Allan Holdsworth

Artist:  Allan Holdsworth
Born:  August 6, 1946.  Bradford, England
Died:  April 15, 2017  (Aged 70).  Vista, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer (SynthAxe)

Allan Holdsworth was a British Guitarist and Composer, born on August 6, 1946, in Bradford, Yorkshire.  He started to play guitar at 17 years old.  In 1972, he had joined with Progressive Rock Band Tempest, later joined with Soft Machine in 1973, and with Gong in 1976-1978.  He was recording with Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Gordon Beck, Jack Bruce and UK.  He played with a variety of musical styles in a career and as a solo artist.  He was cited as an influence by a host of Rock, Heavy Metal and Jazz Guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Greg Howe, Shawn Lane, Richie Kotzen, John Petrucci, Alex Lifeson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Romeo and many more!.  He released twelve studio albums, and best known for his work in Jazz Fusion.

Title:  Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98 (Box Set CD+DVD) (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  Manifesto Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD:

 1.  The Sixteen Men Of Train  (6:42)
 2.  Looking Glass  (5:32)
 3.  Above And Below  (6:27)
 4.  Water On The Brain:  PT. II  (5:36)
 5.  Material Unreal  (9:07)
 6.  0274  (8:13)
 7.  Letters Of Marque  (11:58)
 8.  Texas  (7:36)
 9.  Proto-Cosmos  (3:58)

Disc 2:  DVD:

 1.  Looking Glass
 2.  Water On The Brain: PT. II
 3.  Improvisation
 4.  Material Unreal
 5.  0274
 6.  Letters Of Marque
 7.  Texas
 8.  Proto-Cosmos

Bonus Footage:

 1.  The Sixteen Men Of Train  

 2.  Looking Glass  
 3.  Improvisation
 3.  Above And Below  
 7.  Texas

 8.  Proto-Cosmos

Personnel:

Allan Holdsworth:  Guitar
Dave Carpenter:  Bass
Gary Novak:  Drums

Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98 is a live album by Allan Holdsworth, released on June 14, 2019 by Manifesto Records.  The performance of Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98 was beautifully recorded and filmed and originally aired on Polish Television.