Allan Holdsworth Terry Bozzio, Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin Allan Holdsworth/Tokyo, Japan 11.29.2008 Complete

A truly dream collaboration! This November 29th live performance, held in Tokyo in November 2008, featured the lavishly-formed Dream Band, comprised of Terry Bozzio, Pat Mastelotto, and Tony Levin, joined by Allan Holdsworth. This stunning audience recording captures the entire performance. The highlight of the set was a three-song improvisation jam: one first set, one second set, and one encore. (Each song lasted 30-40 minutes, and the dynamic progressions were so fast-paced that the tracks were split up at optimal intervals.) As Terry Bozzio's MC after the first set made clear, there was no rehearsal or pre-planning. Each player responded to the other's playing with no set end in sight. The thrilling improvisation battle was as intense as witnessing a real battle of wits. The Wildlife label released the master recordings for all three days, all of which were excellently recorded, but the recordings from the third day feature a very natural sound quality and a good balance of all the instruments, so you can fully enjoy the rich performances that are worthy of the final day's final stage. Of course, the improvisation battles between the four virtuoso musicians unfolded completely differently each day, and all of these are valuable records that could only have been produced on this very day, so these three titles are must-listen titles that fans should have. Miracle Session in Tokyo, Japan 29th November 2008 (Improvisation Jam #1) 1. part-1 2. part-2 3. part-3 4. part-4 5. part-5 (Improvisation Jam #2) 1. part-1 2. part-2 3. part-3 4. part-4 encore; 5. Improvisation Jam #3 ◇Personnel; Terry Bozzio (drums), Pat Mastelotto (drums), Tony Levin (stick bass), & Allan Holdsworth (guitar)