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★★★★ ½ DownBeat Review for Transcend

May 25, 2026
|In Transcend, Dave Douglas, Greenleaf Music
|By Robyn

A wonderful DownBeat review for Transcend, awarding 4½ stars and praising Dave Douglas’ Gifts ensemble for its imaginative approach to Duke Ellington’s music.

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• Album announcement & Single #1 “Energy Fields”
• Single #2 “Gentle Collapse”
• Single #3 “Come Sunday”

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