Critical Mass (Dave Holland album)

Critical Mass
Studio album by Dave Holland Quintet
Released	2006
Recorded	December 2005
Genre	Post-Bop
Length	76:15
Label	Dare2
Producer	Dave Holland
Dave Holland Quintet chronology
Overtime (2005) Critical Mass (2006) Pass It On (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	[2]
The Guardian	[3]

Critical Mass is a 2006 album release by the Dave Holland Quintet, and the first to feature drummer Nate Smith. This is the first Dave Holland Quintet album to be released outside the ECM label, through which he had released all of his albums since his 1972 debut as leader, Conference of the Birds.

Track listing

1. "The Eyes Have It" (Dave Holland) - 7:00
2. "Easy Did It" (Dave Holland) - 11:16
3. "Vicissitudes" (Chris Potter) - 9:56
4. "The Leak" (Nate Smith) - 5:42
5. "Secret Garden" (Dave Holland) - 8:42
6. "Lucky Seven" (Dave Holland) - 8:35
7. "Full Circle" (Robin Eubanks) - 12:11
8. "Amator Silenti" (Steve Nelson) - 9:17

Personnel

• Chris Potter - tenor & soprano saxophones
• Robin Eubanks - trombone
• Steve Nelson - vibraphone, marimba & tambourine
• Dave Holland - double bass
• Nate Smith - drums

References

1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S.. Critical Mass at AllMusic
2. ↑ KELMAN, JOHN (August 23, 2006). "Dave Holland Quintet: Critical Mass". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016. 
3. ↑ Fordham, John (3 November 2006). "Dave Holland, Critical Mass". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016. 

External links

• Official website