Critical Mass (Dave Holland album)

Critical Mass
Studio album by
the Dave Holland Quintet
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006
RecordedDecember 2005
StudioAvatar, New York City
Genre
Length1:12:50
LabelDare2/Sunnyside
ProducerDave Holland
The Dave Holland Quintet chronology
Overtime
(2005)
Critical Mass
(2006)
Pass It On
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
All About Jazz
The Guardian
The Inlander
Jazzwise
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
PopMatters8/10
Tom HullB+

Critical Mass is a studio album by the Dave Holland Quintet released in 2006 through Dare2, his second release for his own label. This is Holland's first recording to feature the quintet of drummer Nate Smith, saxophonist Chris Potter, trombonist Robin Eubanks and vibraphonist Steve Nelson, all returning from previous Holland projects.