Blues for Tony is a live album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist Alan Pasqua, bassist Jimmy Haslip, and drummer Chad Wackerman.
[1][2] The album, which is dedicated to drummer Tony Williams, was issued after the release of a DVD titled Live At Yoshi's, featuring the same personnel.
In a review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson wrote: "this quartet... demonstrates that being influenced by rock and funk and making extensive use of electric instruments doesn't mean that a group cannot maintain a jazz mentality.
Improvisation and spontaneity prevail, and... the quartet's amplified performances can easily be described as 'the sound of surprise'... Blues for Tony is an album that fusion lovers shouldn't miss.
singled out Holdsworth's "Fred" for praise, and commented: "'Fred' assumes virtuosic power and control.