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Topic: Bill Bruford's Albums
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Bill Bruford's Albums
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:27
It always Feels Good to Me to give warm praise to some of our much-loved prog artists, and this time it's the turn of the legendary One of a Kind drummer, Bill Bruford. It Seems Like a Lifetime Ago since he was a member of YES and King Crimson, bands of which he was A Part, and Yet Apart from at various times. In the late 1970's,  his beloved Jazz Fusion project came to fruition in the form of Bruford. The third and final mysteriously-titled Bruford album, Gradually Going Tornado (1980), was apparently named after an exhibit by an obscure Romanian artist displayed at a London art gallery in 1974. Bill Bruford teamed up with keyboard wizard Patrick Moraz in the mid-1980's for two experimental albums of Music for Piano and Drums, and the Flags were flying high again for Bill in the late-80's when All Heaven Broke Loose in the progosphere  for the long-awaited Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album in 1989. Bill was back to his old Stamping Ground of Jazz Fusion in 1987 with the formation of Earthworks, a band you can really Dig. Bill Bruford continues to  impress with Master Strokes of drumming prowess well into the 21st century, and to The Sound of Surprise from many of his fans, he released a traditional acoustic jazz quartet album in 2001. Finally, if you're still In Two Minds about Bill Bruford, then check out any of his jazzy Footloose and Fancy Free albums at the links below. Smile
 
Bill Bruford's Albums
 
 3 stars 1978: Bruford - Feels Good to Me - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIElvPyMSLUJ3xINuWUhotW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIElvPyMSLUJ3xINuWUhotW
 3 stars 1979: Bruford - One of a Kind -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJBS8NzfrqsFU42gOHn6gV" rel="nofollow -  1979: Bruford - The Bruford Tapes -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ59i_h1TYRdS7a2FWdSnI" rel="nofollow -  1979: Bruford - Rock Goes to College - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIgFKGt962xplsaLQ5mQExS" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIgFKGt962xplsaLQ5mQExS
 3 stars 1980: Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK2_BFC0-UoF7tCxqjwuuIF" rel="nofollow -  1983: Moraz-Bruford - Music for Piano and Drums -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKJC3Y0REjhrzuAxCoDYkM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKJC3Y0REjhrzuAxCoDYkM -
 3 stars 1985: Moraz-Bruford - Flags -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ1gDBpoiRUChLmVxud4Zu" rel="nofollow -  1987: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIMzDx2mM-5GmDKQ_pXCBKQ" rel="nofollow -  1989: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Dig? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI2gVlO2MBOjOlJ6RJexER0" rel="nofollow -  1991: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - All Heaven Broke Loose -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIRUb4d3iwW0zfxPfosqvTF" rel="nofollow -  1994: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stamping Ground: Live -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJVkNGiG2BOxXnF7u5RiDiu" rel="nofollow -  1997: Bruford, Towner & Gomez - If Summer Had Its Ghosts -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIn-IqucItCmQ1CZEazIFDS" rel="nofollow -  1998: Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIVtH7JPIpVGO05csJO7f5p" rel="nofollow -  1999: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - A Part, and Yet Apart - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLC6cU0I50sSGRP7sJ6nVwC" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLC6cU0I50sSGRP7sJ6nVwC
 3 stars 2000: Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - B.L.U.E. Nights -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJFFJKw6BpAndNPm177S-81" rel="nofollow -  2001: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - The Sound of Surprise -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLKqFjeOm_43NUFR9exNTHM" rel="nofollow -  2002: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose and Fancy Free -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIHpA9eeID9JkbVASKl9SLN" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIHpA9eeID9JkbVASKl9SLN
 3 stars 2004: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Random Acts of Happiness -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK-pzx_K-NOJKcIzR6lMI3o" rel="nofollow -  2005: Bruford & Borstlap - In Concert in Holland - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL5hD2oYSRyRE1vdzvORYZk" rel="nofollow -  2006: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks Underground Orchestra -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKC00rmZ5QiJvIV9U_kLTMb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKC00rmZ5QiJvIV9U_kLTMb
 2 stars 2007: Bruford & Borstlap - In Two Minds - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIJmhlUUAut2sOlj3d_qdHe" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIJmhlUUAut2sOlj3d_qdHe



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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:36
Meh. I'll stick with his recordings from Yes and King Crimson.

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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:42
I have the first 3 solo lp's and I quite like them...also interested in the Earthworks series and other jazz fuson things but never bought any....yet.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:46
Starting with a favourite song and video from the first album....
 
3 stars  Bruford - Feels Good to Me (1978)
 
Adios a la Pasada - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIElvPyMSLUJ3xINuWUhotW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIElvPyMSLUJ3xINuWUhotW
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:49
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

I have the first 3 solo lp's and I quite like them...also interested in the Earthworks series and other jazz fuson things but never bought any....yet.
 
I must confess, I'd never listened to any Bill Bruford albums before today, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Embarrassed


Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 10:59
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Meh. I'll stick with his recordings from Yes and King Crimson.

 
 Really? Some of the stuff he did with Holdsworth is amazing. 


Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 11:09
I had master strokes which was a best of compilation on vinyl. I lent it to my dad and never saw it again. He either lost it or gave it away. Anyway, I never heard much of his solo stuff but I think some of it was good. I met him after an Earthworks show and he was a little bit temperamental. Still a great drummer though.


Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 12:35
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

I have the first 3 solo lp's and I quite like them...also interested in the Earthworks series and other jazz fuson things but never bought any....yet.

 
I must confess, I'd never listened to any Bill Bruford albums before today, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Embarrassed






I have his albums with,
Yes
King Crimson
UK
Earthworks


and a few of the solo albums...

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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 12:38
Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind are awesome. Great stuff.


Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 12:50
Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind are awesome. Great stuff.





Agreed

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:19
  3 stars Bruford - One of a Kind (1979)
 
Hell's Bells - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJBS8NzfrqsFU42gOHn6gV" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJBS8NzfrqsFU42gOHn6gV _
 


Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:23
Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I met him after an Earthworks show and he was a little bit temperamental.
That's a bit of an understatement.

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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:31
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I met him after an Earthworks show and he was a little bit temperamental.
That's a bit of an understatement.

Well, I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt. That said, he did seem like a bit of a hot head or maybe he was just in a bad mood that night. Not sure.


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:44
This is probably my favourite of his solo tracks -




Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:46
 2 stars Bruford - Rock Goes to College (1979)
 
Sahara of Snow -   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIgFKGt962xplsaLQ5mQExS" rel="nofollow -


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:50
 3 stars  Bruford - The Bruford Tapes (1979)
 
Fainting in Coils - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ59i_h1TYRdS7a2FWdSnI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ59i_h1TYRdS7a2FWdSnI
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 13:55
 3 stars Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado (1980)
 
Land's End - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK2_BFC0-UoF7tCxqjwuuIF" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK2_BFC0-UoF7tCxqjwuuIF
 


Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 14:05
All 3 Bruford studio albums are incredible - especially Feels good to me and One of a kind. 

I also love his Earthworks - great stuff.


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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 14:24
Originally posted by Ruby900 Ruby900 wrote:

All 3 Bruford studio albums are incredible - especially Feels good to me and One of a kind. 

I also love his Earthworks - great stuff.
 
I'm looking forward to digging into all of the Earthworks albums for the first time tomorrow. Smile


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:25
  3 stars Moraz-Bruford - Music for Piano and Drums (1983)
 
Blue Brains - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKJC3Y0REjhrzuAxCoDYkM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKJC3Y0REjhrzuAxCoDYkM -
 


Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:39
it should be pointed out that these albums are not solo albums by Bill Bruford but albums by the band Bruford. just like there are a bands named Santana, Greenslade, Bon Jovi or Van Halen


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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:58
I love the first three Earthworks albums in particular. He did something truly original there, also very good live. Not that highly rated on PA for some reason, but nice to see they get some appreciation here. Most Bruford albums are fine to very good with some highlights on them but overall I prefer Earthworks to them.


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:59
Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

it should be pointed out that these albums are not solo albums by Bill Bruford but albums by the band Bruford. just like there are a bands named Santana, Greenslade, Bon Jovi or Van Halen
Yes, in just the same way as Alice Cooper, Sade and Sebastian Hardie are all band names too. Smile
 
By the way, I mentioned in the introduction that Bill Bruford's band name was Bruford. Wink


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:05
 3 stars Moraz-Bruford - Flags (1985)
 
Temples of Joy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ1gDBpoiRUChLmVxud4Zuk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ1gDBpoiRUChLmVxud4Zuk
 


Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 19:18
I don't own all of the music Bill contributed to, but I've heard it all. So much to be impressed by. The Moraz sessions with just the two of them are a favorite. The Bruford-Levin Upper Extremities albums also. I loved hearing his experimentation with the Simmons drums throughout the 80s. He didn't do a lot of session work but I've always loved this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkW9IlMCak&ab_channel=Suha%C3%96nder


And I love watching the video footage of him on stage with Bruford and the later Earthworks lineups.
Plus, I always had a soft spot for his work with the New Percussion Group of Amsterdam.





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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 00:08
I really love the three albums released under the Bruford moniker, and Feels Good To Me is probably my favourite out of the bunch; Holdsworth's solo on "Back To The Beginning" is one of his finest. The collaborations with Patrick Moraz are good too although I'd say those are more Moraz than Bruford. The Earthworks albums never left a huge impression with me even though there are a few songs on them that I like; they generally sound a little too smooth and slick for my taste.


Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 00:11
I can't think of anything Bruford has played on that I don't love. Bands, solos, clinics, etc. He's far and away my favorite drummer of all time! 

Fees Good to Me and One of A Kind are my go-to discs for him!


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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 00:54
I'm planning to Dig into all of Earthworks albums today as part of a Bill Bruford marathon, which sure Feels Good to Me. Smile
 
  3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks (1987)
 
Up North - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIMzDx2mM-5GmDKQ_pXCBKQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIMzDx2mM-5GmDKQ_pXCBKQ
 


Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 01:22
Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I can't think of anything Bruford has played on that I don't love. Bands, solos, clinics, etc. He's far and away my favorite drummer of all time! 

Fees Good to Me and One of A Kind are my go-to discs for him!

Completely this!


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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 02:13
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

it should be pointed out that these albums are not solo albums by Bill Bruford but albums by the band Bruford. just like there are a bands named Santana, Greenslade, Bon Jovi or Van Halen
Yes, in just the same way as Alice Cooper, Sade and Sebastian Hardie are all band names too. Smile
 
By the way, I mentioned in the introduction that Bill Bruford's band name was Bruford. Wink

Alice Cooper was a band up until Muscle of Love.


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 02:55
 3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Dig? (1989)
 
Downtown - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI2gVlO2MBOjOlJ6RJexER0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI2gVlO2MBOjOlJ6RJexER0
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 04:20
 2 stars  Bill Bruford's Earthworks - All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)
 
All Heaven Broke Loose - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIRUb4d3iwW0zfxPfosqvTF" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIRUb4d3iwW0zfxPfosqvTF
 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 04:56
  3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stamping Ground: Live (1994)
 
Up North - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJVkNGiG2BOxXnF7u5RiDiu" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJVkNGiG2BOxXnF7u5RiDiu
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 06:07
  3 stars Bruford, Towner & Gomez - If Summer Had Its Ghosts (1997)
 
If Summer Had Its Ghosts - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIn-IqucItCmQ1CZEazIFDS" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIn-IqucItCmQ1CZEazIFDS
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:05
 2 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
 
Cerulean Sea - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIVtH7JPIpVGO05csJO7f5p" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIVtH7JPIpVGO05csJO7f5p
 


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:27
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

 2 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
 


Blimey you've given an album two stars, it must be real bad.


Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:37
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

 2 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
 


Blimey you've given an album two stars, it must be real bad.

In my opinion, it’s really good! I love this album! 😄🥰❤️



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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:40
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

 2 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
 


Blimey you've given an album two stars, it must be real bad.
The B.L.U.E. album is just too extreme and experimental for my reserved tastes. I'm listening to the album right now, but I'll be glad when it's finally over. If you like Cerulean Sea - posted above - then you'll probably like the album as a whole, but it's not an album I'd ever want to listen to again.  Confused


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 08:33
Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

 2 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
 


Blimey you've given an album two stars, it must be real bad.

In my opinion, it’s really good! I love this album! 😄🥰❤️

Me too.


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 09:29
  3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - A Part, and Yet Apart (1999)
 
 Footloose and Fancy Free -   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLC6cU0I50sSGRP7sJ6nVwC" rel="nofollow -


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:32
 3 stars Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - B.L.U.E. Nights (2000)
 
A Palace of Pearls - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJFFJKw6BpAndNPm177S-81" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJFFJKw6BpAndNPm177S-81
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 11:58
 3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - The Sound of Surprise (2001)
 
Revel Without a Pause - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLKqFjeOm_43NUFR9exNTHM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLKqFjeOm_43NUFR9exNTHM
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 04:37
 3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose and Fancy Free (2002)
 
Footloose and Fancy Free - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIHpA9eeID9JkbVASKl9SLN" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIHpA9eeID9JkbVASKl9SLN
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 05:16
I must admit, I wasn't expecting Bill Bruford's albums to be quite so jazzy, but as Louis Balfour says on Jazz Club, Jazz is a constantly progressive, constantly evolving musical art form. Nice! Thumbs Up
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 07:02
 3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Random Acts of Happiness (2004)
 
My Heart Declares a Holiday - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK-pzx_K-NOJKcIzR6lMI3o" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK-pzx_K-NOJKcIzR6lMI3o
 


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 07:45
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I must admit, I wasn't expecting Bill Bruford's albums to be quite so jazzy, but as Louis Balfour says on Jazz Club, Jazz is a constantly progressive, constantly evolving musical art form. Nice! Thumbs Up

Well he trained as a jazz drummer and that's fairly obvious from the way he plays.


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 08:15
 This bizarre improvisational album sounds like it could have featured on Louis Balfour's Jazz Club, which is not good. Thumbs Down
 
2 stars Bruford & Borstlap - In Concert in Holland (2005)
 
Prologue - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL5hD2oYSRyRE1vdzvORYZk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL5hD2oYSRyRE1vdzvORYZk
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 08:40
3 stars Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks Underground Orchestra (2006)
 
Up North - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKC00rmZ5QiJvIV9U_kLTMb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKC00rmZ5QiJvIV9U_kLTMb
 


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 10:25
 2 stars Bruford & Borstlap - In Two Minds (2007)
 
Kinship - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIJmhlUUAut2sOlj3d_qdHe" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIJmhlUUAut2sOlj3d_qdHe
 


Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 10:38
^ and ^^^ I actually love his collaborations with Michel Borstlap. No, it's not prog, it's jazz, but I think it is wonderful. Their live Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song is wonderful too. There is a decently prized re-edition of all these (3 CDs, one DVD) that I bought last year via the Burning Shed (pre Brexit, thus) - very worth while. These, with One of a Kind and Feels Good to Me are my preferred Bruford albums... Edit: oh, with the Bruford/Levin albums, I must add...


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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 10:47
Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

^ and ^^^ I actually love his collaborations with Michel Borstlap. No, it's not prog, it's jazz, but I think it is wonderful. Their live Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song is wonderful too. There is a decently prized re-edition of all these (3 CDs, one DVD) that I bought last year via the Burning Shed (pre Brexit, thus) - very worth while. These, with One of a Kind and Feels Good to Me are my preferred Bruford albums... Edit: oh, with the Bruford/Levin albums, I must add...
I was In Two Minds whether to give the Bruford & Borstlap album 2 stars or 3 stars, because on the one hand, it's very technically proficient - just as you'd expect - but on the other hand, it's not an album I'd want to listen to again, even though I generally like listening to Jazz. Confused


Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 11:22
^ Question: might this have to do with your listening habits? I mean, I understand you have some kind of binge-listening strategy (all of Wakeman in a row, all of whichwhateverother band in a row...). My choice of listening to music is much more determined by my moods. I won't listen to Bruford/Borstlap at any moment as I don't want to listen to Yes all in a row. I think we appreciate specific music better when it corresponds to the mood of the moment and on other days we might appreciate it less, just because of a change of mood...


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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 11:34
Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

^ Question: might this have to do with your listening habits? I mean, I understand you have some kind of binge-listening strategy (all of Wakeman in a row, all of whichwhateverother band in a row...). My choice of listening to music is much more determined by my moods. I won't listen to Bruford/Borstlap at any moment as I don't want to listen to Yes all in a row. I think we appreciate specific music better when it corresponds to the mood of the moment and on other days we might appreciate it less, just because of a change of mood...
It Feels Good to me to have listened to the last of Bill Bruford's One of a Kind albums today, and I'm Gradually Going Tornado with a Curved Air binge starting tomorrow. Smile
 
Bill Bruford's Albums
 
 3 stars 1978: Bruford - Feels Good to Me - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIElvPyMSLUJ3xINuWUhotW" rel="nofollow -  1979: Bruford - One of a Kind -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJBS8NzfrqsFU42gOHn6gV" rel="nofollow -  1979: Bruford - The Bruford Tapes -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ59i_h1TYRdS7a2FWdSnI" rel="nofollow -  1979: Bruford - Rock Goes to College - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIgFKGt962xplsaLQ5mQExS" rel="nofollow -  1980: Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK2_BFC0-UoF7tCxqjwuuIF" rel="nofollow -  1983: Moraz-Bruford - Music for Piano and Drums -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKJC3Y0REjhrzuAxCoDYkM" rel="nofollow -  1985: Moraz-Bruford - Flags -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ1gDBpoiRUChLmVxud4Zu" rel="nofollow -  1987: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIMzDx2mM-5GmDKQ_pXCBKQ" rel="nofollow -  1989: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Dig? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI2gVlO2MBOjOlJ6RJexER0" rel="nofollow -  1991: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - All Heaven Broke Loose -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIRUb4d3iwW0zfxPfosqvTF" rel="nofollow -  1994: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stamping Ground: Live -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJVkNGiG2BOxXnF7u5RiDiu" rel="nofollow -  1997: Bruford, Towner & Gomez - If Summer Had Its Ghosts -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIn-IqucItCmQ1CZEazIFDS" rel="nofollow -  1998: Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIVtH7JPIpVGO05csJO7f5p" rel="nofollow -  1999: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - A Part, and Yet Apart - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLC6cU0I50sSGRP7sJ6nVwC" rel="nofollow -  2000: Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - B.L.U.E. Nights -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJFFJKw6BpAndNPm177S-81" rel="nofollow -  2001: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - The Sound of Surprise -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLKqFjeOm_43NUFR9exNTHM" rel="nofollow -  2002: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose and Fancy Free -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIHpA9eeID9JkbVASKl9SLN" rel="nofollow -  2004: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Random Acts of Happiness -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK-pzx_K-NOJKcIzR6lMI3o" rel="nofollow -  2005: Bruford & Borstlap - In Concert in Holland - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL5hD2oYSRyRE1vdzvORYZk" rel="nofollow -  2006: Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks Underground Orchestra -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKC00rmZ5QiJvIV9U_kLTMb" rel="nofollow -  2007: Bruford & Borstlap - In Two Minds - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIJmhlUUAut2sOlj3d_qdHe" rel="nofollow -


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 29 2021 at 04:07
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Live in Frankfurt 1988
 


Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 29 2021 at 17:37
I love the Moraz & Bruford stuff. There's also a live album.

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