Holland, Dave / Prism
Album: Prism   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Holland, Dave   Added:Sep 2013
Label:Dare2  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-09-15 Pull Date: 2013-11-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 17 Nov 10 Nov 3 Oct 27 Oct 20 Oct 13 Oct 6 Sep 29
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Recent Airplay
1. Jul 12, 2014: The Proselytizer Radio News Hour
The Watcher
4. Nov 15, 2013: Fight or Flight
The Watcher
2. Dec 11, 2013: Fried Egg Frenzy
The Watcher
5. Nov 15, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Evolution
3. Nov 21, 2013: Rebop
Evolution
6. Nov 09, 2013: Music Casserole
The Watcher

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-09-15
DAVE HOLLAND: Prism
Dare2, 2013

MODERN JAZZ – Virtuoso bassist Dave Holland debuts a new group, a bold electric quartet that’s centered in fusion, digs into bluesy jams like some kind of all-star bar band, then spikes straight-up modern jazz with stark moments of free improvisation. Each member of the band is a veteran leader and all contribute equally to the group’s thick sound and wide-ranging repertoire, giving it a broad, collective atmosphere.

All worth a listen. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

1. 6:59 – rocking fusion jam: guitar, keys make it sound gritty & grimy
2. 8:36 – lowdown bluesy ballad: sweet guitar and bass solos, gets nasty late
3. 8:46 – hypermodern: bold starts, quiet disintegrations, crunchy middle
4. 4:50 – spirited, upbeat: happy drumbeat and grooving guitar/piano
5. 7:29 – dark steady creep: guitar & bass tiptoe melodically
6. 7:53 – rolling uptempo: simpatico guitar/drums, spiky piano, bass solo
7. 9:23 – steady march thru odd chord progressions: guitar really opens it up, piano solo is like a broken machine
8. 10:27 – slinky guitar-led chillout keeps threatening to bust out into uptempo rock, finally does it, but then settles into a little percussive groove
9. 5:42 – wide open, hushed ballad: gentle piano solo first 2 mins.

[ Fo ] - 15 September 2013

Track Listing
1. The Watcher   5. The Color Of Iris
2. The Empty Chair   6. A New Day
3. Spirals   7. The True Meaning Of Detrmination
4. Choir   8. Evolution
  9. Breathe