Alan Holdsworth - Live at Yoshi's Friday 29-09-2006 (Blu-ray + 2CD)

Format: Blu-ray + 2CD
Catalogue No.: MOCBR14646
Barcode: 8721562700208
Release Date: 06 Nov 2026
Genre: Rock

2006 concerts by super group led by Allan Holdsworth, featuring Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip, and Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa's drummer)

Two separate releases for the Friday and for the Saturday shows:
1 Blu-ray disc (unabridged, including interviews) + 2CD for the Friday show
1 Blu-ray disc (unabridged, including interviews) + 2CD for the Saturday show
Saturday show also available on 4LP-set (MOV) on translucent red coloured vinyl
All audio remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Rich Breen

Allan Holdsworth was a British fusion/prog rock guitarist who in his almost six decades long career released numerous solo studio and live albums, and contributed to bands including Soft Machine, The New Tony Williams Lifetime, and Level 42. Through his use of highly advanced harmonic and melodic concepts, he truly stretched the limits of the instrument, inspiring many of the world's greatest players such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Frusciante, and Tom Morello. Zappa once called him "one of the most interesting guys on guitar on the planet", so it's safe to say Holdsworth is in fact your favourite guitarist's favourite guitarist. 
In 2006 and 2007 Holdsworth embarked on a tour through U.S. and Europe with keyboardist Alan Pasqua (his colleague in The New Tony Williams Lifetime), Jimmy Haslip (founding member of Robben Ford's band Yellowjackets), and Chad Wackerman (Zappa's drummer and percussionist from 1981 to 1988). On September 29 and 30, 2006 they played four concerts (two shows on Friday and two on Saturday) at Yoshi's in Oakland, California and the full performance was captured by independent film maker Eric Dorris on HD video, resulting in a 2008 DVD release compiling a selection taken from the four concerts. The rest of the footage as well as the multitrack digital audio was shelved, until now... 
On what would be Allan's 80th birthday, we're proud to announce the definitive versions of the shows performed at Yoshi's, across multiple formats. For the fans wishing the full experience, we created two packages containing one Blu-ray disc and two CDs each: one for the shows on Friday and the other for the Saturday shows, unabridged and including interviews. On top of that, we're releasing a 4LP set on coloured vinyl of the full Saturday, beautifully remastered by the Grammy Award-winning engineer Rich Breen.  
Hereby you're cordially invited to witness the band's unique improvisational prowess in the comfort of your own living room.

Tracklistings:
Friday shows:
CD1: Live at Yoshi’s  - Friday Set 1 (29-09-2006)
1. The Fifth
2. It Must Be Jazz
3. Fred
4. Looking Glass
5. San Michele
6. Pud Wud
7. Proto-Cosmos
8. Red Alert

CD2: Live at Yoshi’s - Friday Set 2 (29-09-2006)
1. The Fifth
2. Looking Glass
3. Fred
4. Blues For Tony
5. San Michele
6. Pud Wud
7. Proto-Cosmos
8. Red Alert

Blu Ray
Live at Yoshi’s - Friday Set 1 (29-09-2006)
1. The Fifth
2. It Must Be Jazz
3. Fred
4. Looking Glass
5. San Michele
6. Pud Wud
7. Proto-Cosmos
8. Red Alert

Live at Yoshi’s - Friday Set 2 (29-09-2006)
1. The Fifth
2. Looking Glass
3. Fred
4. Blues For Tony
5. San Michele
6. Pud Wud
7. Proto-Cosmos
8. Red Alert

Interviews:
- Alan Pasqua interview 27:00
- Chad Wackerman interview 30:06