Released on April 7, 2015, “Live At Monterey Jazz Festival” is the debut album by Sound Prints, a quintet co-led by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas and featuring pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Joey Baron.
(Source Live At Monterey Jazz Festival | Joe Lovano – Official Site)
The Art of Cool Project
It’s only appropriate that Sound Prints would put together this Shorter-influenced set, as the band’s name is a nod to Shorter’s classic tune “Footprints”. [...]
allmusic
Inspired to continue the creative spark they ignited at that event, saxophonist Lovano and trumpeter Douglas conceived of a group that would play original compositions, as well as new material from Shorter. [...]
The Financial Times
The band switches tack, changes mood and explores the byways of each theme with wit, invention and a sound that is entirely their own. And the rhythm section is fine-tuned to every detail. [...]