Dave Holland Discography
1971 (age 25)
David Holland - Derek Bailey Duo
Derek Bailey, guitar; David Holland, cello.
Little Theater Club, London, England, January, 1971
| Improvised Piece III | ECM (G) ECM 1013 | |
| Improvised Piece IV | - | |
| Improvised Piece V | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1013 David Holland, Derek Bailey - Improvisations For Cello And Guitar 1971
David Holland - Barre Phillips Duo
Barre Phillips, bass; David Holland, bass, cello.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February 15, 1971
| Improvised Piece I | ECM (G) ECM 1011 | |
| Improvised Piece II | - | |
| Beans | - | |
| Raindrops | - | |
| Maybe I Can Sing It For You | - | |
| Just A Whisper | - | |
| Song For Clare | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1011 David Holland, Barre Phillips - Music From Two Basses 1971
= ECM (G) ECM 1011 (CD) -
1972
David Holland Quartet
Anthony Braxton, Sam Rivers, reeds, flute; David Holland, bass; Barry Altschul, percussion, marimba.
Allegro Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1972
| Four Winds | ECM (G) ECM 1027 | |
| Q & A | - | |
| Conference Of The Birds | ECM (G) ECM 1027, (J) PA-4016, (G) :rarum 8010 | |
| Interception | ECM (G) ECM 1027 | |
| Now Here (Nowhere) | - | |
| See-Saw | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1027 David Holland Quartet - Conference Of The Birds 1973
= ECM (G) ECM 1027 (CD) -
* ECM (J) PA-4016 Various Artists - ECM Special VI - New Music In Bass
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1977 (age 31)
Dave Holland Solo
Dave Holland, bass.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, August, 1977
| Spheres | ECM (G) ECM 1109 | |
| Emerald Tears | - | |
| Combination | - | |
| B-40/RS-4-W/M23-6K | - | |
| Under Redwoods | - | |
| Solar | - | |
| Flurries | - | |
| Hooveling | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1109 Dave Holland - Emerald Tears 1978
= ECM (G) ECM 1109 (CD) -
1982
David Holland Solo
David Holland, cello.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1982
| Life Cycle: Inception | ECM (G) ECM 1238, :rarum 8010 | |
| Life Cycle: Discovery | ECM (G) ECM 1238 | |
| Life Cycle: Longing | - | |
| Life Cycle: Search | - | |
| Life Cycle: Resolution | - | |
| Sonnet | - | |
| Rune | - | |
| Troubadour Tale | - | |
| Grapevine | - | |
| Morning Song | - | |
| Chanson Pour La Nuit | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1238 David Holland - Life Cycle 1983
= ECM (G) ECM 1238 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1983
Dave Holland Quintet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn; Julian Priester, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto sax, flute; Dave Holland, bass, cello; Steve Ellington, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1983
| Jumpin' In | ECM (G) ECM 1269 | |
| First Snow | - | |
| The Dragon And The Samurai | - | |
| New-One | - | |
| Sunrise | - | |
| Shadow Dance | - | |
| You I Love | ECM (G) ECM 1269, :rarum 8010 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1269 Dave Holland Quintet - Jumpin' In 1984
= ECM (G) ECM 1269 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1984
Dave Holland Quintet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, cornet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn; Julian Priester, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto, soprano sax, flute; Dave Holland, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1984
| Uhren | ECM (G) ECM 1292 | |
| Homecoming | ECM (G) ECM 1292, :rarum 8010 | |
| Perspicuity | ECM (G) ECM 1292 | |
| Celebration | - | |
| World Protection Blues | - | |
| Gridlock (Opus 8) | - | |
| Walk-A-Way | - | |
| The Good Doctor | - | |
| Double Vision | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1292 Dave Holland Quintet - Seeds Of Time 1985
= ECM (G) ECM 1292 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1987 (age 41)
Dave Holland Quintet
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet, cornet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Dave Holland, double bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February, 1987
| Brother Ty | ECM (G) ECM 1353 | |
| Vedana | - | |
| The Razor's Edge | - | |
| Blues For C.M. | - | |
| Vortex | - | |
| 5 Four Six | - | |
| Wights Waits For Weights | - | |
| Figit Time | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1353 Dave Holland Quintet - The Razor's Edge 1987
= ECM (G) ECM 1353 (CD) -
1988
Dave Holland Trio
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Dave Holland, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, March, 1988
| Games | ECM (G) ECM 1373 | |
| Quiet Fire | - | |
| Take The Coltrane | - | |
| Rivers Run | - | |
| Four Winds | ECM (G) ECM 1373, :rarum 8010 | |
| Triple Dance | ECM (G) ECM 1373 | |
| Blue | - | |
| African Lullaby | - | |
| Segment | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1373 Dave Holland Trio - Triplicate 1988
= ECM (G) ECM 1373 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1989
Dave Holland Quartet
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Kevin Eubanks, guitar; Dave Holland, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, September, 1989
| Nemesis | ECM (G) ECM 1410, :rarum 8010 | |
| Processional | ECM (G) ECM 1410 | |
| Black Hole | - | |
| The Oracle | - | |
| 101 Degrees Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown) | - | |
| Color Of Mind | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1410 Dave Holland Quartet - Extensions 1990
= ECM (G) ECM 1410 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1993
Dave Holland Solo
Dave Holland, bass.
NYC, 1993
| Homecoming | veraBra Records (G) vBr 2148 2 | |
| Three Step Dance | - | |
| Pork Pie Hat | - | |
| Jumpin' In | - | |
| Reminiscence | - | |
| Mr. P.C. | - | |
| Little Girl I'll Miss You | - | |
| Cashel | - | |
| Blues For C.M. | - | |
| Pass It On | - | |
| God Bless The Child | - |
* veraBra Records (G) vBr 2148 2 Dave Holland - Ones All 1995
1995
Dave Holland Quartet +
Eric Person, alto, soprano sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Gene Jackson, drums; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #4; Maya Angelou, poems #4.
The Power Station, NYC, March, 1995
| 1. | The Winding Way | ECM (G) ECM 1572 |
| 2. | Lazy Snake | - |
| 3. | Claressence | - |
| 4. | Equality | ECM (G) ECM 1572, :rarum 8010 |
| 5. | Ebb And Flo | ECM (G) ECM 1572 |
| 6. | Dream Of The Elders | - |
| 7. | Second Thoughts | - |
| 8. | Equality | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1572 Dave Holland Quartet - Dream Of The Elders 1996
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1997 (age 51)
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone; Steve Wilson, soprano, alto sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, September 25 and 26, 1997
| The Balance | ECM (G) ECM 1663, :rarum 8010 | |
| Mr. B. | ECM (G) ECM 1663 | |
| Bedouin Trail | - | |
| Metamorphos | - | |
| Ario | - | |
| Herbaceous | - | |
| The Benevolent One | - | |
| Serenade | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1663 Dave Holland Quintet - Points Of View 1998
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
1998
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone, cowbell; Chris Potter, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, December 10-12, 1998
| Prime Directive | ECM (G) ECM 1698, :rarum 8010 | |
| Looking Up | ECM (G) ECM 1698 | |
| Make Believe | - | |
| A Seeking Spirit | - | |
| High Wire | - | |
| Jugglers Parade | - | |
| Candelight Vigil | - | |
| Wonders Never Cease | - | |
| Down Time | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1698 Dave Holland Quintet - Prime Directive 1999
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
2000
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone, cowbell; Chris Potter, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, September 21-23, 2000
| Global Citzen | ECM (G) ECM 1758 | |
| For All You Are | - | |
| Lost And Found | - | |
| Shifting Sands | ECM (G) ECM 1758, :rarum 8010 | |
| Billows Of Rhythm | ECM (G) ECM 1758 | |
| What Goes Around | - | |
| Go Fly A Kite | - | |
| Not For Nothin' | - | |
| Cosmosis | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1758 Dave Holland Quintet - Not For Nothin' 2001
* ECM (G) :rarum 8010 Dave Holland - Selected Recordings 2004
2001
Dave Holland Big Band
Duane Eubanks, Earl Gardner, Alex Sipiagin, trumpet, flugelhorn; Robin Eubanks, Andre Hayward, Josh Roseman, trombone; Mark Gross, alto sax; Antonio Hart, alto sax, flute; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, January, 2001
| Triple Dance | ECM (G) ECM 1777 | |
| Blues For C.M. | - | |
| The Razor's Edge | - | |
| What Goes Around | - | |
| Upswing | - | |
| First Snow | - | |
| Shadow Dance | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1777 Dave Holland Big Band - What Goes Around 2002
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone, cowbell; Chris Potter, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Birdland, NYC, November 21-24, 2001
| The Balance | ECM (G) ECM 1864/65 | |
| High Wire | - | |
| Jugglers Parade | - | |
| Make Believe | - | |
| Free For All | - |
same session.
| Claressence | - | |
| Prime Directive | - | |
| Bedouin Trail | - | |
| Metamorphos | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1864/65 Dave Holland Quintet - Extended Play: Live At Birdland 2003
2002
Dave Holland Big Band
Duane Eubanks, Taylor Haskins, Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jonathan Arons, Robin Eubanks, Josh Roseman, trombone; Mark Gross, alto sax; Antonio Hart, alto, soprano sax, flute; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, double bass; Billy Kilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, November, 2002
| The Monterey Suite: I. Bring It On | Dare2 Records SSC 3028 | |
| The Monterey Suite: II. Free For All | - | |
| The Monterey Suite: III. A Time Remembered | - | |
| The Monterey Suite: IV. Happy Jammy | - | |
| Ario | - | |
| Mental Images | - | |
| Last Minute Man | - |
* Dare2 Records SSC 3028 Dave Holland Big Band - Overtime 2005
2005
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone; Chris Potter, tenor, soprano sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba, tambourine; Dave Holland, double bass; Nate Smith, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, December, 2005
| The Eyes Have It | Dare2 Records SSC 3058 | |
| Easy Did It | - | |
| Vicissitudes | - | |
| The Leak | - | |
| Secret Garden | - | |
| Lucky Seven | - | |
| Full Circle | - | |
| Amator Silenti | - |
* Dare2 Records SSC 3058 Dave Holland Quintet - Critical Mass 2006
2007 (age 61)
Dave Holland Sextet
Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Antonio Hart, alto sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Dave Holland, double bass; Eric Harland, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, August, 2007
| The Sum Of All Parts | Dare2 Records B0011860-02 | |
| Fast Track | - | |
| Lazy Snake | - | |
| Double Vision | - | |
| Equality | - | |
| Modern Times | - | |
| Rivers Run | - | |
| Processional | - | |
| Pass It On | - |
* Dare2 Records B0011860-02 Dave Holland Sextet - Pass It On 2008
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone; Chris Potter, sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, acoustic bass; Nate Smith, drums.
Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Wangaratta Town Hall, Victoria, Australia, November 2, 2007
| Intro | All Blues Records ABR-023 | |
| The Eyes Have It | - | |
| Easy Did It | - | |
| Veil Of Tears | - | |
| Lucky Seven | - |
* All Blues Records ABR-023 Dave Holland Quintet - Wangaratta Jazz Festival 2007 2008?
Dave Holland Quintet
Robin Eubanks, trombone; Chris Potter, sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; Dave Holland, bass; Nate Smith, drums.
world tour recordings, 2007
| Looking Up | Dare2 Records DR2-001D | |
| Easy Did It | - | |
| Secret Garden | - | |
| Claressence | - |
* Dare2 Records DR2-001D Dave Holland Quintet - Archive Series Vol. 1 - DHQ '07 2010
2009
Dave Holland Octet
Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin, trumpet, flugelhorn; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Antonio Hart, alto sax, flute; Chris Potter, tenor, soprano sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Steve Nelson, vibes, marimba; Dave Holland, bass; Nate Smith, drums.
Birdland, NYC, January 7-11, 2009
| Pathways | Dare2 Records DR2-004 | |
| How's Never? | - | |
| Sea Of Marmara | - | |
| Ebb And Flow | - | |
| Blue Jean | - | |
| Wind Dance | - | |
| Shadow Dance | - |
* Dare2 Records DR2-004 Dave Holland Octet - Pathways 2010
2010
Dave Holland And Pepe Habichuela
Carlos Carmona, Josemi Carmona, Pepe Habichuela, guitar; Dave Holland, bass; Juan Carmona, Israel Porrina (Pirana), cajon, percussion.
CATA Studio, Madrid, Spain, March 15-20, 2010
| Hands (Fandango De Huelva) | Dare2 Records DR2-006 | |
| Subi La Cuesta (Tangos) | - | |
| Camaron (Taranta) | - | |
| The Whirling Dervish | - | |
| Yesqueros (Media Granaina) | - | |
| El Ritmo Me Lleva (Rumba) | - | |
| Bailaor (Seguiriya Cabal) | - | |
| Joyride | - | |
| Puente Quebrao (Buleria) | - | |
| My Friend Dave (Solea) | - |
* Dare2 Records DR2-006 Dave Holland, Pepe Habichuela - Hands 2010
2012
Dave Holland Prism
Craig Taborn, piano, Fender Rhodes; Kevin Eubanks, guitar; Dave Holland, bass; Eric Harland, drums.
Sear Sound, NYC, August 9 and 10, 2012
| The Watcher | Dare2 Records DR2-007 | |
| The Empty Chair | - | |
| Spirals | - | |
| Choir | - | |
| The Color Of Iris | - | |
| A New Day | - | |
| The True Meaning Of Determination | - | |
| Evolution | - | |
| Breathe | - |
* Dare2 Records DR2-007 Dave Holland - Prism 2013