Emerald Tears
Context
A composition by Dave Holland, "Emerald Tears" gives its title to his album for entirely solo double bass, recorded in August 1977 at Talent Studio in Oslo for ECM, produced by Manfred Eicher, and released in 1978. The record mixes original pieces, a theme by Anthony Braxton and Miles Davis's "Solar." Down Beat praises the richness of the sound and Holland's percussive sensitivity, while judging him held back despite the exposure of the solo format.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to ECM and European jazz. Among the origins and influences of ECM and European jazz: Free jazz, Modal, French jazz, Polish jazz, Free improvisation and European free.