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Concert Review: Dave Holland Quintet at The Painted Bride
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Allaboutjazz.com, Concert Review: Dave Holland Quintet at The Painted Bride >>
By: Edward Zucker
Caught in Philly: John Ellis, Dave Holland, Tomasz Stanko, McCoy Tyner
Dave Holland Quintet at The Painted Bride
Legendary bassist Dave Holland and his quintet displayed their brilliance during their first set of five tunes at the Painted Bride (October 7). With a stage presence that resides somewhere between a proud parent and a Cheshire cat, Holland presides over his outstanding ensemble like a master conductor.
Holland took only one solo during the course of the evening, and that came on the fourth tune. Yet throughout the entire evening, the bassist's guiding presence was felt.
On this night, four of the tunes were from the band's recent release, Critical Mass. On “Easy Did It,” the newest member of the quintet, drummer Nate Smith, provided a straight-ahead hard-driving style from his kit, which he maintained throughout the course of the set. In fact, he was pushing so hard one could see his light blue shirt change to dark blue from perspiration as the night progressed.
On the same tune, trombonist Robin Eubanks delivered one of the most blistering attacks on the bone this side of J.J. Johnson. He was featured again on his own composition, “Full Circle,” which he dedicated to his parents, who were in the audience.
Chris Potter‘s composition “Vissitudes,” which closed out the night, was the high point of the set. Potter delivered a tour de force solo on tenor, starting with artfully spaced lines, then slowly accelerating his phrasings into a rhythmic frenzy. This final tune also gave vibist Steve Nelson room to step to the forefront for a sterling single mallet solo. 12/03/06 >> go there
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