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Review: It would be fair to say that Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain and Chris Potter are not your average jazz trio. For starters, we can't think of many other trios comprised of a double bassist, a tabla player and a saxophonist. It's a musical line-up that guarantees intriguing, intoxicating and exotic music, as "Good Hope" emphatically proves. There's something genuinely alluring about the trio's combination of intricate table rhythms, inventive and off-kilter double bass lines, and sax solos that wind their way around both like a fell runner zig-zagging his or her way up a windswept mountainside. It's jazz, Jim, but not as we know it.

Review: United brings together two musical giants in the form of guitarist Lionel Loueke and bassist Dave Holland and they combine in to great effect in what is an inspiring collaboration. Loueke's masterful fusion of West African traditions and modern jazz pairs seamlessly with Holland's deep, resonant bass to make for a greatly harmonious and creative sound. Both musicians have had profound impacts on jazz: Loueke's collaborations with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Sting and others, and Holland's influential work with icons like Miles Davis and Chick Corea, have defined the genre over the years. While they've worked together in various ensembles, this album marks their first duo collaboration and results in an extraordinary fusion that celebrates unity, creativity and cultural roots in music.