Triplicate (Dave Holland album)


Triplicate is a studio album by British jazz bassist Dave Holland released on the ECM label in 1988.

Background

It was the first album to be released by Dave Holland following the dissolving of his first working quintet that had featured Steve Coleman, Robin Eubanks, Kenny Wheeler and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Coleman was the sole member to be remain for this session while the drum chair was filled by Jack DeJohnette, who had worked extensively with Holland in the bands of Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Gateway.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, calling it a "well-rounded date".
Tyran Grillo of ECM Reviews wrote "Triplicate is a fantastic trio album that joins bassist Dave Holland with altoist Steve Coleman and rhythmatist Jack DeJohnette... Triplicate is not an in-your-face album but one wrought with careful language. It avoids the danger of expletives in search of a clean melodic line. One imagines that if this album were alive, the audience would be whooping and clapping all the same, but in the studio a certain cleanliness of sound wins over. This has its pros and cons, depending on your preferences, but either way we can step outside of this record knowing we’ve just experienced something joyous."

Track listing

All tunes written by Dave Holland, except as noted.
  1. "Games" - 5:04
  2. "Quiet Fire" - 5:47
  3. "Take The Coltrane" - 6:24
  4. "Rivers Run" - 9:14
  5. "Four Winds" - 4:18
  6. "Triple Dance" - 8:05
  7. "Blue" - 6:06
  8. "African Lullaby" - 3:08
  9. "Segment" - 6:34

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