Holland, Dave Quintet / Extended Play: Live at Birdlan |
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Album: | Extended Play: Live at Birdlan | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Holland, Dave Quintet | Added: | Sep 2003 | |
Label: | Ecm Records (Jazz) |
A-File Activity |
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Add Date: | 2003-09-29 | Pull Date: | 2003-12-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
Week Ending: | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Oct 12 |
Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Aug 16, 2015: | Mix Tape: Jazz (maybe some Elvis) Make Believe | 4. | Nov 02, 2003: | jellydish Jugglers Parade | |
2. | Nov 09, 2003: | To the Moon The Balance | 5. | Oct 10, 2003: | Memory Select Jugglers Parade | |
3. | Nov 07, 2003: | Memory Select Free for All | 6. | Oct 05, 2003: | Oh Messy Life Jugglers Parade |
Album Review |
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Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2003-10-05 | ||
Modern bebop, mostly "extended" (10- or 20-minute) versions of Holland's compositions. Has solid energy but a softly summery sound, happy. This quintet has been together more than 5 years, giving the players time to absorb the compositions and work them into these longer pieces Lots of criss-crossing horn lines (sax/trombone) and a cool vibes/marimba wash over everything. Saxophonist Chris Potter, who's always struck me as bland, sparks some real fire on A2 and B5. 1*- Upbeat; opens w/softly twining horn lines, moves into propulsive solos 2- Mid/fast, scattery but an "easy" sound 3*- Fast and playful. Cool marimba intro. 4- Mid/slow swaying; like a tangiential "My Favorite Things" 5*- Fast bebop pitter-patter; coolly relaxed theme DISK TWO 6- Mellow; becomes a fast free-for-all near the end 7*- Fast and skippy and energetic. Cute sparse horn break in the middle. 8- More sparse. Features trombone and vibes. 9- Mid/fast popping feel |
Track Listing |
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1. | The Balance | 5. | Free for All | |||
2. | High Wire | 6. | Claressence | |||
3. | Jugglers Parade | 7. | Prime Directive | |||
4. | Make Believe | 8. | Bedouin Trail | |||
9. | Meamorphos |