''Overtime'' is an album by the

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

Big Band that won the

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in 2005. Recorded in 2002, the music centers on the four-movement "Monterey Suite", a piece commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival. The big band on this record is on the “small” side, at thirteen players. The rhythm section consists of Holland with vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer

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(the last Holland project on which he would appear), continuing the format established over many of Holland’s Quintet records. This is the first album to appear on Holland's own Dare2 label. Featured players include tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, trumpeter

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and trombonist Robin Eubanks.

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is an essential Holland date, it is exciting, colorful and wildly innovative",Jurek, T
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'' called it, "contemporary jazz big band playing at its very best." Russ Musto of

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wrote "''Overtime'', the second release from the Dave Holland Big Band, is another impressive work by the Grammy-winning large ensemble. Assembled around the legendary bassist's working quintet, the thirteen-piece unit explores the greater harmonic implications of the leader's creative compositions, without sacrificing the special rhythmic character the smaller group possesses. Built from the bottom up upon the rock solid foundation of Holland's great big bass sound with Billy Kilson's atypical drumming and Steve Nelson's vibraphone and marimba (in lieu of piano) contributing greatly to its unique sound, the aggregation has a distinctive quality that is simultaneously classic and cutting edge."

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Holland except where indicated. # "Monterey Suite I - Bring It On" – 11:58 # "Monterey Suite II - Free for All" – 17:37 # "Monterey Suite III - A Time Remembered" – 11:45 # "Monterey Suite IV - Happy Jammy" – 9:36 # "Ario" – 11:08 # "Mental Images" (Robin Eubanks) – 9:22 # "Last Minute Man" – 7:13

Personnel

– double bass, arranger, producer * Antonio Hart – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone * Mark Gross – alto saxophone * Chris Potter – tenor saxophone *

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– baritone saxophone *

– flugelhorn, trumpet * Taylor Haskins – flugelhorn, trumpet * Duane Eubanks – flugelhorn, trumpet * Robin Eubanks – trombone * Jonathan Arons – trombone *

Josh Roseman Josh Roseman (born 5 June 1967) is an American jazz trombonist. His nickname is "Mr. Bone". He studied in Newton North High School. Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The ...

– trombone * Steve Nelson – vibraphone, marimba *

– drums * Louise Holland – producer * James Farber – engineer * Brian Montgomery – assistant engineer *

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– mastering * ookie Vera- Electric Bass

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* {{Authority control Dave Holland albums 2005 albums Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Sunnyside Records albums