Wardenclyffe Tower

by Allan Holdsworth

Wardenclyffe Tower cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Restless
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:21
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his lifelong quest for fluid, saxophone-like legato phrasing on the guitar, the legendary virtuoso heavily utilized the SynthAxe MIDI controller on this recording. 'Wardenclyffe Tower' boasts dizzyingly complex harmonic structures masked by ethereal, atmospheric synthesizer textures. Backed by world-class rhythm sections, Holdsworth cements his reputation as an entirely peerless architect of modern jazz fusion.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, dissonant, technical, instrumental, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. 5 to 10 (5:36)
  2. Sphere of Innocence (5:58)
  3. Wardenclyffe Tower (8:44)
  4. Dodgy Boat (5:37)
  5. Zarabeth (6:31)
  6. Against the Clock (4:58)
  7. Questions (4:04)
  8. Oneiric Moor (1:42)
  9. Tokyo Dream (Bonus Track) (5:05)
  10. The Un-Merry Go Round (Part 4) [Bonus Track] (3:01)
  11. The Un-Merry Go Round (Part 5) [Bonus Track] (1:58)

Credits

  • Art Shoji - artwork [logo]
  • Jimmy Johnson - bass, bass [solo], soloist
  • Steve Hunt - composed by, keyboards, keyboards [solo], soloist
  • Chad Wackerman - composed by, keyboards, drums
  • Naomi Star - composed by, vocals
  • Gary Husband - drums, keyboards [solo], soloist
  • Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, drums [solo], soloist
  • Joel Schnebelt - voice [solo, jazz fan], soloist
  • Allan Holdsworth - Primary Artist, Guitar [Solo], Soloist, SynthAxe [Solo]

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