Allan Holdsworth BBC sessions

Allan Holdsworth/Ray Warleigh Quintet (1974)

Sounds of Jazz, BBC Radio 9th June 1974

Presented by Dave Gelly

1. Paris Thoughts (Allan Holdsworth) 2. New Dawn (Pat Smythe) 3. Kinder (Allan Holdsworth) 4. Plummet Airlines (Allan Holdsworth)

Allan Holdsworth (electric guitar, violin) Ray Warleigh (alto saxophone, alto flute) Pat Smythe (piano) Ron Mathewson (bass guitar) Bryan Spring (drums)

Pat Smythe and Allan Holdsworth Quartet

"Sounds of Jazz" August 14, 1977

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Pat Smythe: Piano Ron Mathewson: Bass Martin Drew: Drums

1. Forever Until Sunday (Bill Bruford) 2. Wayley Wayley/The Water is Wide (Scottish trad.) 3. Drumbilical Cord (Martin Drew) 4. Kibby Fowler (Allan Holdsworth?)

Pat Smythe and Allan Holdsworth Quartet

"Sounds of Jazz" November 26, 1978

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Pat Smythe: Piano Darryl Runswick: Bass Harold Fisher: Drums

1. Questar (Keith Jarrett) 2. Smatter (Kenny Wheeler) 3. What Am I Doing With You? (Pat Smythe) 4. White Line (Allan Holdsworth)

Holdsworth & Co.

"Jazz In Britain" November 14, 1979

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Gordon Beck: Piano Ray Warleigh: Alto/soprano Saxophone John Aue: Bass John Marshall: Drums

1. The Things You See (When You Haven't Got A Gun) (Allan Holdsworth) 2. Every Little Breeze (Allan Holdsworth) 3. Sunday (Allan Holdsworth)

Ian Carr’s Conversation With The Blues

March 17, 1980

Ian Carr: Trumpet Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Brian Smith & Tim Whitehead: Sax/Flute Geoff Castle: Keyboards Chucho Merchan: Bass Nic France: Drums Chris Fletcher: Percussion

1. Conversation With The Blues 1 2. Conversation With The Blues 2 3. Sidewalk

Pat Smythe Quintet

May 25, 1980

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Pat Smythe: Piano Ray Warleigh: Alto saxophone, Flute Chris Laurence: Bass John Marshall: Drums

1. Letters of Marque (Allan Holdsworth) 2. Reflection (Pat Smythe) 3. Out from Under (Holdsworth/Steve Robinson) 4. Steppes (Smythe)

I.O.U.

"Jazz In Britain" October 20, 1981

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Paul Carmichael: Bass Gary Husband: Drums, piano

1. White Line (Allan Holdsworth) 2. Shallow Sea (Intro) (Allan Holdsworth) 3. Where Is One? (Allan Holdsworth) 4. Prayer (Gary Husband): / Drifting Into The Attack (Allan Holdsworth) 5. Letters Of Marque (Allan Holdsworth)

Gordon Beck Quartet with Allan Holdsworth

December 2, 1981

Allan Holdsworth: Guitar Gordon Beck: Piano Jeff Clyne: Bass Gary Husband: Drums

1. Diminished Responsibility (Allan Holdsworth). 2. Sans Melodie Too (Gordon Beck). 3. For C.W. (Gordon Beck).