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[[File:Dreams2.jpg|200px|right]]"Dreams Nightmares And Improvisations" is a 2012 album by Chad Wackerman. Allan plays guitar throughout, as well as playing the StarrSwitch on some tracks. The StarrSwitch is a MIDI controller made by StarrLabs, https://www.starrlabs.com/
==Track listing==
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|+Chad Wackerman: Dreams Nightmares And Improvisations ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k23Q3R7MYoWm_H-2aO9misg-2lRMIxR3A YT])
! Track Number !! Title !! Composer !! Length
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| 1 || Glass Lullaby || [Composer Name] || [Length]
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| 2 || A New Day || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 3 || Bent Bayou || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 4 || Star Gazing || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 5 || Edith Street || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 6 || The Fifth || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 7 || Waterways || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 8 || The Billows || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 9 || Monsieur Vintage || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 10 || Rapid Eye Movement || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 11 || Brain Funk || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 12 || A Spontaneous Story || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 13 || Two For Ya || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|-
| 14 || Invisible || [Composer Name] || [Length]
|}


([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]])
==[[Harnessing momentum (Innerviews 2008)]]==


Repertoire Records has released a box set containing 13 CDs of Nucleus' BBC sessions, spanning over 20 years. Nucleus was a jazz rock ensemble with a rotating lineup, led by British trumpeter Ian Carr. Allan performs on disc 4 and 6 of the box set. Disc 4 contains a session from BBC Radio 1 Top Gear, 10 October 1972, where Allan plays on three tunes. Disc 6 contains a session from BBC Radio 3 Jazz In Britain, 16 February 1981, where Allan plays on three tunes.
You’ve recently been more active in terms of touring and working on new material than you’ve been in years. Why did you pause your career and what’s behind the resurgence of activity?


Here's a breakdown of the two sessions:
Things were going well until 1999 when I went through a divorce and that changed everything. I lost my studio and had no way of working, so I was temporarily displaced for the first year or so. I was living with friends, floating around, and things ground to a halt. I went into a big downward slide and didn’t do anything. I wasn’t interested in playing. Meeting Leonardo Pavkovic, who runs the MoonJune label, was the biggest thing in getting my career going again. He’s been amazing in helping me manage a lot of things. I started touring again during the last two years and I’m going to have to tell Leonardo to stop, otherwise he’ll keep me on the road forever. [laughs] I also started working again on two album projects that were never finished. They should both come out in 2008. I also have a few tracks that I’ll be finishing for Chad Wackerman’s new solo album. That one has been going on for awhile too. I did quite a few tracks for it in Australia around the time of the All Night Wrong project. So, I’m now playing catch up. I put out the Against the Clock compilation just to do something. I figured there were enough albums out that we could put out a reasonably good “best of” from them. I thought it was also a good release for people who weren’t familiar with my work.


'''Disc 4: BBC Radio 1 Top Gear, 10 October 1972'''
==[[Allan Holdsworth (Sound Waves 2012)]]==


Presented by John Peel
I understand that your most recent recording is for a '''Chad''' '''Wackerman''' solo project. Please tell me about this new record.


3. Mayday<br>
The album is titled “Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations.” The recording of this album was spread over a very long time. His last studio record was released almost as long ago as mine. We started recording some of the tracks in Australia about eight years ago, and then he just kept adding to it. It was a long process, and we recorded a few tracks at a time, and he recently decided that he finally had enough tracks to put out an album. So that was that.
4. Belladonna<br>
5. Suspension


Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Alto/Bamboo Flute – Brian Smith<br>
==Links==
Trumpet/Flugelhorn – Ian Carr<br>
YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k23Q3R7MYoWm_H-2aO9misg-2lRMIxR3A
Electric Piano – Dave Macrae<br>
Guitar – Allan Holdsworth<br>
Bass – Roy Babbington<br>
Drums – Clive Thacker<br>
Percussion – Trevor Tomkins


'''Disc 6: BBC Radio 3 Jazz In Britain, 16 February 1981'''
Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/09/22-chad-wackerman.html


Presented by Charles Fox
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_Nightmares_and_Improvisations


7. Conversation With The Blues Part 1<br>
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/547005-Chad-Wackerman-Dreams-Nightmares-And-Improvisations
8. Conversation With The Blues Part 2<br>
[[Category:Discography]]
9. Sidewalk
 
Saxophones/Flutes – Brian Smith & Tim Whitehead<br>
Trumpet – Ian Carr<br>
Keyboards – Geoff Castle<br>
Guitar – Allan Holdsworth<br>
Bass – Chucho Merchan<br>
Drums – Nic France<br>
Percussion – Chris Fletcher<br>
 
The Disc 4 sessions coincide with Allan's tenure in the band in 1972, and were recorded only a few months after Allan played with the band on the 1972 album "Belladonna", which is credited as an Ian Carr solo release. All of the tunes on the 1972 BBC session were originally recorded on "Belladonna". Allan left the band shortly after the BBC sessions, and joined Tempest. There are a few live recordings from 1972 on YouTube, but we do not know at present if any of those stem from the BBC sessions.
 
The Disc 6 sessions are more akin to a session type situation, where Allan was hired for the occasion. Ian Carr's "Conversation with the blues" might have been a touring project, but it might also have been just a single session for the BBC. You can find a bootlegged version of this session on Soundcloud, and Allan takes a blistering solo on "Sidewalk".
 
There's more info on the album at:
 
https://www.repertoirerecords.com/artists/nucleus/nucleus-live-at-the-bbc/
 
https://www.discogs.com/release/21444976-Nucleus-Live-At-The-BBC

Latest revision as of 12:21, 12 November 2023

"Dreams Nightmares And Improvisations" is a 2012 album by Chad Wackerman. Allan plays guitar throughout, as well as playing the StarrSwitch on some tracks. The StarrSwitch is a MIDI controller made by StarrLabs, https://www.starrlabs.com/

Track listing

Chad Wackerman: Dreams Nightmares And Improvisations (D) (YT)
Track Number Title Composer Length
1 Glass Lullaby [Composer Name] [Length]
2 A New Day [Composer Name] [Length]
3 Bent Bayou [Composer Name] [Length]
4 Star Gazing [Composer Name] [Length]
5 Edith Street [Composer Name] [Length]
6 The Fifth [Composer Name] [Length]
7 Waterways [Composer Name] [Length]
8 The Billows [Composer Name] [Length]
9 Monsieur Vintage [Composer Name] [Length]
10 Rapid Eye Movement [Composer Name] [Length]
11 Brain Funk [Composer Name] [Length]
12 A Spontaneous Story [Composer Name] [Length]
13 Two For Ya [Composer Name] [Length]
14 Invisible [Composer Name] [Length]

Harnessing momentum (Innerviews 2008)

You’ve recently been more active in terms of touring and working on new material than you’ve been in years. Why did you pause your career and what’s behind the resurgence of activity?

Things were going well until 1999 when I went through a divorce and that changed everything. I lost my studio and had no way of working, so I was temporarily displaced for the first year or so. I was living with friends, floating around, and things ground to a halt. I went into a big downward slide and didn’t do anything. I wasn’t interested in playing. Meeting Leonardo Pavkovic, who runs the MoonJune label, was the biggest thing in getting my career going again. He’s been amazing in helping me manage a lot of things. I started touring again during the last two years and I’m going to have to tell Leonardo to stop, otherwise he’ll keep me on the road forever. [laughs] I also started working again on two album projects that were never finished. They should both come out in 2008. I also have a few tracks that I’ll be finishing for Chad Wackerman’s new solo album. That one has been going on for awhile too. I did quite a few tracks for it in Australia around the time of the All Night Wrong project. So, I’m now playing catch up. I put out the Against the Clock compilation just to do something. I figured there were enough albums out that we could put out a reasonably good “best of” from them. I thought it was also a good release for people who weren’t familiar with my work.

Allan Holdsworth (Sound Waves 2012)

I understand that your most recent recording is for a Chad Wackerman solo project. Please tell me about this new record.

The album is titled “Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations.” The recording of this album was spread over a very long time. His last studio record was released almost as long ago as mine. We started recording some of the tracks in Australia about eight years ago, and then he just kept adding to it. It was a long process, and we recorded a few tracks at a time, and he recently decided that he finally had enough tracks to put out an album. So that was that.

Links

YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k23Q3R7MYoWm_H-2aO9misg-2lRMIxR3A

Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/09/22-chad-wackerman.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_Nightmares_and_Improvisations

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/547005-Chad-Wackerman-Dreams-Nightmares-And-Improvisations

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