Allan Holdsworth
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Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a British jazz guitarist and composer.
Allan Holdsworth is a jazz/fusion guitarist and is widely known for his contributions to the genre. He is acclaimed for the complexity of his compositional and improvisational work, as well as his astounding technical skill.
According to an interview from 1989, Holdsworth was Zappa's favorite Rock n' Roll guitar Player. [1]. Zappa also expressed his admiration for Holdsworth in the interviews Dynamo Frank and Zappa's Inferno.
"Well, there's one other guy whose work I know who should be included in that list who I respect and that's Allan Holdsworth." - Frank Zappa, The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2
Further reading:
- Lynching With Bonzai: Frank Zappa
- Frank Zappa On... The '80s Guitar Clone
- Just Another Band From Umeå: Zappsteetoot
- The Sin In Synclavier
