The Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock

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Length 128:55 Release date 17 May 2005 Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion		Artist Allan Holdsworth Label Alternity Records

Released 17 May 2005 (2005-05-17) Recorded 1983–2001 at various locations Producer Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Derek Wilson, Christopher Hoard Similar Allan Holdsworth albums, Jazz fusion albums

The Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock is a double compilation album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released on 17 May 2005 through Universal Music (Japan), Alternity Records (US) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe). Notably, the second disc contains predominantly SynthAxe-based compositions, which formed the basis of much of Holdsworth's recordings in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Personnel

Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, spoken vocals (track 9), production

Naomi Star – vocals (track 17)

Rowanne Mark – vocals (tracks 19, 22)

Steve Hunt – keyboard (tracks 2–4, 21)

Chad Wackerman – keyboard (track 9), drums (tracks 1, 7–9, 16, 22, 25), production

Alan Pasqua – keyboard (tracks 11, 13)

William Edward Childs – keyboard (track 12)

Gordon Beck – digital piano (tracks 5, 6)

Gary Husband – drums (tracks 2–4, 11, 13, 21

Kirk Covington – drums (tracks 5, 6)

Gary Novak – drums (tracks 10, 23)

Tony Williams – drums (track 12)

Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (tracks 14, 17, 19)

Jimmy Johnson – bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11–14, 17, 19, 22, 25)

Skúli Sverrisson – bass (tracks 3, 4, 21)

Gary Willis – bass (tracks 5, 6)

Bob Wackerman – bass (track 9)

Dave Carpenter – bass (tracks 10, 18, 20, 23)

Biff Vincent – Roland Octapad (track 16)

Claire Holdsworth – spoken vocals (track 9)

Jeffrey Ocheltree – sound effects (track 9)

John England – sound effects (track 16)

Derek Wilson – executive production

Christopher Hoard – executive production

Songs

1Tokyo Dream (Japan version)5:05
2Sphere of Innocense5:58
3Rukukha5:33

References

The Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock Wikipedia

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