Emerald Tears
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Emerald Tears is a solo album by bassist Dave Holland
recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 4 stars stating "Emerald Tears is a very nice showcase of Dave Holland, and is almost certain to be enjoyed by fans of the upright bass".Track listing
- All compositions by Dave Holland except as indicated
- "Sphere" - 5:58
- "Emerald Tears" - 6:31
- "Combination" - 5:18
- "B-40/RS-4-W/M23-6K" (Anthony BraxtonAnthony BraxtonAnthony Braxton is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher. Braxton has released well over 100 albums since the 1960s...
) - 5:15 - "Under Redwoods" - 6:38
- "Solar" (Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
) - 6:17 - "Flurries" - 4:34
- "Hooveling" - 4:04
- Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1977