Deep Song is
Kurt Rosenwinkel's sixth
album as a band leader. The album features a new band, composed of pianist
Brad Mehldau, tenor saxophonist
Joshua Redman, bassist
Larry Grenadier, and drummers
Ali Jackson and
Jeff Ballard. While the all-star cast appearing on the record was seen as an attempt at commercial success,[3] the players had all previously worked together and were part of the underground jazz scene in
New York City during the 1990s. Among the tracks on Deep Song are two jazz standards, "
If I Should Lose You" and "Deep Song". Of the eight original compositions on Deep Song, three were previously recorded and appeared on The Next Step and The Enemies of Energy.