Sand (album) explained

Sand
Type:	studio
Artist:	Allan Holdsworth
Cover:	Allan Holdsworth - 1987 - Sand.jpg
Border:	yes
Studio:	Front Page Recorders, Costa Mesa, California
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Label:	Relativity
Producer:	Allan Holdsworth
Prev Title:	Atavachron
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	With a Heart in My Song
Next Year:	1988

Sand is the fifth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in August 1987 through Relativity Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic awarded Sand four stars out of five, calling it one of Holdsworth's "most innovative and texturally beautiful" albums to date and highlighting his extensive use of the SynthAxe.^[2]

Personnel

• Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, engineering, mixing, production
• Alan Pasqua – keyboard
• Gary Husband – drums (tracks 1, 3)
• Chad Wackerman – drums (tracks 4, 5), percussion (track 6)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (except track 6)
• Biff Vincent – Roland Octapad bass (track 6)
• John England – sound effects

Technical

• Dan Humann – engineering, mixing
• Robert Feist – engineering, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Francois Bardol – cover art

External links

• Sand at therealallanholdsworth.com (archived)
• Allan Holdsworth "Sand" at Guitar Nine

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 33.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Sand - Allan Holdsworth". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 16 April 2019.