Allan Holdsworth was shear genius on guitar. His phrasing and sound were incredible. A true virtuoso. Holdsworth and Ponty playing together was Godlike.
In a month (4/15), it would be 5 years since Allan left us and joined his next band this time in heaven! I met his twice at Yoshi', Oakland, CA. He was setting up his gears before the show. When I said hello to the master shyly, he replied kindly 'oh hello!' with BIG SMILE AND HIS BIG EYES! I saw Mr. Ponty too at the same place. Wonderful show! My favorite collaboration of them is Nostalgia (Individual Choice). Thank you masters for wonderful music and sweet memories!
Hi Jamie,you are also great guitarist...i remember you very well and your "leopard "Ibanez GUITAR & randall amp!we speak at Music Fair @Italy,Pesaro 1992
JLP helped introduce Allan to the world in 1977 with 'Enigmatic Ocean', still a jazz fusion masterpiece. That was after Allan's 'Velvet Darkness' album which went largely un-noticed but before he played with UK or Bill Bruford. As Steve Vai once said, people will still be talking about Allan Holdsworth 100 years from now, he was that good. Rest in peace.
I think he'd already been well introduced to the world by 1977. By then he'd played with Nucleus, Soft Machine, Tony William's Lifetime and Pierre Moerlen's Gong. His contribution to all them was exemplary, particularly Soft Machine's Bundles. Most, if not all of them, are on UA-cam.
It's certainly a GREAT Allan solo! I love the entire track so much. It's very pop, but check out Allan's two solos here... not a well known track I think.. I love hearing Allan out of his normal context: ua-cam.com/video/27kYosWNs-8/v-deo.html
@@ElrondHubbard_1 Had a feeling that's the one it would be before I even clicked on it! This is one of my go-tos when introducing someone to Allan. It's more accesible, I think.
@@lex.cordis Funny. Great choice as an introduction, I think. I happened to see a UA-cam video of someone playing (or trying to play) the solo... I was like, "cover of what??" - only like 2 years ago. So nice to find a gem I'd never heard of!
Yeah. Brings back memories from the "Enigmatic Ocean" and "Individual Choice" days. It wouldn't hurt Allan to record more in somewhat more prog-rock contexts like he did in the 1970's.
RIP maestro Allan Holdsworth... Thank you for the otherworldly, crystalline chords and the beautifully phrased, cascading legato solo lines, that revealed scale sources from unseen worlds...
Shocking to hear of Allan's death. He was the greatest part of my "musical life" for over 40 years, starting with the soft machine. For me he will always be the greatest guitarist ever. RIP Allan Holdsworth.
RIP Allan; for me his solos w/Ponty were the soundtrack of my 1970s, those LPs played until the grooves worn flat. So sad to hear the news just now, very very sad but happy he was on this planet awhile.
Let's face it, in the first 7 seconds you hear enough 'joy' expressed in the chord arpeggiation to know that this is going to be one incredible piece of music...wow. A-game right here.
so so sad, allan holdsworth is no longer among us. the absolute king of guitar. My favorite since the tony Williams lifetime. his improvising is not of this earth. RIP allan holdsworth.
there will be only one allan holdsworth. jean luc is great, but allan is outstanding. his solo is not of this earh. iI w will take decades to discover such talent again. RIP Allan .
the musicianship and this composition show has profoundly these musicians deeply LOVE music... Jean-Luc Ponty and Allan Holdsworth in our hearts forever !!!!!
I don't think Allan was a human in guitar...he was out of normal ....something like Devine an AVATAR of guitar in this planet...no body could thing that kind of notes speed sweetniess incredible .......
These are so inspiring to me..Awesome Melodies. Allan H really took this solo to a new Level...turned the Solo into a song itself full of Vibrant Textures and Melodic Flavor...Thanks for sharing this Song...
I saw both Jean-Luc and Allan live many, many times, and was fortunate to have met both in person. Wish I could have seen them play together! I actually got to ask Jean-Luc if he would ever again collaborate with Allan, and he wasn't sure it would ever happen since he was living back in France by then. Allan passed away in my city, not far from where I live, so it hit even harder for us locally. Both provided sound tracks to my life...some of the greatest music in my world.
Jeez. Jean luc has been my top musicians since i was a kid. Still love all his work. My father was a drummer and our household bands were UK, Bruford, JLP, King Crimson, Camel, Steely Dan, Corea, Yes etc. Hundreds of vinyls for search for. Now years go by and i am going nowhere.
Mr Pastman - you yourself are a musical genius! Capable of catching lightning in a bottle - I've seen it! As for Allan - this may be one of his best solo's. There are at least 8-9 that make me listen 12 times each time listen - this is one of those. Honestly - this makes me sob. How could any human assemble this fluidity? It is true wizardry. So grateful JLP utilized him - as he sounds at his best with him - imho.
@@davehighlife1959 good luck man , I hope you do become as good as him. It'll be fucking hard, but if you really have passion for music , you might actually do it .
yes, Allan was a singular force in music. He laid the tracks for the proto shredders of our times. This Piece & solo are just beautiful. Probably in 100 years he will be hailed as a master. Not just the guitar playing but the wonderful music he composed.Allan spanned rock, classical and jazz with equal aplomb. I mean, who could do that? Trane?
That's just your taste. I used to work with a hard-rock/goth guitar player that called John Abercrombie's great track "Timeless" from the early 1970's exactly that: 'elevator music' & all Pat Metheny Group recordings 'the worst kind of elevator muzak.' Ben Monder's "Oceana" album is a great one but very few people who don't appreciate the Allan Holdsworth of "Enigmatic Ocean" or "I.O.U." at the very least, are likely to even last for 10 minutes listening to something as adventurous as Monder.
Allans timing and phrasing exquisite here all perfectly performed by those involved some of this musi needs exposure used on films video ads anything to widen its appeal
Amazing track. Allen is out of this world, alien on this tune. Allen has great solos on his track. I am long time JLP fan. But I do not know this bassist, can anyone identify please? Not Tom Fowler, etc.
I found this url that lists the other musicians on this recording. www.allmusic.com/album/the-acatama-experience-mw0000571325 It lists Guy N'sangue Akwa I am not familiar with this player, but i really enjoy hearing him play.
Allan used to play the violin for a few years in the seventies. Should he continued to play the violin he might have rival Jean Luc's position as the top Jazz violinist in the world.
Jikke Dobbelaar That is indeed hilarious. I've heard similar. What's so weird of course is that his playing is just freaking overflowing with emotion in each perfect note.
Allan Holdsworth was shear genius on guitar. His phrasing and sound were incredible. A true virtuoso. Holdsworth and Ponty playing together was Godlike.
In a month (4/15), it would be 5 years since Allan left us and joined his next band this time in heaven! I met his twice at Yoshi', Oakland, CA. He was setting up his gears before the show. When I said hello to the master shyly, he replied kindly 'oh hello!' with BIG SMILE AND HIS BIG EYES! I saw Mr. Ponty too at the same place. Wonderful show! My favorite collaboration of them is Nostalgia (Individual Choice). Thank you masters for wonderful music and sweet memories!
Its a great honor to be Jean Luc's guitarist
And, you have been a Great Guitarist for Jean Luc !
It's even a greater honor to have Allan Holdsworth play on your album.
Hi Jamie,you are also great guitarist...i remember you very well and your
"leopard "Ibanez GUITAR & randall amp!we speak at Music Fair @Italy,Pesaro 1992
I saw you play with jean-luc in 1979 at the SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. You played beautifully.
Sir, Your playing is not like Allan's or like Darryl's or like Joaquin's but it stands on its own extremely well!
JLP helped introduce Allan to the world in 1977 with 'Enigmatic Ocean', still a jazz fusion masterpiece. That was after Allan's 'Velvet Darkness' album which went largely un-noticed but before he played with UK or Bill Bruford. As Steve Vai once said, people will still be talking about Allan Holdsworth 100 years from now, he was that good. Rest in peace.
You didn't mentioned tempest, allan holsworth was incredible since that record.
I think he'd already been well introduced to the world by 1977. By then he'd played with Nucleus, Soft Machine, Tony William's Lifetime and Pierre Moerlen's Gong. His contribution to all them was exemplary, particularly Soft Machine's Bundles. Most, if not all of them, are on UA-cam.
He's still my favorite. There is such a beauty to his playing that is unmatched.
one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard. no one played like Allan. R.I.P.
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@@moariboichannel2107 year just great i agreee
It's certainly a GREAT Allan solo! I love the entire track so much.
It's very pop, but check out Allan's two solos here... not a well known track I think.. I love hearing Allan out of his normal context: ua-cam.com/video/27kYosWNs-8/v-deo.html
@@ElrondHubbard_1 Had a feeling that's the one it would be before I even clicked on it! This is one of my go-tos when introducing someone to Allan. It's more accesible, I think.
@@lex.cordis Funny. Great choice as an introduction, I think. I happened to see a UA-cam video of someone playing (or trying to play) the solo... I was like, "cover of what??" - only like 2 years ago. So nice to find a gem I'd never heard of!
Allan make me cry with this solo.....incredible, so stunning....
Yeah. Brings back memories from the "Enigmatic Ocean" and "Individual Choice" days. It wouldn't hurt Allan to record more in somewhat more prog-rock contexts like he did in the 1970's.
Me too. Make me feel so good.
+metamorphosis67 Eu penso, na minha humilde opinião, que o Allan salvou o Individual Choice da mediocridade, em In Spite of All.
totally agree, many blessings on this!
Its Pantagruel!
RIP Allan Holdsworth! I was lucky to see him live.
RIP maestro Allan Holdsworth...
Thank you for the otherworldly, crystalline chords and the beautifully phrased, cascading legato solo lines, that revealed scale sources from unseen worlds...
Beautiful words
Shocking to hear of Allan's death. He was the greatest part of my "musical life" for over 40 years, starting with the soft machine. For me he will always be the greatest guitarist ever. RIP Allan Holdsworth.
Allan has always been my favourite guitarist. His unique legato style has never ben equalised. One of a kind. Simply the best.
Hans Celis listen to Scott Henderson he's the real deal!!!
Scott is great for sure and a pioneer in his own right, but he is very different to Allan, and I would not say he is predominantly a legato stylist.
Holdsworth-Ponty magic --- a more magical world with their magic
Just as Toots Thielmans and Jaco Pastorius were a heavenly match, Allan and Jean-Luc were same... So much love and appreciation for all of them
Brilliant playimg by William Lecomt on Piano too here. This is just fabulous playing of a sublime composition from everyone involved.
RIP Allan; for me his solos w/Ponty were the soundtrack of my 1970s, those LPs played until the grooves worn flat. So sad to hear the news just now, very very sad but happy he was on this planet awhile.
Let's face it, in the first 7 seconds you hear enough 'joy' expressed in the chord arpeggiation to know that this is going to be one incredible piece of music...wow. A-game right here.
RIP Allan Holdsworth, one of the most unique and terrifyingly lovely guitarists of all time.
Alan Holdsworth, other worldly, there has never been a guitarist like him. ...astonishing in every way. RIP
アホー様、ジャンリュック様、何万曲の佳曲を聴いてきただろう。
私にとって最高到達点はこの曲です。
フランク師匠も異論ないと思います。
この曲聴いて何回も泣ける日本の変態より。
Allan was an unmistakable musical genius!
RIP!
Excellent song by Jean Luc Ponti
so so sad, allan holdsworth is no longer among us. the absolute king of guitar. My favorite since the tony Williams lifetime. his improvising is not of this earth. RIP allan holdsworth.
there will be only one allan holdsworth. jean luc is great, but allan is outstanding. his solo is not of this earh. iI w will take decades to discover such talent again. RIP Allan .
Holdsworth starts at the 3 minute mark. Outstanding.
I heard a lot of Holds but this solo,... I can just listen over and over!
the musicianship and this composition show has profoundly these musicians deeply LOVE music... Jean-Luc Ponty and Allan Holdsworth in our hearts forever !!!!!
A master piece in jazz superb musicianship throughout loving the tempo of this track...one hell of a fine track this.
Allan has so many great solos but this one touches my heart
Wonderful solo by allan,i cant stop shake my head..amazing
The pictures are wonderful! The music too!
Thank you for posting this amazing video/music/Holdworth-Ponty gift! Peace from Detroit MI.
Simply Amazing track,real great musicians
Muy hermosas las improvisaciones de estos dos grandes Maestros de la Melodía.Gracias por compartir.
Allan was truly one of a kind, what a loss to the world of music.
Super cool photos with that legendary music, great compo
Clouds and mountains shot one of the most beautiful i've seen ...wow
Perhaps one of the best guitar solos I've heard, elements of Chopin
Holy Lord Jesus Christ .....my heart almost Brocken what a out of this world solo Allan plays ......oh my dear lord
Listening to this incredible track now after Allan's passing just makes this track that much more memorable. Allan Holdsworth, R.I.P.
I don't think Allan was a human in guitar...he was out of normal ....something like Devine an AVATAR of guitar in this planet...no body could thing that kind of notes speed sweetniess incredible .......
Rest in peace Master!!!
Thanks for this post and thank you, Jean Luc, for showcasing Allan for us.
What an incredibly unique voice on the guitar.
Man, l miss him.
Fabulous....Just beautiful. Thanks for uploading this gem.
this song allows me to achieve inner peace. out of this world. so refreshing
These are so inspiring to me..Awesome Melodies. Allan H really took this solo to a new Level...turned the Solo into a song itself full of Vibrant Textures and Melodic Flavor...Thanks for sharing this Song...
I am learning this solo at the moment. really amazing passages.
I saw both Jean-Luc and Allan live many, many times, and was fortunate to have met both in person. Wish I could have seen them play together! I actually got to ask Jean-Luc if he would ever again collaborate with Allan, and he wasn't sure it would ever happen since he was living back in France by then. Allan passed away in my city, not far from where I live, so it hit even harder for us locally. Both provided sound tracks to my life...some of the greatest music in my world.
Jeez. Jean luc has been my top musicians since i was a kid. Still love all his work. My father was a drummer and our household bands were UK, Bruford, JLP, King Crimson, Camel, Steely Dan, Corea, Yes etc. Hundreds of vinyls for search for. Now years go by and i am going nowhere.
Pezzo semplicemente meravigliosoooooooooooooooooo,artisti grandissimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I just bought this song on itunes. Thanks for the post!
It's a great honor to be Allan Holdsworth's violinist
Eragasmic colourful sounds! and the pictures are awesome!
Goodnight Mr. Holdsworth. But we still got Jean-Luc Ponty with us! Oh- I forgot, thanks for posting, such a beautiful song.
Dios lo tenga en la gloria a Allan uno de los guitarristas mas avanzados que hubo
El sonido de su guitarra es solo del gran Allan
Una de mis 10 canciones favoritas del señor Jean Luc Ponty
PERFECT PRODUCTION! PERFECT SONG!
delicious sound for the holiday 4th of july weekend
Great!, thank you very much for your posting, excellent pictures, not to mention the music,
Oh Allan I miss you so much!!!!
Mr Pastman - you yourself are a musical genius! Capable of catching lightning in a bottle - I've seen it! As for Allan - this may be one of his best solo's. There are at least 8-9 that make me listen 12 times each time listen - this is one of those. Honestly - this makes me sob. How could any human assemble this fluidity? It is true wizardry. So grateful JLP utilized him - as he sounds at his best with him - imho.
Greet video and music, cheers from Sao Paulo Brasil !
Great solo from Allan!
There's only one Allan Holdsworth
I'll be Allan Holdsworth II
@@davehighlife1959 vai ter que cagar muito
@@davehighlife1959 good luck man , I hope you do become as good as him. It'll be fucking hard, but if you really have passion for music , you might actually do it .
mm67, Really Beautiful video man, really beautiful...
Very nice mellow vibe!
The guitar solo is an eargasm
whatr a geat music this is ! - allan is thge greatest
Cheers
JLP+AH
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FUSIONNNNNNNNNN
JLP compositions are amazing, his soloing is fantastic so he asked his friend, Allan Holdsworth, to join him and be fantastic too.
amazing Mr Holdsworth...
yes, Allan was a singular force in music. He laid the tracks for the proto shredders of our times. This Piece & solo are just beautiful. Probably in 100 years he will be hailed as a master. Not just the guitar playing but the wonderful music he composed.Allan spanned rock, classical and jazz with equal aplomb. I mean, who could do that? Trane?
None yet and none may ever steer his tracks.
I dig your montage, dude. I had no idea that Anne Murray was a member of the Hollywood Vampires...lol
Wow! Kool, very bitchin video . thanks for sharing hope you are well God loves you deeply Shalom 🎸 🔊🔊🏞️🏔️⛰️🎇🎊🎉🎆✨🎈🐕
Amazing!!!!
Man I gotta get this disc! I never heard of it
Well?
Did I already comment, "F###, I love this track!" ??
love the old footage with Zappa.
And its an honor having Jaime...
Says Jean luc.What musical masters.Armstrong on bass is also a delight...
@The Atkinson - the album is "The Acatama Experience".
Allan marziano per questo mondo che non lo ha meritato ! R.I.P.
"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen." ~ Mark Twain
Beautiful!
totally awesome post,this is my third listen,love it,what album is this from please
Back again commenting on Allan’s solo run to 4,24 beautiful have to buy the cd can’t find love remembered ace solo andy(bob)yates
THE BEST. MY FAVORIT THINGS
That's just your taste. I used to work with a hard-rock/goth guitar player that called John Abercrombie's great track "Timeless" from the early 1970's exactly that: 'elevator music' & all Pat Metheny Group recordings 'the worst kind of elevator muzak.'
Ben Monder's "Oceana" album is a great one but very few people who don't appreciate the Allan Holdsworth of "Enigmatic Ocean" or "I.O.U." at the very least, are likely to even last for 10 minutes listening to something as adventurous as Monder.
Allans timing and phrasing exquisite here all perfectly performed by those involved some of this musi needs exposure used on films video ads anything to widen its appeal
What's with the random Alex Jones shot? lol, great song though.
I thought was funny as Hell!!! Love the music!!!
What feel is this? I kind of hear Latin and rock.
Yes. Latin jazz rock. Like salsa tumbao pattern.
1:37 completely random Alex Jones Incoming - brace yourselves.
And then again at 1:52! Ho.....
You sir, are funny.
Lovely 4 12 added violin note up with holdsworths finest solos but a well together piece of music from all
Me gusta mucho este tema!!
Amazing track. Allen is out of this world, alien on this tune.
Allen has great solos on his track.
I am long time JLP fan.
But I do not know this bassist, can anyone identify please?
Not Tom Fowler, etc.
I found this url that lists the other musicians on this recording. www.allmusic.com/album/the-acatama-experience-mw0000571325 It lists Guy N'sangue Akwa I am not familiar with this player, but i really enjoy hearing him play.
That was a rather... _eccentric_ slide-show accompaniment.
R IP GENIUS
Good slideshow!
genio Allan, numero uno
Allan used to play the violin for a few years in the seventies. Should he continued to play the violin he might have rival Jean Luc's position as the top Jazz violinist in the world.
Incredible
"all this guy does is play diminished scales very fast without any emotion"
funniest quote i know
Jikke Dobbelaar That is indeed hilarious. I've heard similar. What's so weird of course is that his playing is just freaking overflowing with emotion in each perfect note.
I would say to that person...since you have it all figured out, you do that and let’s see if you become one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
A true classic
:( RIP Allan
My favorite Metheny album has always been "American Garage," the one that he himself likes the least.
Jean-Luc Ponty (vl), Allan Holdsworth (g), William Lecomte (p), Guy Nsangué (b) and Thierry Arpino (d) in 2007.