- free jazz, jazz
- 40 min
- 6 tracks
- ECM Records
Conference of the Birds is an album by the Dave Holland Quartet, recorded on 30 November 1972 and released on ECM the following year—Holland's debut as bandleader and fourth project for the label. The quartet features alto saxophonist Anthony Braxton, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, and percussionist Barry Altschul.
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Grave, cool, character-led and spare.
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Four Winds6:36
- 2Q & A8:38
- 3Conference of the Birds4:43
- 4Interception8:24
- 5Now Here (Nowhere)4:36
- 6See-Saw6:41
6 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Holland Quartet
- Label
- ECM Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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