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Allan Holdsworth
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Allan Holdsworth - Reaching for the Uncommon Chord*
- Just for the Curious (with CD) (Cpp Media Video Transcription Series)
- Melody Chords for Guitar by Allan Holdsworth
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946-08-06
- Active to
- 2017-04-15
Discography
- Velvet Darkness1976
- Conversation Piece - Part 1 & 21980
- The Things You See1980
- i.o.u.1982
- Metal Fatigue1985
- Atavachron1986
- Sand1987
- With a Heart in My Song1988
- Secrets1989
- Wardenclyffe Tower1992
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 146,742
- Total plays
- 2,582,899
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Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 16 April 2017) was a British guitarist and composer. He released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played a variety of musical styles spanning a period of more than four decades, but is best known for his work in jazz fusion. Holdsworth is noted for his advanced knowledge of music, through which he incorporated a vast array of complex chord progressions and intricate solos; the latter comprising myriad scale forms often derived from those such as the di
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-08-06 ) 6 August 1946, Bradford , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) (aged 70), Vista, California , US
- Genres
- Jazz fusion instrumental rock progressive rock
- Occupations
- Musician composer producer
- Instruments
- Guitar SynthAxe violin
- Years active
- 1969–2017
- Labels
- CTI JMS–Cream Warner Bros. Enigma Relativity Intima Restless Polydor Gnarly Geezer Megazoidal Sony Universal Eidolon Efformation
- Formerly of
- 'Igginbottom Nucleus Tempest Soft Machine The New Tony Williams Lifetime Pierre Moerlen's Gong John Stevens Jean-Luc Ponty Bill Bruford U.K. , Gordon Beck Gary Husband Jack Bruce Chad Wackerman HoBoLeMa Level 42 Planet X Anthony Crawford
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Encyclopedic overview
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Bruford, Level 42, and Planet X, in addition to solo work in multiple genres.
Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respect to melody and harmony. His music incorporates a vast array of complex chord progressions, often using unusual chord shapes in an abstract way based on his understanding of "chord scales", and intricate improvised solos, frequently across shifting tonal centres. He used myriad scale forms often derived from those such as the Lydian, diminished, harmonic major, augmented, whole tone, chromatic and altered scales, among others, often resulting in an unpredictable and dissonant "outside" sound. His unique legato soloing technique stemmed from his original desire to play the saxophone. Unable to afford one, he strove to use the guitar to create similarly smooth lines of notes. He also became associated with playing an early form of guitar synthesizer called the SynthAxe, made by a company he endorsed in the 1980s.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allan Holdsworth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.