http://www.npr.org/sections/therecor...ist-dies-at-70
A huge innovator. He will be missed.
RIP Allan Holdsworth
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecor...ist-dies-at-70
A huge innovator. He will be missed.
Craig Mandola
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Re: RIP Allan Holdsworth
I saw him in the 70s with Soft Machine, and enjoyed his stint with Tony Williams. Strange that he had just released a boxed set of his recordings, and my favorite radio station, KMUW, was highlighting his music all last week. So I've been hearing lots of new-to-me music from Holdsworth.
More sadness for a sad year of losses.
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Re: RIP Allan Holdsworth
Yeah, that is very sad.
He was an astounding musician, and one of the most advanced guitarists around.
I first heard his playing on Jean Luc Ponty's "Individual Choice" album.
The solos on "In Spite of All" blew my teenage mind.
He sounded like a soprano sax.
I am doubly sad, as I was supposed to go see him play at a small club in Santa Monica a couple of months ago, but I forgot...
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Re: RIP Allan Holdsworth
His music had never appealed to me much but I watched some videos today.
It was interesting to hear him say that he never rehearsed licks or runs but just looked to truly improvise some melody on the spot from his astonishing command of scale variations.
To play with such freedom, paradoxically must require incredibly disciplined practice and dedication. And in the end I did find some clips that I liked.
He seemed humble and not interested in stardom. With his plain-spoken manner, he reminded me in some ways of that other Yorkshireman, John McLaughlin.
Bren
Re: RIP Allan Holdsworth
Yeah, some of his music is a bit cranial and hard to dive into.Originally Posted by Bren
I just found his playing amazing and so incredibly unique.
Listen to the solos on that video I posted above.
The bits where he sounds like a soprano sax are really astounding.
There is a solo at the beginning, and dueling solos at the end.
I also find his tone pretty amazing.
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Re: RIP Allan Holdsworth
Yes. He said in a few of the clips I watched that he had really wanted to play sax but a guitar was what he had, so he set about making that rich legato sound.The bits where he sounds like a soprano sax are really astounding.
Bren
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