Home » Jazz Musicians » Soft Works

Soft Works

Sign in / sign up and request update access to the Soft Works page.


Tags

Album Review

Soft Works: Abracadabra in Osaka

Read "Abracadabra in Osaka" reviewed by Claudio Bonomi


«Nel 2000 mi venne questa pazza idea di aiutare il mio vecchio amico Elton Dean a organizzare una reunion dei leggendari Soft Machine...» Inizia così il racconto di Leonardo Pavkovic, patron della Moonjune Records, al giornalista Chris M. Slawecki di All About Jazz sulla genesi dei Soft Works, quartetto composto da Elton Dean, Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper e John Marshall che, nel 2002, diede alle stampe l'album Abracadabra. Allora, si trattò di una delle prime reincarnazioni ...

378
Album Review

Soft Works: Abracadabra

Read "Abracadabra" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins


Four legendary old friends reunite here to dig deeply into new material. On first listen it seems the energy level doesn't rise about a simmer much of the time, though Allan Holdsworth does kick things up a notch now and then. But repeated listens reveal the multiple layers of what is going on here, reminding us of what Soft Machine was once all about. The four men are older, wiser, more thoughtful and perhaps more analytical than when they first ...

Read more articles

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Abracadabra in Osaka

MoonJune Records
2020

buy

Abracadabra

Tone Center
2003

buy

Similar

Allan Holdsworth
guitar, electric
Soft Machine
band / ensemble / orchestra
Elton Dean
saxophone
Brand X
band / ensemble / orchestra

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.