Emerald Tears

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Emerald Tears
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Studio album by
Dave Holland
Released1978
RecordedAugust 1977
StudioTalent Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre Jazz
Length44:35
Label ECM 1109 ST
Producer Manfred Eicher
David Holland chronology
Gateway
(1976)		Emerald Tears
(1978)		 Life Cycle
(1982)

Emerald Tears is a solo album by bassist Dave Holland, recorded in August 1977 and released on ECM the following year. [1] [2] It is an album of bass solos. [3]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Layne stated: "Emerald Tears is a very nice showcase of Dave Holland, and is almost certain to be enjoyed by fans of the upright bass." [4]

Larry Birnbaum gave the album 3.5 stars in his DownBeat review. [5] He wrote, "Holland's rich, varnished tone and throbbing percussive sensitivity are compounded with keen intelligence and a brooding streak of romantic melancholy". [5] However, he found, "Alone in the glare of the spotlight, Holland somehow manages to remain in shadow and one is neverquite free of the sensation that this is a Music Minus One album turned inside out". [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
DownBeat Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Holland, except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spheres" 5:58
2."Emerald Tears" 6:31
3."Combination" 5:18
4."B-40/RS-4-W/M23-6K" Anthony Braxton 5:15
Total length:23:02
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under Redwoods" 6:38
2."Solar" Miles Davis 6:17
3."Flurries" 4:34
4."Hooveling" 4:04
Total length:21:33 44:35

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 September 2011
  2. ↑ "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Pareles, Jon (15 April 1984). "Top Jazz from Dave Holland". The New York Times. p. H25.
  4. 1 2 Layne, J. AllMusic Review accessed 9 September 2011
  5. 1 2 3 4 Birnbaum, Larry (8 March 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (5): 26.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". p. 752. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  105. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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