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Allan sometimes referred to this as a Gordon Beck album with himself guesting on it. That’s because Gordon did all the arrangements, picked tunes and wrote the title track. Allan still leaves his mark, such as on Coltrane’s “Countdown”, with a chordal arrangement. This listener always liked “Nuages” and the two Joe Henderson tunes the best. Kirk Covington and Gary Willis play on all tracks. | [[File:Nonetoosoon.jpg|200px|right]]"None Too Soon" is a 1996 solo album by Allan Holdsworth, featuring Allan mostly on guitar, with a couple SynthAxe tracks. It is very different from any other of Allan's solo albums, in that he did not write any of the material himself. Most of the album is comprised of jazz standards by John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Django Reinhardt and Bill Evans. In addition, there's an arrangement of "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles, and two originals by Gordon Beck. Allan sometimes referred to this as a Gordon Beck album with himself guesting on it. That’s because Gordon did all the arrangements, picked tunes and wrote the title track. Allan still leaves his mark, such as on Coltrane’s “Countdown”, with a chordal arrangement. This listener always liked “Nuages” and the two Joe Henderson tunes the best. Kirk Covington and Gary Willis play on all tracks. | ||
==Track listing== | |||
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|+Allan Holdsworth: None Too Soon ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]] - [[Allan Holdsworth Solo Albums|S]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nsy89_9h0ew6-HPCnVMYcByi1hD-hfbv4 YT]) | |||
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!style="text-align:left;"|Composer | |||
!style="text-align:left;"|Length | |||
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!1. | |||
|Countdown | |||
|Coltrane | |||
|3:11 | |||
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!2. | |||
|Nuages | |||
|Reinhardt | |||
|5:41 | |||
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!3. | |||
|How Deep Is the Ocean | |||
|Berlin | |||
|5:29 | |||
|- | |||
!4. | |||
|Isotope | |||
|Henderson | |||
|5:41 | |||
|- | |||
!5. | |||
|None Too Soon Pt I/Interlude/None Too Soon Pt II | |||
|Beck | |||
|7:44 | |||
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!6. | |||
|Norwegian Wood | |||
|Lennon/McCartney | |||
|5:55 | |||
|- | |||
!7. | |||
|Very Early | |||
|Evans | |||
|7:42 | |||
|- | |||
!8. | |||
|San Marcos | |||
|Beck | |||
|3:24 | |||
|- | |||
!9. | |||
|Inner Urge | |||
|Henderson | |||
|6:14 | |||
|} | |||
'''Allan Holdsworth''': Guitar, SynthAxe<br> | |||
'''Gordon Beck''': Keyboards<br> | |||
'''Gary Willis''': Bass<br> | |||
'''Kirk Covington''': Drums | |||
=Gear= | |||
''[Note: This info is based on the quotes reproduced below''.] For "None Too Soon," Allan mainly played his Steinberger guitars through Mesa Boogie amps, specifically one of which was a Dual Rectifier. | |||
=Allan's quotes on "None Too Soon"= | |||
==[[Creating Imaginary Backdrops (Innerviews 1993)]]== | ==[[Creating Imaginary Backdrops (Innerviews 1993)]]== | ||
Last time I spoke to you, I suggested you finish up your Restless contract with a live album so you wouldn’t have to waste any new compositions on them. But you said it was too valuable. | Last time I spoke to you, I suggested you finish up your Restless contract with a live album so you wouldn’t have to waste any new compositions on them. But you said it was too valuable. | ||
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https://www.innerviews.org/inner/willis.html | https://www.innerviews.org/inner/willis.html | ||
=Kirk Covington on "None Too Soon"= | |||
DB: What was it like working with Allan holdsworth, in None Too Soon? | |||
Kirk: The truth is I will always be grateful for the call, especially that it might be the only ‘bop’ record he ever does. Who knew he could swing that hard? Gordon Beck was a bit out of place on a piano controller instead of a grand, but nice record… | |||
https://www.abstractlogix.com/drummer-kirk-covington-interview/ | |||
=Links= | |||
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kZarGrO0pktIEFqO_ZzquRrbVTU0uFyts | |||
Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/09/21-with-heart-in-my-song-none-too-soon.html | |||
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/155544-Allan-Holdsworth-None-Too-Soon | |||
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_Too_Soon | |||
[[Category:Solo albums]] | [[Category:Solo albums]] | ||
[[Category:Discography]] | [[Category:Discography]] | ||
