Didier Lockwood, Allan Holdsworth - The Unique Concert (1980/2020) [24-96]

Concert at the Paris Jazz Festival on November 1, 1980 at the Théâtre de la Ville.

On November 1, 1980 at the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris, an exceptional concert brought together some of the greatest French and European jazz musicians of that time. An exceptional roster that is not necessarily the assurance of a big concert, and yet, that evening, it was!

It was time for the merger, 3 tracks are signed by Beck and 2 by Lockwood. Romano is indeed the last musician to participate in this concert still alive. He speaks of true “osmosis” between them all that night and and how they all understood each other immediately musically: This was music without borders, fusing forms, filled with ideas (Holdsworth's guitar is always fascinating, Beck's melodies brilliant, Romano's drums bring structure and invention...).

Romano says there was a friendly competition between Lockwood and Holdsworth to find out who would play the fastest! We feel the pleasure they had to play together, their mutual respect and the public is not mistaken, each brings his qualities but without ever trying to pull the all the attention to him (this is unfortunately the frequent risk of a concert where big personalities are gathered on the same stage...).

• Didier Lockwood-violin
• Aldo Romano-drums
• Allan Holdsworth-electric guitar
• Gordon Beck-piano
• Jean-François Jenny-Clark-double bass

01 - Flight 20:54

02 - Zebulon Dance 04:18

03 - Fast travel 11:13

04 - Halfway House 10:27

05 - Sunbird 14:55

06 - Interview d'Aldo Romano 06:27