
Jazz trumpeter was the winner of the 1997 Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition & appeared on the Top 10 Gavin Jazz charts in May of 1999; this album is his debut as a leader, and was produced by the legendary Donald Byrd, who is Darren's mentor & primary influence - his quintet contains Aaron Goldberg, Jimmy Greene, John Lamkin, Reuben Rogers & Kenny Garrett.
1) First One Up (Take 1)
2) Word! Dr. Byrd
3) Impossible
4) 2 to 4
5) Grand Ravine
6) Up Down-Inside Outside
7) Conceta Elfreda
8) A New Day Comes
9) Reflections
10) First One Up (Take 2)
11) Dee's Theme