[real saxophonist]

One of my favourites, though Ron Bruner Jr. kinda steals the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsce9sBLCM

And with the Tony Williams Lifetime, about 35 years earlier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsjYVpBHPnU

[Pontiac]

LATER

[corkoman]

Defines FLUID. 5-G is a mind blowing piece of work. I’ll look for a link. RIP. To this master guitarist. Sigh

[Clutch Martin]

Had a couple of ales with him after a Birchmere show back in the late 90’s. Nice fellow. Great show.

I also ventured up to the Baked Potato north of San Diego and caught him. It too on was yet another great show.

There are a number of good vids up on YouTube.

[SkyShot]

Easily my favorite guitarist. Defined smooth, innovative effortless-sounding leads. It’s sad to say goodbye to this era one by one.. RIP, Alan.

[Drew68]

Broke and reportedly working at a Walmart at the time of his death, Holdsworth's family set up a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral.

[loungitude]

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[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Oh my. Absolutely one of a very rarified class of true guitar innovators...Django, Charlie Christian, Lennie Breau (not so much influence) Wes Montgomery, McLaughlin, Hendrix, Van Halen.....Holdsworth.

Each of these may not have been the absolute first to play in their particular style, but they both became the masters of those styles and undeniably influenced or at least inspired countless guitar players.

Holdsworth could be tough to listen to. I actually walked out on one of the three times I saw him. “Heard enough, already”.

[60Gunner]

I thought some of his best work was with the supergroup UK. The band also featured a "who's who" of progressive rock musicians, including Bill Bruford, John Wetton, and Eddie Jobson.

Holdsworth's contribution in UK's "In the Dead of Night" is still one of most amazingly beautiful guitar solos I have ever heard.

[plain talk]

I saw him with UK in late 1970s. Amazing guitarist. Really sad to lose him at a relatively young age.

[maxtheripper]

Another Great has passed from this earth.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.