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Dave Holland
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The bassist Dave Holland grew up in Wolverhampton and played in London, where Miles Davis heard him in 1968 and brought him to New York. Holland played during Miles's transition to electric music, on In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. He then played in Circle with Chick Corea and Anthony Braxton, and recorded Conference of the Birds (1972) for ECM, with the saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Sam Rivers. Later he led a quintet and a big band that became known for their complex yet swinging compositions in unusual time signatures.
Listening
Listening tip. Hear how the bass leads the group in an odd time signature.
Conference of the Birds · Dave Holland Quartet, 1972- Four Winds · Dave Holland Quartet, 1972
Prime Directive · Dave Holland Quintet, 1999
Discography
Studio albums
- 1969Tune In
- 1971A.R.C.
- 1971Music From Two Basses
- 1971Where Fortune Smiles
- 1975Gateway
- 1975Muun Music Universe Vol. I - The Peace Church Concerts
- 1975Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns
- 1976All Kinds of Time
- 1976Dave Holland / Sam Rivers
- 1977Vol. 2
- 1978Emerald Tears
- 1978Gateway 2
- 1983Life Cycle
- 1984Double, Double You
- 1985Scratch
- 1985Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland
- 1987Transit
- 1989The Oracle
- 1990Encounters
- 1990Question and Answer
- 1992Crystal Fire
- 1992For Evans Sake
- 1992Phase Space
- 1993Ones All
- 1993Up & Down
- 1995Nomad's Notebook
- 1995World Trio
- 1997Angel Song
- 1998Like Minds
- 1998Thimar
- 2001Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones
- 2004The Life of a Song
- 2010Hands
- 2013PRISM
- 2014The Art of Conversation
- 2017Blue Maqams
- 2018Uncharted Territories
- 2019Good Hope
- 2021Another Land
- 2024United
- 2025After the Last Sky
- 2025Memories of Home
- 2026Freedom Call: Prism - Freedom
- 2026Freedom Call: Quintet - Synergism
- 2026Freedom Call: Sextet - Unity
- 2026Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler)
Other work
- 1970Bitches Brew · Miles Davis
- 1972Conference of the Birds
- 1999Prime Directive
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader