Extensions (Dave Holland album)

Extensions is an album by the Dave Holland Quartet, recorded in September 1989 and released on ECM the following year—Holland's eight album for the label.^[1][2] The quartet features Holland Quintet saxophonist Steve Coleman and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith alongside guitarist Kevin Eubanks, in his first appearance on a Holland record.

Extensions
Studio album by the Dave Holland Quartet
Released	1990
Recorded	September 1989
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Post-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length	59:01
Label	ECM ECM 1410
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Dave Holland chronology
The Oracle (1989) Extensions (1990) Question and Answer (1990)
Dave Holland Quartet chronology
Conference of the Birds (1972) Extensions (1990) Dream of the Elders (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
Tom Hull	B+[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[7]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called the album a "tight and enjoyable quartet date," writing, "One of his better albums from this period, Extensions should please any Holland fan, and is an agreeable and non-threatening jumping in point for the curious."^[3] Extensions was voted Album of the Year (1989) by DownBeat.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nemesis"	Kevin Eubanks	11:31
2.	"Processional"	Dave Holland	7:16
3.	"Black Hole"	Steve Coleman	10:10
4.	"The Oracle"	Holland	14:32
5.	"101° Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown)"	Coleman	4:50
6.	"Color of Mind"	Eubanks	10:11

• Holland would rerecord "Processional" for his sextet album Pass It On (2008).

Personnel

Dave Holland Quartet

• Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
• Kevin Eubanks – electric guitar
• Dave Holland – double bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums