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This article gathers quotes on Allan's influences in the broadest sense: From his early listening, to anything he currently listened to and appreciated. The influences begin with some general quotes, and are then sorted alphabetically, but they are not terribly strict as to wether they list both names or last name only, this will have to be done later. As a result the article is very long, and many paragraphs are repeated. ([[Allan's influences|See here for a version without article references in the contents]].) | This article gathers quotes on Allan's influences in the broadest sense: From his early listening, to anything he currently listened to and appreciated. The influences begin with some general quotes, and are then sorted alphabetically, but they are not terribly strict as to wether they list both names or last name only, this will have to be done later. As a result the article is very long, and many paragraphs are repeated. ([[Allan's influences|See here for a version without article references in the contents]].) | ||
NB! This list is not conclusive! There are for certain names that have been left out due to oversights and coding errors. Still, as an overall overview, it certainly gives a decent clue to Allan's musical world. Allan would rarely ever badmouth another musician publicly, and in some cases probably was trying to politely answer direct questions. | |||
The number of references is to some extent of course dependent upon the questions Allan was asked in the interviews. Nevertheless, the most frequently cited influence in the source material is John Coltrane, with 23 article references. Coltrane's importance as an influence can simply not be overstated, both in quantitative terms, but also substantially. Charlie Christian is a close second with 22 references, reflecting his especially his early importance. Next we have Michael Brecker, John McLaughlin and Django Reinhardt (13). McLaughlin is referenced due to many direct questions in guitar magazines, whereas Django is primarily an early influence. Michael Brecker is often mentioned as a current favorite. Other frequently mentioned jazz musicians are Cannonball Adderley (11) and Keith Jarrett (9). The most frequently mentioned classical composers are Debussy (9), Ravel (6) and Bartok (5). ([[Allan's influences (extra)|See here for a version with article references in the contents]].) | |||
A few specific albums have been mentioned. The perhaps two most notable are "Coltrane's Sound" and "Cityscapes". "Coltrane's Sound" is an interesting choice of Allan's. Allan was dissatisfied with many of his recordings, to the point of excluding them from his own discography. He also disliked releasing outtakes, as he mentioned that for him, outtakes were something that was not deemed worthy of release in the first place. In that light, it is somewhat ironic that his favorite album was in fact made up of recordings done by Atlantic in 1960, and not released until 1964, without Coltrane's approval, when Coltrane has transferred to Impulse. | |||
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