096R Allan Holdsworth part 1

Published June 25, 2023 | By Alan DJ

The first part of our look at virtuoso jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth, with his umistakeable legato style. Part one looks at his ealier career as a sideman with various bands and his rise to fame.

Preshow

Title	Artists	Album	Year
Million Dollar Legs	Tony Williams Lifetime	Million Dollar Legs	1976
Enigmatic Ocean	Jean-Luc Ponty	Enigmatic Ocean	1977
Velvet Darkness	Allan Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	1977
California Dreamin’	‘Igginbottom	‘Igginbottom’s Wrench	1969
Sweet Dry Biscuits	‘Igginbottom	‘Igginbottom’s Wrench	1969
Hector’s House	Ian Carr With Nucleus	Belladonna	1972

Main show

Hazard Profile Part 1	Soft Machine	Bundles	1975
Wildlife	Tony Williams Lifetime	Believe It	1975
Joy Filled Summer	Tony Williams Lifetime	Million Dollar Legs	1976
What You Do to Me	Tony Williams Lifetime	Million Dollar Legs	1976
Expresso	Gong	Gazeuse!	1976
Night Illusion	Gong	Gazeuse!	1976
Esnuria	Gong	Gazeuse!	1976
Soli	Gong	Expresso II	1978
Nostalgic Lady	Jean-Luc Ponty	Enigmatic Ocean	1977
Enigmatic Ocean – part III	Jean-Luc Ponty	Enigmatic Ocean	1977
Sample And Hold	Bill Bruford	Feels Good To Me	1977
Hell’s Bells	Bill Bruford	One of a Kind	1979
The Abingdon Chasp	Bill Bruford	One of a Kind	1979
In The Dead Of Night	UK	UK	1978
Second Summer	Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck	Sunbird	1979
The Things You See (When You Haven’t Got Your Gun)	Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck	The Things You See	1980
Arabesque	Pierre Moerlen’s Gong	Time Is The Key	1979
Sly Monkey	Soft Machine	Land Of Cockayne	1981

Postshow

Shadows Of	Gong	Gazeuse!	1976
Sleepy	Gong	Expresso II	1978
Five G	Bill Bruford	One of a Kind	1979
Forever Until Sunday	Bill Bruford	One of a Kind	1979
Diminished Responsability	Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck	The Things You See – Sunbird	1979

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