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Dave Holland: Freedom Call

by Angelo Leonardi
October 1, 2026

On the occasion of Dave Holland's 80th birthday, Edition Records releases Freedom Call, a box set comprising six LPs and three CDs, also available for streaming, bringing together previously unreleased live recordings by three pivotal formations in his career: the sextet with Mulgrew Miller, Alex Sipiagin, Antonio Hart, Robin Eubanks and Eric Harland; the quintet with ...

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Not For Nothin'

By Dave Holland

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Global Citizen; For All You Are; Lost And Found; Shifting Sands; Billows Of Rhythm; What Goes Around; Go Fly A Kite; Not For Nothin

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Dave Holland: Not For Nothin'

Read "Not For Nothin'" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 1, 2001

Although it may not quite approach the grandeur and sonority of his ‘80s ensemble with Kenny Wheeler and Marvin “Smitty” Smith, bassist Dave Holland’s current group continues to show promise in the light of their most recent editions for ECM. While drummer Billy Kilson still seems just a tad too busy for this reviewer, Steve Nelson’s ...

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Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin'

Read "Not For Nothin'" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
November 1, 2001

The follow-up to last year’s Prime Directive is another must-hear. Once again, Dave Holland turns to each of his bandmates for writing contributions, considerably expanding the rhythmic and harmonic palette of the quintet. Chris Potter’s irrepressible “Lost and Found" may just be one of the best jazz tracks of our day. Robin Eubanks’s “Global Citizen," the ...

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Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin'

Read "Not For Nothin'" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
September 1, 2001

Drawing a musical map clarifies the lineage of bands and places them in history. Dave Holland’s Quintet can be traced directly to Miles Davis’ ‘second great quintet’ of Davis/Shorter/Carter/Hancock/Williams. In 1968, Holland, then a young bassist of 21 years, was playing with former Miles Davis pianist Bill Evans and future Davis drummer Jack DeJohnette. Miles asked ...

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Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin'

Read "Not For Nothin'" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
September 1, 2001

Usually, records led by bassists rely on a rock-solid rhythm section. Not For Nothin', Dave Holland's latest quintet effort, certainly presents no exception to this rule. However, the magic behind this disc comes from the fact that every musician plays in the rhythm section at times, and every player also contributes to melody and harmony as ...

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