Emerald Tears
Emerald Tears is a solo album by bassist Dave [Holland |Dave Holland], recorded in August 1977 and released on ECM the following year. It is an album of bass solos.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Joslyn Layne stated: "Emerald Tears is a very nice showcase of Dave Holland, and is almost certain to be enjoyed by fans of the upright bass."Larry Birnbaum gave the album 3.5 stars in his DownBeat review. He wrote, "Holland's rich, varnished tone and throbbing percussive sensitivity are compounded with keen intelligence and a brooding streak of romantic melancholy". However, he found, "Alone in the glare of the spotlight, Holland somehow manages to remain in shadow and one is neverquite free of the sensation that this is a Music Minus One album turned inside out".