- avant-garde jazz
- 51 min
- 8 tracks
- BMG Classics
The Razor's Edge is a studio album by the Dave Holland Quintet, recorded in February 1987 and released on ECM later that year—the third and final release by the quintet, featuring alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, trombonist Robin Eubanks and drummer ”Smitty” Smith.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and character-led.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Brother Ty4:38
- 2Vedana4:59
- 3The Razor's Edge7:57
- 4Blues for C.M.9:19
- 5Vortex8:15
- 65 Four Six4:30
- 7Wights Waits for Weights5:30
- 8Figit Time6:16
8 tracks, 51 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dave Holland Quintet
- Label
- BMG Classics
- Released
- 1987
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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