dave holland...

Posted by: ken c on 11 June 2001

got dave holland quintet "prime directive" a few days go. good album isnt it?? i am sure i picked this up on the basis of someone's recommendation here.

i also got, india.arie "acoustic soul". this one i am not too sure of, so will give it a second spin sometime.

enjoy

ken

Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Keith Mattox

If you liked "Prime Directive", check out "Extensions" - friends that have enjoyed the former, enjoyed the latter even more...

Cheers

Keith.

Posted on: 11 June 2001 by ken c

quote:
check out "Extensions" - friends that have enjoyed the former, enjoyed the latter even more...

will do. many thanks.

enjoy

ken

Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Former member

For more music of the same vein as Prime Directive, pick up Points of View. The tunes, arrangements and playing are sublime. Billy Kilson plays his butt off!

Extensions is quite a bit earlier and different. In any case, one of my favorites, with Kevin Eubanks' guitar lending a very different feel to the music.

Dream of the Elders sits in between Extensions and Prime Directive/Points of View. Still enjoyable, but a less successful piece of work than the others mentioned.

Holland is great to catch live if you can...

Hockman

Posted on: 12 June 2001 by Keith Mattox

Seconded - "Points of View" is a cool CD.

Kilson is outstanding btw. I had the good fortune to see the quintet at Yoshi's across the bay from SF and spent the entire time watching Billy. Not only is he technically outstanding, he has a style and happy attitude that was very infectious and had us grinning the entire time (though I'm sure that the music had something to do with it )

Do try to catch this bunch live. Holland is one of the few living connections to the best jazz of the 50's (Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar also come to mind and come highly recommended).

Cheers

Keith.

Posted on: 12 June 2001 by Dev B

Hockman wrote>>>
Catch them live

I saw the Dave Holland octet live at the southbank a couple of months ago. they were alright but not brilliant, i think the octet was pushing things a bit too far coherence wise (there was too many of them). kenny wheeler on the trumpet sort of saved them though.

if you like d.holland check out 'dream of the elders' (ecm) and 'angel song' with wheeler, frisell, holland, et al.

dev, currently spinning 'way out west' by the master.

Posted on: 12 June 2001 by ken c

guys, many thanks for all the d holland recommendations -- i will let you know what i get in the end -- and if i get wind of a gig -- will make sure to attend

many thanks again

enjoy

ken