A lot of emotion to see this video. One of the great shows I saw on Cruise to the Edge 2-15.
Allan Holdsworth was a British jazz fusion guitarist, composer and arranger. A pioneer in the use of SynthAxe, Allan was part of groups such as Tempest, Soft Machine , Bruford , Jean Luc Ponty, Gong, Tony Williams and others.
Allan Holdsworth Band with :
Allan Holdsworth on Guitar
Jimmy Haslip on bass
Virgil Donati on drums.
Allan Holdsworth Band - Fred - Cruise to the Edge 2015 @ Série Echoes
Allan Holdsworth, Ernest Tibbs, Joel Taylor: Trio - Jazz and Wine Of Peace 2003
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
Joel Taylor- drums
Ernest Tibbs - bass
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video was 640 x 330, and there currently does not seem to be a way to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth, Ernest Tibbs, Joel Taylor: Trio - Jazz and Wine Of Peace 2003
Allan Holdsworth's name needs no introduction to progressive and jazz-rock aficionados. His musical resume features some of the most distinguished genre-blurring groups and musicians to emerge from the '70s, including Bruford, Gong, Jean-Luc Ponty, Soft Machine, Tempest, and The Tony Williams Lifetime.
As a solo artist, the late guitarist's career was one of expanding ambition. Albums such as Metal Fatigue, Atavachron, Sand, and Secrets pushed the boundaries of jazz-fusion both in terms of compositional constructs and the infusion of his entirely-unique, liquid guitar work throughout.
Technological exploration was another of Holdsworth’s hallmarks. During the latter half of the '80s, Holdsworth focused on performing on the SynthAxe MIDI guitar controller. Looking like it came out of a sci-fi film, the instrument enabled Holdsworth to connect to a variety of synthesizers to explore an entirely new set of musical possibilities through his fretboard.
At the time of this conversation, Holdsworth began shifting away from the SynthAxe and exploring another evolutionary step for the instrument: a new generation of baritone guitars. The instruments have longer strings that conventional guitars and can be tuned to play in lower-sounding registers with proper intonation.
Listeners can hear Holdsworth performing on the instruments across his then-current release Wardenclyffe Tower. The album is an all-star affair, featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Hunt, Gary Husband, and Chad Wackerman. Its title originates from a device created by Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current. The tower was designed to distribute electricity through the surface of the earth and provide free, wireless power for all. The visionary was never able to see his idea materialize because of a lack of support and finances.
Innerviews discussed the making of Wardenclyffe Tower, his shift away from the SynthAxe, and many of his past projects and associations in this candid conversation.
Allan Holdsworth - In-Depth Interview With Anil Prasad
01 Alaska 4.01 0:00:18 02 Time To Kill 5.23 0:04:19 03 The Only Thing She Needs 7.30 0:09:42 04 Carrying No Cross 10.11 0:17:12 05 Forever Until Sunday 5.42 0:27:23 06 Thirty Years 10.22 0:33:05 07 Presto Vivace 1.45 0:43:27 08 In The Dead Of Night (spliced) 8.21 0:45:12 09 E. Caesar's Palace Blues 5.44 0:53:34 U.K. Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA, USA 7 October 1978 Bill Bruford - Drums Allan Holdsworth - Guitar Eddie Jobson - Violin, Keyboards John Wetton - Bass, Vocals Thanks to Dan Lampinski Kev, Carl Morstadt, Goddy & ethiessen1! Footage and poduction: bigfootpegrande.
UK (Jobson, Bruford, Holdsworth Wetton) Boston (1978 - Reworked!)
Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman,Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip: San Michele - Baked Potato
Guitar: Allan Holdsworth
Bass: Jimmy Haslip
Drums: Chad Wackerman
Keys: Alan Pasqua
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video was 340 x 240, and there currently does not seem to be a way to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve.
Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman,Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip: San Michele - Baked Potato
Allan Holdsworth, Jimmy Haslip, Virgil Donati: Spock 03 2012, it really looks like Allan is enjoying this one.
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
Virgil Donati - drums
Jimmy Haslip - bass
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video was 640 x 330, and there currently does not seem to be a way to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth: Fred - Trondheim Jazz Festival 2012 4K
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
Virgil Donati - drums
Jimmy Haslip - bass
https://www.jazzfest.no/en
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video is quite washed out, and there currently does not seem to be a way to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth, Virgil Donati, Jimmy Haslip: Fred - Trondheim Jazz Festival 2012 4K
Allan Holdsworth Gas Lamp Blues with Ron Bruner Junior drum solo
Allan Holdsworth - Guitars and general other level playing
Ron Bruner Junior - Drums
Jimmy Johnson - Bass
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video is quite washed out, and there currently is not a way to to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth: Gas Lamp Blues with Ron Bruner Junior drum solo
Allan Holdsworth: Leave Them On - live solo 2011 at the Baked Potato
AI upscale, workflow -- The original video is quite washed out, and there currently is not a way to to enhance the colour via AI, as far as I am aware. So the process is to use Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth: Leave Them On - live solo 2011 at the Baked Potato
Allan Holdsworth Red Alert Jazz Cafe , London 2007 upscale to 4k.
AI upscale, workflow -- Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Allan Holdsworth: Red Alert Jazz Cafe , London 2007
AUDIO ONLY - Copyright: René Wiborg In memory of the great Allan Holdsworth, who travelled ahead five years ago, I wish to pay my respects to him and his family by publishing an interview, that I had the privilege of making in 1997. This (telephone)interview was broadcasted at a local FM radiostation in Aarhus, Denmark way back when. THE STORY BEHIND In 1997 I was working as a host/DJ at Radio DÅB (Det Åbne Båndværksted). I found out that the local progressive venue Husets Musikteater had booked Allan Holdsworth. I was in Heaven and decided, that I HAD to do an interview prior to the concert. As I state in the feature it would be the equivalent of my mother getting an interview with Elvis Presley, fanboy-wise. Born in 1967 I´ve been a Holdsworth fan since, I discovered him on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine (in 1982, I think). At that time it was not easy to look up music, but a few years later my local record shop in Aalborg managed to get me the I.O.U. album (the red version). Much later I also got the black one. That album was gamechanger. For me and for the world. I could not believe what I heard. That mix of Paul Williams´ crooning a la Sinatra, otherwordly sounds (is that a guitar?), pumping bass and aggressive drumming. It is probably still my favourite AH album. Along with Metal Fatigue and Secrets. And many others … ;-) Via his agent I hooked up a phoneinterview with Allan, who was playing in Austria the day before Aarhus in 1997. Apparently he hadn´t been briefed about the (early) interview, so I woke him up. I then suggested to do it a few hours later, and fortunately AH agreed :-) It all ended up being the second part of my radioshow on October 20th 1997. Of course I went to the brillant concert at Husets Musikteater the next night. AH had a few technical problems, some guitarcables didn´t cooperate, but it was awesome. Originally we made an agreement to make another interview after the concert. I approached AH, as he was enjoying a danish pilsner at the bar. He stated that he was too exhausted to make the interview, so I thanked him for an excellent concert and we said our goodbyes. What a kind and gentle man. Just listen to 38:53, when we say goodbye. My heart is melting, hearing that voice … The first part of this radioshow features “Secrets 10 - Unsigned from Denmark” - a promotion cd by ROSA - The Danish Rock Council. Most parts of the show are in danish language. Sorry ;-) But listen to it ... and you´ll also get a scent of the Danish rockscene, the language and local radio in the 90s :-) Music tracks are shortened for legal reasons. I apologize to the bands for untimely fades. This one´s for you - Cheers, mr. Holdsworth. Enjoy - and feel free to share. Much love. /René ___________ NOTES The first part of this radioshow features “Secrets 10 - Unsigned from Denmark” - a promotion cd by ROSA - The Danish Rock Council. Most parts of the show are in danish language. Sorry ;-) But listen to it ... and you´ll also get a scent of the Danish rockscene, the language and local radio in the 90s :-) Music tracks are shortened for legal reasons. I apologize to the bands for untimely fades. This one´s for you - Cheers, mr. Holdsworth. Enjoy - and feel free to share. Much love. /René ___________ NOTES At the time I had not yet realized, that AH would have nothing to do with “Velvet Darkness”. I still like quite a few tunes on it …
About the music samples: At the time my (physical) AH collection was mostly from the 70s and 80s. It was way before Spotify … ___________ RUNNING ORDER 00:31. Intro (in danish): Themes of the show: 1) “Unsigned from Denmark - Secrets 10” promotion album 2) “Holdsworth is coming to town” + Soft Machine “Bundles”, 1975. 1) “Unsigned from Denmark - Secrets 10” promotion album 2) “Holdsworth is coming to town” + Soft Machine “Bundles”, 1975. 02:45 Urban Dance Squad: "Demagogue"" 03:50 New album: "Secrets 10" (by ROSA - The Danish Rock Council). 04:57 Moi Caprice: "Pinocchio and Naked People" 06:16 Gung Ho: "Silver Machine" 08:48 SIAL: "WC" 10:03 Biff Baxter Band: "Bodybuilding Intellectuals" - - - -
12:28 “Allan Holdsworth is coming to Aarhus" - theme
13:52 My first call to AHs hotel room in Vienna, Austria ;-) (in English).
15:48 Music from Metal Fatigue (1985) + introduction (in danish).
19:02 Interview with Allan Holdsworth (in English) on the phone from his hotel room in Vienna. About: the Europe Tour, broken gear and the forthcoming concert in Aarhus.
21:17 Danish interpretation, “I.O.U. blew me away” …
22:36 Music: “The things you see (when you haven´t got your gun)”, 1982.
24:35 Interview with artistic director Christoph Huber from Porgy & Bess - Jazz and Music Club in Vienna, where Allan Holdsworth Group played the night prior to the concert in Aarhus.
28:47 Interview with Allan Holdsworth (in English). About: the SynthAxe and bandmembers Chad Wackerman (drums) + Dave Carpenter (bass) + about the next album (which was to be “The Sixteen Men of Tain”). About: the SynthAxe and bandmembers Chad Wackerman (drums) + Dave Carpenter (bass) + about the next album (which was to be “The Sixteen Men of Tain”). 32:23 Music: The Tony Williams Lifetime: "Proto-Cosmos", 1975.
33:17 Interview with Allan Holdsworth (in English). About his stint with Level 42 in the late 80s, gigging in Europe and festival sets! About his stint with Level 42 in the late 80s, gigging in Europe and festival sets! 36:35 Acoustic Allan: "Floppy Hat" from “Velvet Darkness”, 1976.
37:31 Interview with Allan Holdsworth (in English) About airline handling and a pair of - very costly - maracas ;-) About airline handling and a pair of - very costly - maracas ;-)
Allan Holdsworth radio interview - by René Wiborg 1997
Allan Holdsworth, Virgil Donati, Dennis Hamm, Jimmy Haslip: Live at the Baked Potato
Guitar: Allan Holdsworth
Drums: Virgil Donati
Keys: Dennis Hamm
Bass: Jimmy Haslip
Location: Baked Potato, LA.
AI upscale, workflow -- Topaz video AI take the original and use 4K upscale of the output. Take the output, where file size is large and reduce size in Vegas. At this time Vegas is used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed two times to get the final output. Topaz video AI is continually updated and continues to improve. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these.
Let me know the name of the tune, my brain would not work, melody is at the start and the end.
Allan Holdsworth, Virgil Donati, Dennis Hamm, Jimmy Haslip: Live at the Baked Potato
Allan Holdsworth: Devil Take the Hindmost solo solo - Jimmy Johns 2008 solo 2, recorded by Charlie Shaughnessy, an excellent guitar player in his own right. Allan is on particularly good form in Charles videos. The original solo was 480 x 320 and via a number of processes upscaled to 4K.
Workflow -- Topaz video AI for image stabilisation, then 4K upscale of the resultant output. Vegas used for colour balance, brightness contrast and colour palette adjustment, minor sound enhancement. So overall this video was processed three times to get the final output. Vegas says that it has AI upscale features, and image stabilisation, but I have yet to test these. Topaz video AI is continually updated.
Allan Holdsworth: Live At Jimmy Johns 2008 monster solo
