What Goes Around (Dave Holland album)

What Goes Around is the debut album by the Dave Holland Big Band recorded in January 2001 and released on ECM the following year.^[5] The ensemble—thirteen strong—features saxophonists Antonio Hart, Mark Gross, Chris Potter and Gary Smulyan, trombonists Robin Eubanks, Andre Hayward and Josh Roseman, trumpeters Earl Gardner, Alex Sipiagin and Duane Eubanks, vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer Billy Kilson.

What Goes Around
Studio album by the Dave Holland Big Band
Released	2002
Recorded	January 2001
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:15
Label	ECM ECM 1777
Producer	Dave Holland, Manfred Eicher
The Dave Holland Big Band chronology
Not for Nothin' (2001) What Goes Around (2002) Extended Play: Live at Birdland (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	A−[4]

Background

The album features his working quintet of the period augmented to big band size with thirteen members. The record won Holland his first Grammy Award as a leader, in the category Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. The album has seven tracks, all of which, except "Upswing", are re-arrangements of his previously recorded tunes. Richard S. Ginell's review on AllMusic describes these rearrangements as having "more urgency and more tension."

Reception

John Eyles of BBC wrote "...this album is very promising. There are already quite a few milestone albums in Dave Holland's ECM recording career; Conference of the Birds, his stunning debut as a leader, Jumpin In, which introduced his first quintet, and Points of View, the first album from his current quintet, are just the most obvious ones. What Goes Around can be added to that list. In time, it will surely acquire significance as the debut album of Holland's Big Band. It is a solid beginning rather than a sparkling one, but it has many tantalising avenues that cry out to be developed further. As Holland himself has commented about this band, 'Something has been put in motion, and suddenly I see what the next ten years are going to be about.'"^[6]

Track listing

1. "Triple Dance" - 9:50
2. "Blues for C.M." - 9:02
3. "The Razor's Edge" - 6:15
4. "What Goes Around" - 17:18
5. "Upswing" - 6:51
6. "First Snow" - 11:48
7. "Shadow Dance" - 14:43

Personnel

Dave Holland Big Band

• Antonio Hart – alto saxophone, flute
• Mark Gross – alto saxophone
• Chris Potter – tenor saxophone
• Gary Smulyan – baritone saxophone
• Robin Eubanks, Andre Hayward, Josh Roseman – trombone
• Earl Gardner, Alex Sipiagin, Duane Eubanks – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
• Dave Holland – double bass
• Billy Kilson – drums

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. "Dave Holland, Dave Holland Big Band - What Goes Around Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 718. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dave Holland". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
5. "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
6. Eyles, John (2002). "Dave Holland What Goes Around Review". BBC. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

External links

• Official website