Official Website 👉 www.anthonycrawfordband.com/ Concert in Enschede, Netherlands. ATAK. October 20, 2012. 0:00 - "Devil Take The Hindmost" 5:30 - "Letters Of Marque" 12:44 - "Red Alert"
Hey thanks alot. The beauty of playing with Allan is that he lets me approach his music the way I hear it. He lets me apply my on approach on his music and he does not expect for me to play like no one else but my self. Thats what Tony Williams did for him when know one knew who Allan Holdsworth was back in the 70s. So Allan is giving back, by letting other unknown talent express themselves within his music as well. Thats why Allan is always evolving. He is always open to new ideas. :-)
What's almost as great as this video, is all the great comments below. Truly, Allan is beyond belief and he is playing with two great musicians. I could watch this over and over again. There isn't a week that goes by that I don't listen to some form of Holdsworth's music. I have been devastated since his passing, which happens to be on the same date as my wife's birthdate. A bittersweet day from now on. And to add to that, John Wetton, whom Allan played with in UK, passed away on my birthdate. That's so weird. I saw UK perform live back in 1978. This has to mean something.
Good Christ in Heaven! This may be the quintessential Holdsworth!!! 5yrs prior to his passing - and he is about at his absolute peak.... - and Donati is off the charts! AH touches the heavens here - 5yrs prior to his arrival to the gates.
and...here I sit 2 years later on Christmas night 2017 watching it. Sad that I'll no longer get to see this phenomenon (and nice guy) perform. I was lucky enough to have met and talked with him on a few occasions in Annapolis MD.
henry diaz No comparison. Holdsworth is a lot more melodic, colourful, lyrical, the technique a lot more sophisticated. Holdsworth is like a violin player, in fact he masters violin as well, and is at an improvisation level of John Coltrane. Abasi is more a rhythm guy. Interesting and virtuoso music, but never as melodic and modal like Holdsworth. Holdsworth is a true jazz player.
+henry diaz while tosin is virtuoso in his own right, he has nothing on Allan. And he calls himself from the Holdsworth school of music, because he uses so many chord shapes etc that Holdsworth pioneered. So.
@@tonypowell250 Always intrigues me when people say Allan plays with no feel or emotion. Personally I find the depth of feel and emotion in his playing way beyond most other musicians out there. Sure occasionally Allan finds himself inbetween something interesting to play, but he regroups and then launches into another rich vein of exploration. I think that many people expect feel and emotion, to be played in a certain way and usually with cliché Blues phrasing.
Holdsworth should be considered among the greatest musical innovators of our time, a guitar player that sounds as a sax or wind player with melodies and technique beyond comparison. I wonder why he isn't considered the 'Miles Davis' of guitar, just to mention a legend that has received recognition.
One of my favourite line-ups with Allan. Sometimes you can see him amazed by the result. Anthony and Virgil injected a super energy into Allan's music.
It's a shame.. If anything i think Virgil would've challenged them and would've taken DT to another level.. VD started off playing in a pop/rock band back in Oz.. but obviously things progressed pretty well to be able to play with Holdsworth.
Always thought that with Holdsworth Donati had found his place..to bad they never made an lp together and sad that Allan is not here to amaze us anymore.
Devil take the hindmost change my life since the first time I hear in 1986...and my emotion its like the first time when I hear again. My God..Virgil is wonderful drummer. Your performance is great virtuosity. Really great and confortable bassline. Oh....Allan is the One...no words...just the top of creativity and talent. Thank you Anthony.
allan holdsworth is by far the best fusion guitarist since the 70's.And his sound is getting better by the year. Keep on grooving allan!! Shake the universe!!
You can tell from this clip what makes Holdsworth different from so many other guitarists and musicians out there, apart from his amazing technique. He's an INNOVATOR. He's never been afraid experimenting with basically anything he can get at, harmonically, melodically, and texturally, no matter how dissonant. Almost nothing he plays sounds like a "lick" or stays neatly within the key of the piece. None of it feels good on the fingers, either, if you've ever tried to play Holdsworth voicings-it's all melodies for the musical MIND, not the guitar. He's just simply so technically advanced that he can play most anything he wants, regardless of mechanical limitations. He comes up with chord shapes that are exclusively his, and when he plays "chord progressions", he's not just playing chord progressions. To him, if Cmaj7 and Fmaj7 are in the same scale, they're the same chord-no wonder you never hear him playing anything remotely like pop music! Who would want to listen to a one-chord song all day? He's playing KEY progressions. If you try to transcribe the progressions behind his pieces, you realize very quickly that the bass notes seem to have nothing in common with the apparent chord being played over them apart from a scale. On an effected guitar, the timbres he uses are exclusively his. His legato sound is something that you can only get with surgical technique and titanium strength. He uses a harmonizer to get sevenths, fifths, tritones, seconds, diminished seconds, and so on. His comping sound, something that's stayed consistent since IOU, is absolutely dreamy. And who else could make the SynthAxe sound good?
That was informative .. I have been a long time admirer , but wouldnt even know where to even start if I even tried playing any of Alan's stuff .. so I do the best thing under the circumstances .. listen and admire ..: - ). At times I wonder if Alan himself understood what he was doing !
Seen him 8 times over the last 40 years. Brought pretty much everything he's played on. Totally admire his playing & compositions. If a little excessive & overly dissonant at times. And his live solos seem somewhat disconnected from the wonderful chords. As if finger gymnastics are more important than musicality. When they should only be a means to an end. Not an end in themselves. Difficult for one who always likes to improvise & not play the same thing twice. Trouble with listening to Bach as I do lots. It makes one unfairly critical perhaps. And Alan loved Claire De Lune for example, but never quite achieved that level of composition. Still love his music anyway.
This music is so creative and so energized and so extraordinarily executed it’s almost alien....! Anthony Crawford is through the roof, extraordinary base player...!
@@jamescammack6720 Hello Mr. Cammack. I agree with your comment, and also think that your work with Ahmad Jamal is through the roof too! Thank you for your music! I really think you were outstanding playing bass guitar on "Rossiter Road". Take care!
The difference with mainstream pop music? Listen to 100 different average pop tunes and you've heard the same thing 100 times, listen to a single Holdsworth piece 100 times and you have heard something different each time!
Virgil with Holdsworth???????????????? MOTHER OF GOD...... love this, Anthony makin it fatter than ever was. Nice work brother, I can't believe I never saw this lineup, smokin.
Gotta always love Holdsworth my fav guitarist . This trio is killer . Perfectly compliment each other very well . Ya'll weirdos from another planet! Long live Holdsworth...
Love it!! anybody that can keep up with Holdsworth meanderings is brilliant......I hear this music in my head but ... as a player .....I am light years away from being able to play it!!! ...that's why you guys are here!! thank ... er ... the collective consciousness!!
Over the years, I've seen and heard countless versions of Devil Take the Hindmost and Letters , studio, live recorded and live in person. To my mind, these are THE best of all. Hats off to Anthony & Virgil for breathing new life into a trusty old beast. Great work kids!😉
I can't believe this trio exists. Unbelievable musical intuition, ability and expression, with Holdsworths otherworldly harmony. What an absolute innovator and, quite frankly, genius (I word I rarely use). The world may never catch up to him.
Mr. Holdsworth never quit trying new things with his music. He really meant it when he said that his compositions were vehicles for improvisation. I love the way this music makes me feel. Thank you so much for posting this clip Mr. Crawford!
The level of musicianship is astounding. This is on a different plane than what anyone else is doing. There's no chance of Allan playing here anytime soon, so this is the next best thing. Thank you very much for posting.
Thank you all for playing so good. We are opening for Allan Holdsworth in San Diego on Aug.2 and I am absolutely estatic over it, as Allan Holdsworth has always been an influence as well as Virgil Donati. Anthony Crawford you bring amazing expression to this music.
Invación extraterrestreeee !!! El dueto es una cacería en dialogo con Virgil que es un fanático de las matemáticas. Nunca visto ni escuchado. Allan el mejor improvisador lírico que escuche en mi vida. Tuve la suerte de escucharlo en varias oportunidades. Cuando estuvo en Buenos Aires, pude invitar a almorzar al cuarteto al sindicato de músicos y compartir el momento y anécdotas emocionantes. Lo que mas me llamó la atención fue cuando le pedí que me firme su primer álbum como solista, que tiempo atrás, había comprado en NYC. Al verlo se puso mal y esa situación despertó curiosidad en sus músicos que quisieron verlo con sorpresa, porque no lo conocían. Ahí me enteré que no estaba en su biografía. NO entiendo porque motivo. (1976) Velvet Darkness
Odiaba Velvet Darkness porque lo que él pensó que era solo un ensayo resutló ser el disco terminado. Lo menciona en varias entrevistas, tuvo conflictos con muchas discográficas.
What a great recording. Crawford is a monster and I LOVE his tone; one of the few six-string bassists that actually sounds like a "bassist". I love this lineup.
Allan showing at almost 70 whatever he can still deliver genius music on top form & his tone's amazing too. Inspiring. Chord sequences to die for delivered flawlessly. Yet he had to leave the UK to survive. The music business is a sick joke!
pobinr Alan's melodic lead solo structures really blow my mind, not only are they ridiculously augmented, diminished, etc, but he is SO IN TUNE with the underlying chords that there is no way he is even really just blowing off technique. Do you realise how much knowledge he has to be able to do this?Garsed, Gambale, and a few more are in the same realm, but these guys are the very few who have such improv knowledge, I have to go and massage my brain with Kale pulp right now,,,, see yah all in a while.
I'm absolutely thrilled by this songs. I am not joking when I say I have already heard this video 11 times consecutively. How can I learn to play this kind of musica!?!?
It's of course, an enormous pleasure (ditto the incredible footage and audio from Rome). Have just heard that 2013 UK tour is no more. Please send best wishes to whoever has the problem. Greetings from Derbyshire (home of several new real ale breweries, tell AH!).
Wow! the mix is great...when they were in Buffalo, NY all I could hear was Virgil banging away and Jimmy Haslip's muddy, chorused bass....Yikes! Kudos to Mr. Crawford he is killing it with subtle genius! It brings a wee tear to my eye.... Sweet Bass Solo!
Hey Anthony. Your bass sounds really great! I have seen Allan play many times and this band is so exciting and fresh! I am also so pleased to see Allan looking happier than I have seen for years! I wish you all be very best. You are a beast of a player and I know you are valuing playing with Virgil and the Lizst of the 21st century - The Brewer - Allan Holdsworth.
I like very much Allan's phase with Chad and Jimmy Johnson, but you guys, with Virgil, kinda updated Allan's versions. He clearly enjoyed it, so, again, 'Thank You' guys for the good Music!
Absolutely amazing musicians all. Being someone who played drums for 20 years I am forever at a loss for words to describe Virgil's amazing abilities. Simply otherworldly.
Holdsworth has worked with some of the best drummers ever.Hard to choose a favorite.This is a better mix than a lot of live Holdsworth.Awesome listening!
This is one of my favourite versions of "Letters of Marque"... the way the changes seem to "hang" and yet the players are all in synch.... beautiful... full sound too...
Hi Anthony! I'm a gardener from Sweden, and a amateur musician. Bass is my main instrument and I'm really amazed by your (and Virgil's) approach to Allans music. A new dimension for sure! Can't wait until I'll be able to see you live! All the best!
