Prime Directive is an album by jazz bassist Dave Holland's Quintet released on the ECM label in 1999.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Bartolini awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Tremendous taste prevents Holland from making unsatisfying music. He is a great leader in the truest senses of the word -- he gives his team space, trusts their abilities and judgment, yet all the while remains firmly in command and infuses the results with his own style and personality. Prime Directive is a wonderful jazz album. These 77 minutes and nine tracks do not cheat or disappoint... Prime Directive is recommended; a great leader is, indeed, hard to find".[2] In 2000 the well-respected Jazz Journalists Association honored the album with their award Record of the Year.
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Track listing
- All compositions by Dave Holland except as indicated
- "Prime Directive" - 7:46
- "Looking Up" - 13:32
- "Make Believe" - 6:25
- "A Seeking Spirit" (Robin Eubanks) - 11:21
- "High Wire" (Chris Potter) - 6:49
- "Jugglers Parade" - 8:14
- "Candelight Vigil" (Steve Nelson) - 4:51
- "Wonders Never Cease" (Billy Kilson) - 13:55
- "Down Time" - 3:48
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- Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on December 10–12, 1998
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