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[[File:Sunbird.jpg|right|200px]]"Sunbird" is a 1979 solo album by [[Gordon Beck]]. This a quartet album of Gordon’s tunes, featuring Allan on electric and acoustic guitar, and violin, Gordon on acoustic and electric piano, Jean-François Jenny-Clark on acoustic bass and Aldo Romano on drums. The music is mostly acoustic jazz, flavored by Gordon’s soulful style. Allan does a good job, but does not really sound at home all the time. Their later duo album “Things You See” has better chemistry. | |||
==Track listing== | |||
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|+Gordon Beck: Sunbird | |+ [[Gordon Beck]]: Sunbird ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQw5nBV9KFXzl1nsz19YJggoSTPnFsg2Y YT]) | ||
! No. | |- | ||
! Title | ! style="text-align:left;" | No. | ||
! Length | ! style="text-align:left;" | Title | ||
! style="text-align:left;" | Composer | |||
! style="text-align:left;" | Length | |||
! style="text-align:left;" | Comments | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | | The Gathering | ||
| Beck | |||
| 2:45 | | 2:45 | ||
| Guitar solo 1.29-2.26 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| | | Flight Part 1 | ||
| | | Beck | ||
| 6:43 | |||
| Guitar solo 2.45-4.14 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
| | | Part 2 | ||
| | | Beck | ||
| 3:00 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
| | | Part 3 | ||
| | | Beck | ||
| 2:49 | |||
| Guitar solo 1.10-2.02 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ||
| | | Part 4 | ||
| | | Beck | ||
| 3:14 | |||
| Allan on violin | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
| | | Halfway House | ||
| Beck | |||
| 6:21 | | 6:21 | ||
| Violin, guitar solo 3.21-5.37 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
| | | Sunbird | ||
| Beck | |||
| 5:03 | | 5:03 | ||
| Acoustic guitar solo 1.55-2.50 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 8 | | 8 | ||
| | | Second Summer | ||
| Beck | |||
| 6:49 | | 6:49 | ||
| Guitar solo 1.53-3.23 | |||
|} | |} | ||
=Summary of quotes on "Sunbird= | |||
In 1994, Allan Holdsworth discussed his collaboration with pianist Gordon Beck, particularly their album "Sunbird." He expressed discomfort with past projects and desired more familiarity with the music before recording. Despite their musical affinity, "Sunbird" was recorded before they toured, which disappointed Holdsworth. He also briefly played the violin on the album. Jean-Marie Salhani shared a memorable encounter with Holdsworth during the recording of "Sunbird," noting the guitarist's shyness and surreal conversations. | |||
=Quotes on "Sunbird= | |||
==[[Allan Holdsworth: An interview (Atavachron 1994)]]== | ==[[Allan Holdsworth: An interview (Atavachron 1994)]]== | ||
CH: Yeah, let’s move on... I want to kind of move on and talk a little bit. Gordon’s going to be involved in the next album, and you were telling me that you really hadn’t had a chance to make a real album with Gordon. What do you mean by that?
| CH: Yeah, let’s move on... I want to kind of move on and talk a little bit. Gordon’s going to be involved in the next album, and you were telling me that you really hadn’t had a chance to make a real album with Gordon. What do you mean by that?
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We did something like 30 towns, with what we had. Every night was a different show, none of them were similar. It was a very unique time, I didn't experience that since. Allan was a very special person once we know him and know his music, I have to say that it's difficult to get out of it. It's hard to get out of that mesmerizing feeling. I fully understand the musicians who are in love with his music, and his person. He's someone you can't forget, he's unforgettable. When I heard his passing, like the rest of us, I was crushed, obviously. I didn't think he could die. As matter of fact, he's not dead because fortunately we can listen to his music, every day, every week, every month, as you please we'll listen to him forever. He won't go away. | We did something like 30 towns, with what we had. Every night was a different show, none of them were similar. It was a very unique time, I didn't experience that since. Allan was a very special person once we know him and know his music, I have to say that it's difficult to get out of it. It's hard to get out of that mesmerizing feeling. I fully understand the musicians who are in love with his music, and his person. He's someone you can't forget, he's unforgettable. When I heard his passing, like the rest of us, I was crushed, obviously. I didn't think he could die. As matter of fact, he's not dead because fortunately we can listen to his music, every day, every week, every month, as you please we'll listen to him forever. He won't go away. | ||
=Links= | |||
YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQw5nBV9KFXzl1nsz19YJggoSTPnFsg2Y | |||
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/1463197-Gordon-Beck-Sunbird | |||
Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/07/14-gordon-beck-in-70s.html | |||
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbird_(album) | |||
[[Category:Discography]] | [[Category:Discography]] | ||
