Extensions (Dave Holland album)
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| Studio album by the Dave Holland Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | September 1989 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 59:01 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1410 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Extensions is an album by the Dave Holland Quartet, recorded in September 1989 and released on ECM the following year—Holland's eight album for the label.[1][2] The quartet features former Dave Holland Quintet members saxophonist Steve Coleman and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith alongside guitarist Kevin Eubanks, in his first appearance on a Holland record. All four musicians came together again in a studio for Coleman's Rhythm in Mind in an expanded line-up. Holland would rerecord the composition "Processional" for his sextet album Pass It On in 2008.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [7] |
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called the album a "tight and enjoyable quartet date," writing, "One of his better albums from this period, Extensions should please any Holland fan, and is an agreeable and non-threatening jumping in point for the curious."[3] Extensions was voted Album of the Year (1989) by DownBeat.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nemesis" | Kevin Eubanks | 11:31 |
| 2. | "Processional" | Dave Holland | 7:16 |
| 3. | "Black Hole" | Steve Coleman | 10:10 |
| 4. | "The Oracle" | Holland | 14:32 |
| 5. | "101° Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown)" | Coleman | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Color of Mind" | Eubanks | 10:11 |