Allan Holdsworth
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Biography
[Edit]Guitarist Allan Holdsworth is widely considered to be one of the finest instrumentalists in all of jazz fusion, yet has never truly received the recognition that he so rightfully deserves. Born on August 6, 1946, in Bradford, Yorkshire, Holdsworth was originally taught music by his father, who was a pianist. Holdsworth didn't pick up the guitar until he was 17 years old, but learned the instrument quickly. After playing in local outfits (and learning the violin), Holdsworth relocated to London, where he was taken under the wing of saxophonist Ray Warleigh. By 1972, Holdsworth had joined progressive rockers Tempest, appearing on the group's self-titled debut a year later before joining Soft Machine in December 1973 — and radically changing the latter outfit's sound to guitar-based fusion in the process. U.S. drummer Tony Williams discovered Holdsworth around this time, which led to an invite for the up-and-coming guitarist to replace John McLaughlin in Williams' Lifetime project — Holdsworth abruptly left Soft Machine in March of 1975, subsequently appearing on the Williams recordings Believe It and Million Dollar Legs. But Holdsworth's union with Williams was a brief one, as the guitarist joined up with French-English prog rockers Gong for such albums as 1976's Gazeuse! (released as Expresso in the U.S.) and 1978's Expresso II, in addition to guesting on recordings by Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Gordon Beck, Jack Bruce, and UK.
Also in the late '70s, Holdsworth launched a solo career, which over the years has seen the release of nearly 20 albums (a few standouts include 1983's Road Games, 1985's Metal Fatigue, 1994's Hard Hat Area, and 2000's The Sixteen Men of Tain), as the guitarist has been joined by such acclaimed musicians as Paul Williams (a former bandmate of Holdsworth's in Tempest), Gary Husband, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Hunt, and Alan Pasqua, among others. In the mid-'80s, Holdsworth was one of the first musicians to use a Synthaxe, a guitar that contained a breath controller that proved to be a cross between a synthesizer, guitar, and saxophone (Holdsworth was awarded Best Guitar Synthesist from 1989 through 1994 in the readers' poll of Guitar Player magazine). In the '90s, Holdsworth also created his own signature guitar model with the Carvin company. In the mid-'90s, Holdsworth briefly shifted away from his fusion originals and recorded an album with longtime musical partner Gordon Beck that dipped into jazz standards. The Sixteen Men of Tain (2000) marked another shift, in that it was the first Holdsworth release to feature an all-acoustic rhythm section. This was followed in 2002 by All Night Wrong, his first official live release. Then! Live in Tokyo was next, featuring Holdsworth's 1990 live band, which was followed by Against the Clock, a career retrospective, in 2005.
Title: With A Heart In My Song
Artist: Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock
Title: The Sixteen Men of Tain
Artist: Allan Holdsworth
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Flat Tire: Music For A Non-Existent Movie
Artist: Allan Holdsworth
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock
Title: Heavy Machinery
Artist: Allan Holdsworth, Jens Johansson, Anders Johansson
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever! (CD2)
Artist: Allan Holdsworth
Genre: Jazz, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: All Night Wrong
Artist: Allan Holdsworth
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Nineteen Men Of Tain
Artist: Allan Holdsworth, Enrico Pinna, Allan's Legacy
Title: Live In Japan 1984
Artist: Allan Holdsworth, I. O. U
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Progressive Rock, Fusion
Title: The Unique Concert
Artist: Aldo Romano, Allan Holdsworth, Didier Lockwood, Gordon Beck, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues for Tony
Artist: Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip, Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Rock
Collections
Title: Guitar Zone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Guitar Masters, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of Guitar Masters
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Masters Vol. 3 & 4: Les Paul Dedication
Genre: Rock
Title: 31ème Anniversaire JMS / 31eme Anniversaire JMS
Genre: Jazz
Title: Prog Rock Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music For You Vol. 26
Featuring albums
Title: Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 2
Artist: Gary Husband
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical
Title: Mythology
Artist: Derek Sherinian
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Progstravaganza: Selections II (Best Of)
Artist: Prog Sphere Promotions
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock