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Topic: Dave Holland

Posted By: darkshade
Subject: Dave Holland
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 12:03pm

Is there any jazz musician with a more colorful, inventive repertoire than Dave Holland? I mean, his work with Miles Davis is amazing. Holland's bass work really captivates me when I listen to Bitches Brew.

He has played with countless musicians, almost seems like he's played with everyone. I particularly enjoy his work with Pat Metheny. "Question & Answer" is one of my favorite jazz albums. Holland and Metheny are also great on "Like Minds" with Gary Burton, Chick Corea, and Roy Haynes.

I've been digging into his work as a bandleader, and I've known a few of his albums like "Prime Directive", "Not For Nothin'", and "Extended Play: Live At Birdland". Those albums are great, some of the best jazz of the new millennium. I'm looking to get into more of his solo albums. "Overtime" looks like a good one. I know "Conference of the Birds" is a popular album, but I haven't checked it out yet.

I have so many jazz albums with Dave Holland as the bass player, I can't even try to figure out which ones off the top of my head, but the man is quite an active player.

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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 12:33pm

I like his playing on Miles Live at the Fillmore, driving rock licks played with a free jazz flexibility. He is the perfect match for DeJohnette's style on that one.

I just got through spending a lot of time with two Holland CDs and then reviewing them for the site. First was "Oh" with the 'supergroup' ScoLoHoFo that has some great energetic abstract modern post bop that gets kind of outside a lot. Lots of really good extended playing from Lovano and Scofield on that one.

The other was Holland's new one, "Prism" that is a fusion record with some modern sensibilities featuring great piano solos from Craig Taborn and rock guiatar licks from Keven Eubands.

Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 2:46pm

I was looking at Prism, I'm thinking about getting that one now.

Yea Miles' "lost quintet" is intense. I love It's About That Time since Wayne Shorter was still in the band, and the Cellar Door sessions are great. Holland could have played more electric bass if he wanted to.

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Posted By: EntertheLemming
Date Posted: 26 May 2014 at 10:11pm

Listened today to Seeds of Time from 1984 (his quintet) and despite the fastidiously antiseptic ECM production, enjoyed it very much.