The in-studio workings of Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy shot by Jem Cohen (REM, Patti Smith) and Christoph Green (Wilco, Burn to Shine). The new album SPIRIT MOVES features Douglas alongside Vincent Chancey (French horn), Luis Bonilla (trombone), Marcus Rojas (tuba) and Nasheet Waits (drums) paying homage to the brass instrument and with eight new original compositions and three arrangements of classics by such disparate artists as Otis Redding, Hank Williams and Rufus Wainwright.

"Great Awakening" was the first piece Douglas penned thinking of Lester Bowie -- a key inspiration for this music. All the members of Brass Ecstasy take the spotlight on this track, and it climaxes with Bonilla's soaring solo.