Album
Conference Of The Birds
David Holland Quartet - David Holland, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, Barry Altschul
1973 · Jazz
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Conference Of The Birds is a Jazz album by David Holland Quartet - David Holland, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, Barry Altschul, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Bassist Dave Holland is famous for his work with Miles Davis in the late ‘60s as well as for leading his own bands, which from the ‘80s onward have played a technically demanding brand of post-bop filled with strong melodies and imaginative but accessible arrangements. Yet people tend to forget that he began the ‘70s in the free-jazz supergroup Circle. Here on his 1973 debut as a leader, he calls upon Circle band members Anthony Braxton (horn) and Barry Altschul (drums) as well as regular employer Sam Rivers (horn) for an edgy and often-riveting set of material. In one respect it’s interesting to hear Holland rip through knotty material like “Interception” (and then put a solo on top of it), yet we also get early glimpses of that melodic ear in the folky, flute-driven title track and the slowly emerging “Now Here (Nowhere).” Those who are fans of Holland’s compositionally driven later material will likely dig the peppy “See-Saw” and odd-metered “Four Winds” too.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Four Winds6:33
- A2Q & A8:32
- A3Conference Of The Birds4:34
Side B
- B1Interception8:21
- B2Now Here (Nowhere)4:33
- B3See-Saw6:41
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- sparse
- intense
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Anthony BraxtonPERFORMER , REEDS, FLUTE REEDS, FLUTE
- Barry AltschulPERCUSSION , MARIMBA PERCUSSION, MARIMBA PERFORMER , PERCUSSION , MARIMBA
- Dave HollandBASS BASS, COMPOSED BY BASS, COMPOSED BY, DESIGN
- Sam RiversPERFORMER , REEDS, FLUTE REEDS, FLUTE
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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