Steve Nelson is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
vibraphonistNotable players of the vibraphone include:* Peter Appleyard* Roy Ayers* Karl Berger* Jeff Berman* Jack Brokensha* Larry Bunker* Christian Burchard* Rusty Burge* Gary Burton* Joe Chambers* Teddy Charles* Salem Chiles* John Cocuzzi* Monte Croft...
, and has been a member of
Dave HollandDave Holland 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 40 years....
's Quintet and Big Band for over a decade. He graduated from
Rutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
with both Master's and Bachelor's degrees in music, and his teaching activities have included a position at
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He has appeared at concerts and festivals worldwide and has made recordings as the leader of his own group. As a resident of the
New YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
area he has performed and recorded with many great musicians including
Kenny BarronKenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:...
,
Bobby WatsonBobby Watson is an American post-bop jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. Watson now has 26 recordings as a leader. He appears on nearly 100 other recordings as either co-leader or in a supporting role...
,
Mulgrew MillerMulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist who performs in a number of jazz idioms. He began his career as member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.-Biography:...
, David "Fathead" Newman,
Johnny GriffinJohn Arnold Griffin III was an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist.- Early life and career :Griffin studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe and then alto sax...
and
Jackie McLeanJohn Lenwood McLean was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City.-Biography:McLean's father, John Sr., played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra...
.
His latest recording is
Sound-Effect (
2007This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
), featuring pianist
Mulgrew MillerMulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist who performs in a number of jazz idioms. He began his career as member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.-Biography:...
,
Peter WashingtonPeter Washington is a jazz double bassist. He initially played classical bass and played with the Westchester Community Symphony at 14. Later he worked with electric bass and in rock bands. He went on to study English at the University of California, Berkeley...
on bass, and
Lewis NashLewis Nash is an American jazz drummer. According to Modern Drummer magazine, Nash has one of the longest discographies in jazz. and has played on over 400 records by musicians, earning him the honor of being named Jazz's Most Valuable Player by the magazine in it's May, 2009 issue...
on percussion.
As leader
| Year |
Title |
Genre |
Label |
| 2007 |
Sound-Effect |
Jazz |
High Note |
|
| 2004 |
Fuller Nelson |
Jazz |
Sunny Side |
|
| 1999 |
New Beginnings |
Jazz |
TCB Music |
|
| 1989 |
Live At Acireale, Vol. 1 & 2 [Live] [Import] |
Jazz |
Red Records |
|
| 1989 |
Full Nelson |
Jazz |
Sunny Side |
|
| 1987 |
Communications |
Jazz |
Criss Cross |
|
As sideman
With Jonny KingJonny King is an American jazz pianist.Raised in New York City, King graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School and has been an attorney at a copyright practice....
- Notes from the Underground (1996, Enja Records
Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....
)
With Arkadia JazzArkadia Jazz is an American jazz record label.Postcards Records is a division of Arkadia Jazz "focusing on electro-acoustic recordings by boundry-challengers".Brazilian jazz ensemble Nova Bossa Nova released their one album for the label....
All Stars
With Dave HollandDave Holland 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 40 years....
- Dream of the Elders
Dream Of The Elders is the sole release by this line-up of the Dave Holland Quartet. Like Holland's previous two ECM releases, Triplicate and Extensions, this album was recorded following the dissolving of his first working quintet but before the formation of his current working...
(1995, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- Points of View
-Track listing:# "The Balance" - 9:24# "Mister B." - 11:01# "Bedouin Trail" - 8:55# "Metamorphose" - 8:29# "Ario" - 10:24# "Herbaceous" - 9:47# "The Benevolet One" - 7:05# "Serenade" - 6:49...
(1997, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- Prime Directive
-Track listing:# "Prime Directive" - 7:46# "Looking Up" - 13:32# "Make Believe" - 6:25# "A Seeking Spirit" - 11:21# "High Wire" - 6:49# "Jugglers Parade" - 8:14# "Candelight Vigil" - 4:51...
(1998, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- Not for Nothin'
-Track listing:All compositions by Dave Holland, except as noted.# "Global Citizen" - 11:12# "For All You Are" - 8:19# "Lost And Found" - 9:27# "Shifting Sands" - 5:20# "Billows Of Rhythm" - 6:45...
(2000, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- What Goes Around
What Goes Around is Dave Holland's first big band album, released in 2002. It features his working quintet of the period augmented to big band size with a total of 13 members...
(2002, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- Extended Play: Live at Birdland
Extended Play: Live at Birdland is a live jazz album recorded at the famous New York city jazz club Birdland in 2001, by the Dave Holland Quintet. It was later released in 2003.- Personnel :*Chris Potter - soprano, alto and tenor saxophones...
(2003, ECMECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
)
- Overtime (2005, Dare2)
- Critical Mass (2006, Dare2)
- Pathways (2010, Dare2)
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