Dave Holland
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Bassists · b. 1946

Dave Holland

British jazz musician

Born
1 October 1946
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom
Active
1964–
Record labels
ECM Records
Discography
17 albums

Biography

Dave Holland is a jazz musician who plays double bass, bass instrument and acoustic bass guitar. Dave Holland was born on 1 October 1946 in Wolverhampton. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 17 albums, from “Improvisations for Cello and Guitar” (1971) to “Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler)” (2026). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

David Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English double bassist, bass guitarist, cellist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States since the early 1970s. His extensive discography ranges from solo performances to pieces for big band. Holland runs his own independent record label, Dare2, which he launched in 2005.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Improvisations for Cello and Guitar 1971 · Live · ECM Records Music From Two Basses 1971 · ECM Records
Dave Holland / Sam Rivers 1976 · Improvising Artists Inc.
Emerald Tears 1978 · ECM Records Life Cycle 1983 · ECM Records Ones All 1993 · intuition The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival 2009 · Live · Monterey Jazz Festival Records Hands 2010 · Universal Music Spain, S.L. Prism 2013 · Dare2 Uncharted Territories 2018 · [no label] Good Hope 2019 · Edition Records Another Land 2021 · Dare2 Freedom Call: Prism - Freedom 2026 · Edition Records Freedom Call: Quintet - Synergism 2026 · Edition Records Freedom Call: Sextet - Unity 2026 · Edition Records Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) 2026 · Edition Records 1994-06-03: Moers, Germany · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Dave Holland is credited as a sideman

1968 John Surman — John Surman bass
1969 In a Silent Way — Miles Davis double bass
1969 Filles de Kilimanjaro — Miles Davis bass
1969 Is — Chick Corea double bass
1969 Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote — Ken Wheeler and The John Dankworth Orchestra double bass
1970 Bitches Brew — Miles Davis bass, electric bass guitar
1971 A.R.C. — Chick Corea / David Holland / Barry Altschul double bass
1971 The Song of Singing — Chick Corea bass, double bass
1971 Where Fortune Smiles — John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland double bass, producer, bass
1972 Black Is the Color — Joe Henderson double bass
1972 Town Hall 1972 — Anthony Braxton double bass
1973 Time & Space — Jack DeJohnette percussion, bass, vocals
1973 Multiple — Joe Henderson bass
1973 Paul Bley & Scorpio — Paul Bley bass
1973 First Visit — Dave Liebman bass
1974 Big Fun — Miles Davis bass
1974 Illuminations — Devadip Carlos Santana & Turiya Alice Coltrane double bass, acoustic bass guitar
1974 Moto Grosso Feio — Wayne Shorter strings, acoustic guitar, bass
1974 Tropic Appetites — Carla Bley double bass, cello, electric bass guitar
1974 Sorcery — Jack DeJohnette bass
1975 Satori — Lee Konitz double bass
1975 Five Pieces (1975) — Anthony Braxton double bass
1975 New York, Fall 1974 — Anthony Braxton bass
1975 Gateway — John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette double bass
1976 Water Babies — Miles Davis double bass
1976 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 — Anthony Braxton bass, cello
1976 Balladyna — Tomasz Stańko bass
1976 Gnu High — Kenny Wheeler double bass
1976 Quartet: At Moers Festival — Anthony Braxton Kenny Wheeler Dave Holland Barry Altschul double bass
1976 All Kinds of Time — Karl Berger, David Holland bass

Standards written by Dave Holland

TitleKeyFormGroove
Homecoming E♭ major A · 19 Medium-up swing
The Balance G minor A · 8 Even sixteenths
Conference Of The Birds F major AAA · 8 Even eighths

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Dave Holland play?

Dave Holland is known for playing double bass, bass instrument and acoustic bass guitar.

When and where was Dave Holland born?

Dave Holland was born 1 October 1946 in Wolverhampton.

What are Dave Holland's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Improvisations for Cello and Guitar (1971), Music From Two Basses (1971), Emerald Tears (1978), Life Cycle (1983) and Ones All (1993).

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