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Dave Holland / Gonzalo Rubalcaba / Chris Potter / Eric Harland: The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (2009)
Mark F. Turner
Senior Contributor since 2001
Considering himself a modern day 'Jazz Explorer' Mark continues to discover new and exciting music territories.Recent articles (528 total)
The Monterey Jazz Festival has an ongoing rich history of great performances: Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
trumpet
(1958), Miles Davis
Miles Davis
1926 - 1991
trumpet
(1963), Tito Puente
Tito Puente
1923 - 2000
band/orchestra
& His Orchestra (1977), Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn
1934 - 2005
piano
(1994) and many others. MJF's 50th anniversary celebration in 2007 continued that honored tradition of swing, resulting in Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
b.1962
trumpet
's Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo with his performance on Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
1917 - 1993
trumpet
's classic "Be-Bop" by the MJF 50th Anniversary All-Stars. At that same festival, another group of all-starsthe quartet extraordinare featuring bassist Dave Holland
Dave Holland
b.1946
bass
, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
b.1963
piano
, saxophonist Chris Potter
Chris Potter
b.1971
reeds
and drummer Eric Harland
Eric Harland
drums
carried the torch in utmost form, as documented in this live recording.
With new music provided by each musician and just four days of rehearsals before the Concert, the quartet's second performance (on Dizzy Den's stage) captured the magic of MJF, as Holland recalls in the liners: "There was really an electric atmosphere from the audience. There was an energy we all felt..." From the smoking gun of Harland's "Treachery," an exhausting number where each player is illuminatedin particularly Harland's explosive traps and Potter's commanding tenorto the modernistic swing of Holland's funk-groove "Step To It," the music illustrates the chemical reaction between an appreciative crowd and exceptional live jazz.
The air was rife with expectancy. Harland's statuesque ballad, "Maiden," features a superb bass solo from Holland followed by Potter's alluring warmth and a cooler contemplation from Rubalcaba's introspective and imaginative keys. A gifted pianist with an exquisite touch, Rubalcaba surprises with the boppin street vibe of "50," a dancing piece that shows not only his dexterity and chops, but the soulful blues modality of Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
b.1940
piano
.
Holland opens his own "Veil of Tears" with another profound solo spot, morphing into a flowing tempo where Rubalcaba and Potter share a vivid comp/solo dialog. Holland's introduction of the band sets up the final curtain call, "Ask Me Why." At just over eleven minutes, it literally burned down Dizzy Den's drapes and its entire stage with a stunning show of consummate group connectivity and execution, gloriously documented. By the time the band finished, it was worthy of an ecstatic standing ovation...and still is.
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Track Listing: Treachery; Minotaur; Otra Mirada; Step To It; Maiden; 50; Veil Of Tears; Spoken Introduction; Ask Me Why.
Personnel: Dave Holland: bass; Gonzalo Rubalcaba: piano; Chris Potter: tenor saxophone; Eric Harland: drums.
Record Label: Monterey Jazz Festival Records
Style: Modern Jazz
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