Per: Created page with "https://youtu.be/MReU0doapdQ Here are the specific quotes from the transcript where Jeff Berlin and Rick Beato discuss working with Allan Holdsworth: --- ### 1. Introduction & Discography > RB: "Our special guest today is an old friend of mine. This is Mr. Jeff Berlin. He is a legendary bassist... You've played with Scott Henderson, you've played with Bill Bruford, Dave Liebman, and you played on Road Games with Allan Holdsworth." --- ### **2. Session..."

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Created page with "https://youtu.be/MReU0doapdQ Here are the specific quotes from the transcript where Jeff Berlin and Rick Beato discuss working with **Allan Holdsworth**: --- ### **1. Introduction & Discography** > **RB:** "Our special guest today is an old friend of mine. This is Mr. Jeff Berlin. He is a legendary bassist... You've played with Scott Henderson, you've played with Bill Bruford, Dave Liebman, and you played on *Road Games* with Allan Holdsworth." --- ### **2. Session..."

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Here are the specific quotes from the transcript where Jeff Berlin and Rick Beato discuss working with **Allan Holdsworth**:

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### **1. Introduction & Discography**

> **RB:** "Our special guest today is an old friend of mine. This is Mr. Jeff Berlin. He is a legendary bassist... You've played with Scott Henderson, you've played with Bill Bruford, Dave Liebman, and you played on *Road Games* with Allan Holdsworth."

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### **2. Session Reading vs. Band Band Dynamics on *Road Games***

> **RB:** "When you come into a session, whether it's with Bill Bruford, or whether it's with Scott Henderson or Allan Holdsworth, and you're coming in to make a record, what do you typically do? How much reading is involved? Let's say Allan Holdsworth, when you went into *Road Games* to make that record, how much reading was involved?"

> **JB:** "And when you... when I did records with these guys, it was a different thing, as it was a band setting. I would propose certain harmonic things; Allan would provide the music because it was his records. When I did my records, I provided music, I wrote it out. Allan didn't... I don't think... well, Bill did, actually, or Dave Stewart the keyboardist did. And those are particularly non... how do I say this? Those type of bands are not written firmly in how they should function in the rehearsal or recording mindset, did I say that right? You know, if you're in a group, the rules go out the window, because the group develops its own rules in the studio."

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### **3. Reflecting on Holdsworth's Genius**

> **RB:** "From the players that you've played with—the Bill Brufords, all these great musicians—were there any musicians that you came across in your playing that played things that would surprise you, or you thought were just completely out of the ordinary, like really special players?"

> **JB:** "Oh, my goodness. I think everyone, almost everyone I played with was special. Allan Holdsworth was special every night, you know."

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