Overtime

Dave Holland, Taylor Haskins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sunny Side
• ASIN: B0007GADVS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,685 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful Conversations, March 29, 2005

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A. Davis "astandavis" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overtime (Audio CD)

Dave Holland has a very distinct way of creating colorful conversations between musicians of exceptional caliber. Witness his Quintet recordings and you can touch, feel and experience the wide open spaces created to allow the band to explore and exchange ideas around the rhythm section. The Big Band preserves this concept but adds brass to color the space between the individual performances. What you end up with is a masterful approach to music that is easily accessible, yet innovative and exciting.

"Overtime" is another beautiful recording from an artist who understands the essence and improvisational beauty of Jazz. This music swings, grooves and stimulates. Just listen to the many exceptional solos from Chris Potter, Robin Eubanks and Antonio Hart. The magic happens at a higher level when they dialogue with each other. These musical conversations sound like two artist soloing at the same time, but if you listen closely, you can clearly hear the conversation and exchange between them. The glue to this entire approach is Billy Kilson's incredible rhythmic abilities. He knows when to push forward and when to back off to let the music simmer. The Chemistry between Holland, Kilson and Steve Nelson is magic. They take turns pushing the other musicians to stellar heights throughout the "Monterey Suite". Observe Kilson mixing it up with Potter and Eubanks on "Bring It On" and again on "Free for All". Nelson sparkles on the Marimba in between the solos. The darting & stabbing brass on "Happy Jammy" sets up a fast-paced swirling Gary Hart Soprano solo that echoes Wayne Shorter's best Weather Report performances. This track comes to a rollicking end that left me breathless. The remaining tracks are strong & cohesive. "Ario" is a lovely ballad with beautiful texture and a great Alto solo from Mark Gross, while "Mental Images" is rhythmic rollercoaster ride from the M-Base school of thought. "The Last Minute Man" reminds me of a soundtrack from a Jazz movie - not too heavy, but a great conversation piece. A nice touch to end this musical experience.

Dave Holland has delivered yet another masterful recording in a career that has been defined by innovation and creativity. He has earned numerous awards for his work over the last five years and this music continues his surge to the front of the Jazz Class. It will be interesting to see how they will follow-up on this recording. "Overtime" succeeds on every level. Well done Mr. Holland! Your work is exceptional. Enjoy!!!!!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars !!!!!!!, May 2, 2005

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D. J. Sapen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overtime (Audio CD)

Awesome album, showcasing all the greatest Holland strengths. The band is extremely tight and communicative, impressive given the fact that the arrangements are intricate, the time signatures complex. Dave continues to write tunes that are experimental, grooving and catchy, with both the expressiveness and technical challenge of the very best jazz.

Holland's playing is prodigious and seemingly unlimited in imagination and facility, as usual. Hats off to Kilson on drums, who seems to have fulfilled a great deal of his considerable promise on this record. He combines a strong fusion-funk groove with the rhythmic freedom and cymbal-expressiveness of T. Williams and E. Jones, a manic sense of constant motion, split-second free-association and a sense of humor. Not many drummers can play this relentlessly and stay both innovative and tuned-in to the band. I love it, and I'm still trying to count some of those measures!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delighted, August 22, 2005

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andrew Kingson "windrider" (Winnipeg, Mb canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overtime (Audio CD)

Listening to Overtime by Dave Holland places me in a very good space. The playing, material and quality of recording are all of the highest order; which still falls short of explaining the incredible delight this cd yields. Theres a magical quality to a lot of the cd's released on the ECM label and this one is no exception. Highly recommended