Temas:
The Balance Holland
Mister B. Holland
Bedouin Trail Holland
Metamorphose Eubanks
Ario Holland
Herbaceous Holland
The Benevolet One Wilson
Serenade Nelson
Músicos:
Dave Holland (acoustic bass),
Steve Wilson (soprano, alto sax),
Robin Eubanks (trombone),
Steve Nelson (vibes, marimba),
Billy Kilson (drums)
Review: Dave Holland, who made a name for himself initially playing with Miles, Corea, Braxton and his own early-70s avant-jazz classic Conference of the Birds, has mellowed a bit. Not too imply the fire's gone out--just saying that this album could actually get radio-play during the daytime hours on a big-city jazz station or program.
The mildly Middle Eastern-tinged ballad "Bedouin Trail" recalls the more "exotic" compositions of Charles Tolliver ("Along the Nile"), Jackie McLean and Wayne Shorter. Eubanks' "Metamorphos" has a touch of the early-60s Blue Note "funky/soul-bop" sound along with its quirky melodic line and alternately punchy (Eubanks) and Konitz-cool flavored (Wilson) solos, before flirting with "out" passages. "Ario" is a genuinely pretty ballad (also Blue Note-ish), with nice unison play/interplay from the horns.
This is not a cutting-edge nor introspective session from Holland (who's still one of the best bassists on the planet, with that sturdy, supple tone), but a relatively straight-ahead one. And a good one, at that--it won't put you in orbit, but it's well worth a trip to the store. (And for jazz neophytes, not a bad album to start off with.)
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