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Lee Rice Epstein says the album, "brilliantly reinterprets and renews Gillespie’s music."

Will Layman says, "The band is given lots of room and lots of responsibility, and each member repays what Douglas asks of them."

Reviewer Ted Parkinson says, "Urban(e)’s strength is in Fahie’s subtlety where his arrangements are always true to his source material."

Writer Dan Bilawsky gives the album 4 1/2 stars!

John Shand calls it, "a Douglas album, with his love of mixing surging rhythms, angular lines and sections that float by like white clouds across a summer sky."

The song features vocalist Sofia Rei as well as solos by trombonist Matt McDonald and alto saxophonist Michael Thomas.

"Tiene El Leopardo Un Abrigo / Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca" featuring vocalist Sofia Rei.

Watch the video of is Mike's reimagining of Igor Stravinsky's famous piece, "Excerpts From The Firebird."

They included Mikes arrangement of Chopin's "Prélude, Op. 28 no. 20" on their Rhythm Planet show.

Richard Kamins calls the album, “Truly a delightful listening experience."

Special guests include Jennifer Wharton, Pedro Giraudo, Darcy James Argue, and Dave Douglas.

"Excerpts From The Firebird" features Randy Ingram on piano, Quinsin Nackoff on saxophone, Mike on euphonium, and Jennifer Wharton on tuba.