Pass It On is a 2008 album by the Dave Holland Sextet. Long-standing Holland trombonist Robin Eubanks returns, joined by alto saxophonist Antonio Hart and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin from the Holland Big Band. Rounding out the group are the all-star rhythm section of pianist Mulgrew Miller and drummer Eric Harland.
| Pass It On | ||||
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| Studio album by the Dave Holland Sextet | ||||
| Released | September 23, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August 2007 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 74:16 | |||
| Label | Dare2/EmArcy | |||
| Producer | Dave Holland | |||
| The Dave Holland Sextet chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz |  [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Jazzwise | [4] |
| Le Devoir | [5] |
| Tom Hull | B [6] |
Critical reception
editAn AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastros awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Using a sextet, upright bassist Holland sets the bar even higher, adding the always tasteful pianist Mulgrew Miller and a four-horn front line that is relentless. This group continues to define jazz perfectly in the 21st century."[1]
Josef Woodard of JazzTimes wrote "Given the power and familiarity of Dave Holland’s longstanding sextet and the quintet before that, going back to the early ’80s, one point of surprise with his new band and recording is a fundamental change: the presence of piano. Mulgrew Miller does the keyboard honors, and along with the three-horn frontline, he makes the band sound, on first impression at least, like Holland’s most “traditional” band in decades... One of the more exciting aspects of this project, in fact, is the sense of continuity in hearing Holland dipping into his past songbook and applying new textural/ensemble garb. To hear, for example, Holland’s wakeup-call neo-hard-bop tune “Double Vision”-originally from the great 1984 chordless quintet album Seeds of Time-in this new, horns-and-piano thickened format, is to recognize the sweep and significance of the man’s work and musical thinking over the decades. In Holland’s case, the seeds of time keep reaping."[7]
Mark Corroto, writing for AllAboutJazz, says that sextet "plays music much like a very small big band."[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dave Holland except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sum of All Parts" | Robin Eubanks | 8:11 |
| 2. | "Fast Track" | 6:30 | |
| 3. | "Lazy Snake" | 10:07 | |
| 4. | "Double Vision" | 8:07 | |
| 5. | "Equality" | 9:09 | |
| 6. | "Modern Times" | 5:58 | |
| 7. | "Rivers Run" | 13:45 | |
| 8. | "Processional" | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "Pass It On" | 7:56 | |
| Total length: | 1:14:16 | ||
Personnel
edit- Antonio Hart – alto saxophone, flute
- Alex Sipiagin – trumpet
- Robin Eubanks – trombone
- Mulgrew Miller – piano
- Dave Holland – double bass
- Eric Harland – drums
References
edit- ^ a b Nastros M. Allmusic Review accessed April 28, 2013
- ^ STOCKTON, JEFF (8 October 2008). "Dave Holland Octet: Pass It On". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Fordham, John (3 October 2008). "Jazz review: Dave Holland Sextet, Pass It On". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Heining, Duncan. "Dave Holland Sextet - Pass it On". Jazzwise. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Disque - Dave Holland Sextet". Le Devoir (in French). 17 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dave Holland". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (1 January 2009). "Dave Holland Sextet: Pass It On". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Curroto, Mark. "Pass It On Review". All About Jazz.