Dave Douglas' Tiny Bell Trio

Although the name of this early Dave Douglas group, Tiny Bell Trio, might suggest that the trumpeter, composer, and bandleader started his solo career on a small scale, quite the opposite is true. Emerging as an ambitious solo artist in the early to mid-'90s, New Yorker Douglas led several groups simultaneously: his String Group, a quintet with violin, cello, bass, and drums; a sextet with more conventional jazz instrumentation; and this trio, featuring the trumpeter along with drummer Jim Black and guitarist Brad Shepik (who began his performing career using the surname Schoe...