2. Episode for Taslima Nasrin / Witness / 2001
3. Maquiladora / Constellations / 1995
4. Wandering Souls / Songs for Wandering Souls / 1999

Side B:
5. The Infinite / Live at Bimhuis / 2005
6. On our way home / A Thousand Evenings / 2000
7. Seventeen / Live at the Jazz Standard 9/2 / 2006

Nathaniel Center says:

June 13, 2009 at 6:34 pm

Side A:
1 / Traveler There Is No Road / Freak in / 2003
2 / A Thousand Evenings / A Thousand Evenings / 2000
3 / Poses / The Infinite / 2002

Side B:
4 / Argo / The Infinite / 2002
5 / Mountains from the Train / Strange Liberation / 2004
6 / November / Freak In / 2003

Chris Kellett says:

June 15, 2009 at 2:43 am

As John Cusack said in “High Fidelity” – “The making of a great mix tape takes hours longer than you might think… There are a lot of rules.” Had great fun doing this and reading other submissions. Thanks Jim!

Jim Tuerk says:

June 15, 2009 at 7:23 am

Glad someone referenced High Fidelity. One of my all-time top 5 favorite movies. I’d love to hear DJ Rob Gordon’s DD mix.

Chris Kellett says:

June 15, 2009 at 6:11 pm

I was reflecting on the process of making the tape after I finished last night and why I enjoyed it so much. Thinking back on the mix tapes I’ve made in the past, it was an opportunity to pull apart someone’s catalogue and reconstruct it in a way that made sense to me personally. Unfortunately, in the last 5-10 years, I’ve lost the drive to do that with the advent of iTunes and having 8157 songs to choose from at any time.

However, I think I’ll start making “mix tapes” (or playlists restricted to 30 minutes) again simply to force myself to look at different artists in more personal ways. Even if that 30 minute constraint will frequently cause me to scream in frustration (I desperately wanted Elks Club as my last track as a kind of silly, upbeat ending akin to Miles’ Nothing Like You. But it was too long!!! Still, the triangle hit at the end of Mary’s Idea has a similar sly humour to it.)

Jim Tuerk says:

June 16, 2009 at 7:15 am

The mixtape is such a great way to give someone just enough of a taste of the music you want them to get into — that’s how we used to use it anyway. Putting tracks they may well know next to tracks they would have never picked up.

Setting that time restriction is key in iTunes. Or else you end up with 18 albums on a playlist, most likely on shuffle.

I’ve made 4 more DD mixes, each with a different person in mind to listen. So much fun going through that music again and again.

Douglas Newman says:

June 16, 2009 at 10:21 am

John Fonseca Fatum says:

June 16, 2009 at 3:39 pm

This was really, really quite fun.

Side 1

Side 2

Will Wulfeck says:

June 16, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Side A
1. Indian Point/Live at the Jazz Standard (on the CD)/2006
2. Summit Music/Mountain Passages
3. The Infinite/Live at the Bimhuis/2002

Side B
1. A Single Sky/Live at the Jazz Standard (on the CD)/2006
2. Poses/The Infinite/2002
3. Little Penn/Live at the Jazz Standard (on the CD)/2006
4. Euro Disney/Leap of Faith/1998

Jim Tuerk says:

June 18, 2009 at 8:16 am

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Our 1st winner is Ethan Rioux. Congrats, man!

We still have more time for 2nd and 3rd place prizes, so keep those mixtapes coming. If you've already submitted, you can still win.

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Adam Meckler says:

June 18, 2009 at 9:37 am

Cool project! Enjoying listening to my mix tape!

Julien says:

June 18, 2009 at 12:52 pm

Side A:

Part 1: Hommages

1.Four Miniatures after Booker Little (In Our Lifetime, New World Records 1995)
2.Paradox (Moving Portrait, DIW 1997)
3.Spring Ahead (Stargazer, Arabesque 1996)
4.Blue Heaven (Soul On Soul, RCA 2000)
5.Great Awakening (Spirit Moves, Greenleaf Music 2009)

Part 2/ Music moving forward
6.Apparition (Sanctuary, DIW 1996)
7.Bilbao Song (Convergence, Soul Note 1998)

Side B:

1.Bal Masqué (Charms Of The Night Sky, Winter&Winter 1998)
2.One Shot (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter&Winter 1999)
3.Woman At Point Zero (Witness, RCA 2001)
4.Petals (Bow River Falls, Koch Records 2004)
5.Summit Music (Mountain Passages (Greenleaf Music 2005)
6.Culture Wars (Meaning & Mystery, Greenleaf Music 2006)
7.Tough (Moonshine, Greenleaf Music 2007)

Jim Tuerk says:

June 18, 2009 at 12:54 pm

Wow, Julien. That’s a great list. Going to plug that one into my iTunes right now.

Quentin Deslandres says:

June 19, 2009 at 8:52 am

Side A
Five Part Weather Invention-Bound (El trilogy 2001)
Eleven Years Old (Soul on Soul 2000)
Les croquants (Constellation 2000)
Nothing like you (Convergence 1999)
Blues to Steve Lacy (Meaning and mysteries 2006)

Side B
Sam hill (Song for wandering souls 1999)
Woman at Point Zero (Bow rivers falls 2004)
the frisell dream (live at the bimhuis 2003)
Who knows (Five 1997)
Odyssey (Charms of the night sky 1998)

Seth Garrido says:

June 26, 2009 at 1:06 pm

This is one of the hardest things I’ve done, ever. Only 60 minutes? impossible!! I hope you like it!!

Side 1

1) One More News (Witness, 2001)
2) The Great Schism (Freak In, 2003)
3) Painter’s Way (Meaning and Mystery, 2006)
4) Butterfly Effect (Keystone, 2006)
5) Passing Through (Strange Liberation, 2004)
6) Penelope (The Infinite, 2002)

Side 2

1) Facing West (Charms of the Night Sky, 1998)
2) Czardas (Live in Europe, 1997)
3) Cannonball Run (Mountain Passages, 2005)
4) Episode for Taslima Nasrin (Witness, 2001)
5) Blinks (Bow River Falls, 2004)
6) Purple Mountains Majesty (Mountain Passages, 2005)
7) Sea Change (Charms of the Night Sky, 1998)

Jim Tuerk says:

July 6, 2009 at 2:26 pm

The luck of the hat brought a 3rd winner — Peter Sciaino. Great list.

And great lists from all. Thanks to all for submitting. We hope it was as fun to listen to these for you as it was for us.

More contests coming soon.