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Holdsworth Pasqua Haslip Wackerman – Blues For Tony
There is a generosity at play here that is quite intoxicating. This richness doesn’t just come from guitarist Allan Holdsworth’s amazing blend of harmonic adventurism and beautiful liquid tone or from a rhythm section of Chad Wakerman on drums and Jimmy Haslip on bass that is both delightfully propulsive and intricately detailed. The melodic invention of keyboardist Alan Pasqua equally adds to the mix but the thing that gives these tracks their real depth is the restraint shown that is needed when examining the blues.
That paced delivery of the goods gives the tracks somewhere to go. This isn’t just a blowing session of titans. Blues progressions and their inherent level of discipline lay down a template that these seasoned musicians revel in. The pedigree of the players here could have easily led to something overwrought if it weren’t for the band’s adherence to that old adage that, the song always comes first.
The tracks start with beautiful melodies that get broken down and re-examined in the finest jazz tradition but they never get pulled into the ego driven chaos that can often result when there is this much talent on hand. There is intensity here but it comes with a pace and sense of occasion that pays a real tribute to its inspiration.
The music on Blues For Tony finds a comfortable place between the scholarly world of jazz, the human sphere of the blues and the demand for sonic thrills from the fusion crowd. The late great drummer Tony Williams, who passed away way too young back in 1997 and who this album is a tribute to, would surely have approved.
Rob Hudson
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