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Extensions (Dave Holland album)

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Extensions
Studio album by
the Dave Holland Quartet
Released1990
RecordedSeptember 1989
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenrePost-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length59:01
LabelECM
ECM 1410
ProducerManfred Eicher
Dave Holland chronology
The Oracle
(1989)
Extensions
(1990)
Question and Answer
(1990)
Dave Holland Quartet chronology
Conference of the Birds
(1972)
Extensions
(1990)
Dream of the Elders
(1996)

Extensions is an album by the Dave Holland Quartet, recorded in September 1989 and released on ECM the following year—Holland's eight album for the label.[1][2] The quartet features Holland Quintet saxophonist Steve Coleman and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith alongside guitarist Kevin Eubanks, in his first appearance on a Holland record.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
Tom HullB+[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[7]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called the album a "tight and enjoyable quartet date," writing, "One of his better albums from this period, Extensions should please any Holland fan, and is an agreeable and non-threatening jumping in point for the curious."[3] Extensions was voted Album of the Year (1989) by DownBeat.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nemesis"Kevin Eubanks11:31
2."Processional"Dave Holland7:16
3."Black Hole"Steve Coleman10:10
4."The Oracle"Holland14:32
5."101° Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown)"Coleman4:50
6."Color of Mind"Eubanks10:11
  • Holland would rerecord "Processional" for his sextet album Pass It On (2008).

Personnel

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Dave Holland Quartet

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References

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  1. ^ "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "ECM catalogue". Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed August 19, 2011.
  4. ^ DownBeat magazine, December 1990, p. 31
  5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dave Holland". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. p. 752. ISBN 9780140513837. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. ISBN 9780679768739. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album).
  8. ^ "Holland, Dave (David) – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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