With a formidable three-horn front line, the Quintet is one of bassist Dave Holland's most muscular ensembles. Saxophonist Steve Coleman darts in and around Julian Priester's trombone and the trumpet/flugelhorn of Kenny Wheeler, while Holland's bass combines with Steve Ellington's drumming to create a bubbling cauldron. The Quintet's subsequent release, the excellent SEEDS OF TIME, found Ellington replaced with Marvin "Smitty" Smith, but all other players still in place.
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Bassist Dave Holland leads one of his most stimulating groups on this superlative quintet date. With the young Steve Coleman on alto and flute, trumpet great Kenny Wheeler, trombonist Julian Priester, and drummer Steve Ellington in the band, Holland had a particularly creative group of musicians in which to interpret and stretch out his six originals; Coleman also contributed one composition. This set, which has plenty of variety in moods, tone, colors, and styles, is one of Holland's better recordings. ~ Scott Yanow
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