Dave Holland and implied repetition

[Bilbo]

I did this transcription to highlight an aspect of Dave Holland's playing that I have found to be remarkable and useful in helping to recognise some if his playing concepts. The tune is 'Dream of the Elders' from the CD of the same name. If you listen to the opening three bars, they form a motif that repeats throughout the piece. If you follow the transcription as it develops, you will quickly see that Holland uses this motif as a skeleton idea but places subtle variations on the motif throughout. It shows how relatively easy it is to build a creative line using this idea of theme and variation. The transcription is of the bass part for the whole tune (there is no bass solo). I hope you find it useful. For those who don't have the cd, the tune is on Spotify.

[Mike]

Thanks Bilbo! Great and useful as always.