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Seeds of Time

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Released
  
1985

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
ECM

Recorded
  
November 1984

Length
  
52:08

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Seeds of Time is an album by bassist Dave Holland's Quintet recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "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".

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Holland except as indicated
  1. "Uhren" (Steve Coleman) – 4:53
  2. "Homecoming" – 6:01
  3. "Perspicuity" (Doug Hammond) – 3:42
  4. "Celebration" (Julian Priester) – 5:11
  5. "World Protection Blues" (Hammond) – 7:00
  6. "Gridlock (Opus 8)" (Coleman) – 8:24
  7. "Walk-a-way" (Dave Holland, Marvin Smith) – 3:55
  8. "The Good Doctor" (Kenny Wheeler) – 5:54
  9. "Double Vision" – 7:08
  • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in November 1984

    • Personnel

  • David Holland – bass
  • Steve Coleman – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet, fluegelhorn
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums, percussion

    • References

    Seeds of Time Wikipedia
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