Allan's influences: Difference between revisions
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AH: Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery in fact most of the great guitar players; I loved them all. The newer guys: John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Scott Henderson and Frank Gambale... They?re all amazing with very different musical personalities. Of course there's Michael Brecker and Keith Jarrett, but they don't play the guitar (thank God!). I think I've been influenced by all instruments. I was influenced a lot by horn players, from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane on to Michael Brecker. There's many, many more that you could fill this whole page with people that have brought great gifts to the world of music. | AH: Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery in fact most of the great guitar players; I loved them all. The newer guys: John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Scott Henderson and Frank Gambale... They?re all amazing with very different musical personalities. Of course there's Michael Brecker and Keith Jarrett, but they don't play the guitar (thank God!). I think I've been influenced by all instruments. I was influenced a lot by horn players, from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane on to Michael Brecker. There's many, many more that you could fill this whole page with people that have brought great gifts to the world of music. | ||
==[[ In Memoriam: DownBeat’s Final Interview with Allan Holdsworth (Downbeat 2017)]]== | ==[[In Memoriam: DownBeat’s Final Interview with Allan Holdsworth (Downbeat 2017)]]== | ||
You wanted to take up a horn rather than guitar when you were younger. You really didn't think of yourself as a guitar player. Do you still feel that way and why? | You wanted to take up a horn rather than guitar when you were younger. You really didn't think of yourself as a guitar player. Do you still feel that way and why? | ||
