Seeds of Time

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{{Infobox album

| name = Seeds of Time

| type = Album

| artist = the Dave Holland Quintet

| cover = Seeds of Time.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 1985

| recorded = November 1984

| venue =

| studio = Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany

| genre = Jazz

| length = 52:08

| label = ECM 1292

| producer = Manfred Eicher

| chronology = Dave Holland

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Dave Holland Quintet

| type = studio

| prev_title = Jumpin' In

| prev_year = 1984

| title = Seeds of Time

| year = 1985

| next_title = The Razor's Edge

| next_year = 1987

}}

| prev_title = Jumpin' In

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = The Razor's Edge

| next_year = 1987

}}

Seeds of Time is a studio album by the Dave Holland Quintet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM the following year on LP and CD.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1292.php? ECM discography] accessed September 19, 2011{{cite web|title=Dave Holland Discography|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/dave-holland/discography/|website=Jazz Disco|publisher=jazzdisco.org|accessdate=23 May 2018}} The quintet features brass section Kenny Wheeler, Steve Coleman, and Julian Priester from Holland's previous release, along with new drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The all-star musicians pack plenty of music and concise solos into each performance (nine originals), and the unique group carved out its own niche, not quite free but certainly unpredictable."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/seeds-of-time-r140989 AllMusic Review] accessed September 19, 2011

Tyran Grillo of Between Sound and Space wrote "Seeds of Time presents the Dave Holland Quintet in arguably its finest incarnation... The energy of this music is such that we find ourselves lost in every contortion of its features. Holland is no holds barred without being aggressive, direct without being confrontational, straightforward without ever being staid. Each successive album only seems to further energize his band mates, and with Seeds of Time we know firsthand how he can do the same for his listeners. A must-hear for those who take their coffee with excitement."{{cite web|last1=Grillo|first1=Tyran|title=DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET: SEEDS OF TIME (ECM 1292)|url=https://ecmreviews.com/2011/12/21/seeds-of-time/|website=Between Sound and Space|publisher=ecmreviews.com|accessdate=22 May 2018|date=21 December 2012}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Jazzwise

| rev2score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Nicholson|first1=Stuart|title=Review |url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review-search?searchText=dee+dee+bridgewater |website=Jazzwise |accessdate=11 October 2020|date=April 2019 |language=en}}

| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD

| rev3score={{rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD |year=1998 |url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_3/page/752/mode/2up?q=masekela |accessdate=7 August 2020 |page=752 |isbn=9780140513837 |language=en}}

| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |last1=Swenson |first1=John |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679768739 |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swens |url-access=registration |quote=Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album). |accessdate=23 September 2019 |language=en}}

}}