Dream of the Elders
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dream of the Elders
| type = studio
| artist = the Dave Holland Quartet
| cover = Dream of the elders.jpeg
| border = yes
| released = {{Start date|1996|01}}
| recorded = March 1995
| studio = Power Station, New York City
| genre = Post-bop
| length = 77:04
| label = ECM
{{small|ECM 1572}}
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| prev_title = Ones All
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Points of View
| next_year = 1998
| chronology = Dave Holland
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Dave Holland Quartet
| type = studio
| prev_title = Extensions
| prev_year = 1990
| title = Dream of the Elders
| year = 1996
| next_title = Prism
| next_year = 2013
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=dream-of-the-elders-r232847|first=Scott|last=Yanow}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=719}}
| rev2 = Tom Hull
| rev2score = B+{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Dave Holland |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=dave+holland | publisher=Tom Hull |accessdate=9 July 2020}}
| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
}}
Dream of the Elders is a studio album by the British jazz bassist Dave Holland and his quartet, featuring saxophonist Eric Person, vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer Gene Jackson.{{cite web|title=Dave Holland Discography|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/dave-holland/discography/|website=Jazz Disco|publisher=jazzdisco.org|accessdate=23 May 2018}}
Background
Like Holland's previous two ECM releases, Triplicate and Extensions, this album was recorded following the dissolving of his first band (Steve Coleman, Robin Eubanks, Kenny Wheeler, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith). Dream of the Elders has influenced Holland's future releases in several ways. It was his first release to feature vibraphonist Steve Nelson, who then went on to join Holland's second quintet, formed following the Dream of the Elders session. Additionally, four of the tunes introduced on the album ("Lazy Snake", "Claressence", "Equality" and "Ebb & Flo") have been revisited by Holland on future releases, albeit in re-arranged versions.
Reception
Bill Kahlklaase, of The New Mexican, stated: "1995’s magnificent Dream of the Elders, proved the bassist adept at bringing together superlative instrumentalists to play music that ranged between tightly arranged passages and bursts of improvisational freedom."{{cite web|last1=Kohlhaase|first1=Bill|title=Bass meets tabla: Dave Holland joins Zakir Hussain's Crosscurrents|url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/music/in_concert/bass-meets-tabla-dave-holland-joins-zakir-hussain-s-crosscurrents/article_fed9d19c-e5f0-5cf5-96bc-d81769ae1537.html|website=The New Mexican|publisher=santafenewmexican.com|accessdate=22 May 2018|date=October 9, 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track
| all_music = Dave Holland
| title1 = The Winding Way
| length1 = 11:57
| title2 = Lazy Snake
| length2 = 12:28
| title3 = Claressence
| length3 = 7:29
| title4 = Equality
| note4 = with Cassandra Wilson
| length4 = 7:12
| lyrics4 = Maya Angelou
| title5 = Ebb & Flo
| length5 = 12:02
| title6 = Dream of the Elders
| length6 = 11:10
| title7 = Second Thoughts
| length7 = 8:06
| title8 = Equality
| note8 = Instrumental
| length8 = 6:40
| total_length = 1:17:04
}}
Personnel
- Eric Person – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Steve Nelson – vibraphone
- Dave Holland – double bass
- Gene Jackson – drums
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals ("Equality" only)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://daveholland.com/recording/ecm-1572-dave-holland-quartet-dream-of-the-elders}}
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