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Bill Frisell (featuring Elvin Jones): Moon River (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 03, 08

The hectic schedules of these three master players prevented them from having much time to track this record live in ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES

     Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes...

Dave Holland: What Goes Around (big band version) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 23, 08

After early recordings with Miles Davis and Chick Corea (Circle), bassist Dave Holland established himself as a leade...

Dave Holland: Easy Did It (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

Some bass players walk, others float over the beat, but Dave Holland positively dances. A fresh, sprightly quality i...

Dave Holland Big Band: Blues for C.M. (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

Perhaps no modern jazz musician has had a more profound effect on jazz rhythm than bassist/bandleader Dave Holland. F...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS

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Dave Holland: Prime Directive (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Participating in the rich historical tradition of the jazz quintet, Dave Holland and his group are anything but subtl...

Dave Holland: Homecoming (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 02, 08

I'm a huge fan of Dave Holland as a bassist/composer and bandleader. To me, he exemplifies what can happen to musical...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: BEN ALLISON

Ben Allison, recently featured in an interview and concert review on jazz.com, now participates in our "Desert Islan...

Dave Holland: The Razor's Edge (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

Veteran bassist Dave Holland assembled an all-star cast for this 2002 ECM release. Not only is this big band one of t...

Dave Holland: Four Winds (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Dave Holland said the inspiration for his album Conference of the Birds came from the birds that gathered outside his...

Dave Holland: A Seeking Spirit (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

You haven’t lived until you’ve heard Dave Holland’s quintet play “A Seeking Spirit” in concert. The next best thing i...

Dave Holland: Life Cycle-Resolution (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 10, 09

By the early 1980s, bassist Dave Holland had already cut his teeth with a who’s who of jazz superstars including Mile...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

Dave Holland: Black Hole (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

Dave Holland led the session, and Steve Coleman wrote the tune, but “Black Hole” is Marvin “Smitty” Smith’s showcase....

Dave Holland: Lazy Snake (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music February 06, 08

Like so many of Dave Holland's tunes, it is the overall vibe of "Lazy Snake" that sticks with me. Dave plays one of h...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL DAVE HOLLAND TRACKS

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Dave Holland: Song For The Newborn (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 06, 08

This early solo track from Dave Holland is among his most virtuosic and most organic. Holland freely improvises, alte...

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Dave Holland: Shadow Dance (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

This tune opens with none other than the leader Dave Holland proving with a cryptic upright bassline why he's been so...

Dave Holland: Under Redwoods (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music February 06, 08

"Under Redwoods" features some of the most lyrical, harmonically folksy playing of any track I've heard by Dave Holla...

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Dave Holland: The Sum of All Parts (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 27, 08

The CD is called Pass It On, and this opening track certainly lives up to the title. The song spreads like a virus t...

Dave Holland: Rivers Run (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 05, 08

This is the leader's tribute to his erstwhile colleague, the great progressive tenor and soprano sax player Sam River...

Dave Holland: Triple Dance (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 07, 08

"Triple Dance" demonstrates what a great idea Holland had when he decided to build a jazz orchestra around the core o...

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Dave Holland: You I Love (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 06, 08

On "You I Love," Holland uses the time-tested compositional technique of writing a new melody to an existing set of c...

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Dave Holland: Processional (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music February 06, 08

"Processional" is another excellent example of Holland stretching the boundaries of a traditional jazz form. The tune...

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