Uncharted Territories

Released on Holland’s own label, Dare2 Records, Unchartered Territories, is the first album under his name to focus almost exclusively on free improv. It reunites the bassist with Evan Parker,... — Jazzwise, June 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 11th May 2018
Catalogue No: CDDARE010
Label: Dare 2 Records

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Uncharted Territories, which will be released in 2CD and 3LP formats, reunites Dave Holland with saxophonist Evan Parker, a longtime friend from their early days in London.

They're joined by Craig Taborn, on piano and electronics, and Ches Smith on percussion. In addition to quartet improvisations, they also broke off into every possible subset of duo and trio configurations. The group also recorded two compositions by Smith and one by Holland. A resulting 23 tracks present a series of deep, multi-layered conversations between the musicians, some of whom were interacting for the first time

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June 2018

Released on Holland’s own label, Dare2 Records, Unchartered Territories, is the first album under his name to focus almost exclusively on free improv. It reunites the bassist with Evan Parker, a long-time friend whom he got to know when he moved to London in the mid-1960s.

August 2018

... results linger between free improvisation and what used to be more popularly termed “Third Stream.” Saxophonist Evan Parker occasionally moves toward his trademark spiraling, but just as often paints a tonally rounded tenor picture, exploring lyrically rich routes. The joy of having 23 tracks is that many approaches are available, from soft, tentative transparency to agitated, emphatic spikiness.

Uncharted Territories

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