Trumpeter, composer and comic book writer Dave Chisholm made a confident recording debut with Radioactive (Self Produced, 2010), a big band album featuring five of his original tunes. On Calligraphy he takes a different approach, performing another set of originals in a quintet setting. Along with this paring-down of the ensemble, Chisholm’s writing makes even more use of space and a “slow burn” approach to the development of mood and tension…

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Dave Chisholm: Calligraphy