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When bill bruford issued the first earthworks album, it was the freshest thing in jazz in a decade. Bill brufords earthworks biography after the dissolution of king crimson 80s edition, bill bruford recruited sax player iaian ballamy, keyboardist, horn and trumpet player django bates and acoustic bass player mick hutton to form earthworks a perfect platform to showcase his true passion. The bands first release came in 1987, and they have continued to be active through 2006. The sound of surprise published june 1, 2001 by steve smith best known for his highprofile stints in yes and king crimson, drummer bill bruford has been taking little vacations from his day job for something like two decades now. Bruford once mentioned that come to dust was his response to jackie mcleans love and hate, which was a real baffler until i realized that the melodramatic drum punctuations are the same in both pieces. Bill brufords earthworks free listening on soundcloud. Random acts of happiness, an album by bill bruford s earthworks. By the late 80s, bruford had formed a new band, bill brufords earthworks, which included saxophonist iain ballamy and django bates. Includes previously unreleased and little known material.
Availing himself of the brightest young talent on the burgeoning u. He has also experimented widely with new technologies for percussion playing. Drummer bill bruford pursued his jazzy side with the earthworks quartet until he retired from performing at the start of 2009. View all records by bill bruford for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch formatdivokej bill 15 cd download. Listen to bill brufords earthworks soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 94 tracks. I have always found bills playing to be quite stiff, little groove or flow, dynamics compressed into an overcontrolled but correct sound. The band recorded several albums for editions eg, discipline global mobile and summerfold records earthworks went through several lineups. Earthworks is the first album by bill brufords earthworks, a jazz band led by drummer bill bruford with django bates, iain ballamy, and mick hutton.
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Bill brufords earthworks a part, and yet apart cd bbsf 003cd tracks. Bill bruford was the original drummer in yes and a long term member of king crimson before devoti add to wish list. This jazzoriented drummer was a founding member of yes, and also worked solo. Bill brufords earthworks have released an expanded edition of their. The title refers to the idea of wanting to be a part of something, but yet being regarded by others or yourself as still an outsider. William scott bruford born 17 may 1949 is an english former drummer, percussionist, songwriter, producer, and record label owner who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band yes. Earthworks complete is a summerfold records box set reissue of drummer bill bruford s earthworks entire back catalogue across its 20year career. King crimson larks tongues in aspic, 1973 starless and bible black, 1974 red, 1974 usa, 1975 discipline, 19812001 beat, 1982 three of a perfect pair, 19842001.
In 1981, bruford rejoined the reformed king crimson, while finding time to release two albums with onetime yes keyboardist patrick moraz. Tim garland tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, featured, steve hamilton piano, mark hodgson bass, bill bruford drums, log drum, producer, keith yansurak engineer, andrew tulloch. By the late 80s, bruford had formed a new band, bill bruford s earthworks, which included saxophonist iain ballamy and django bates. Bill bruford s earthworks a part, and yet apart cd bbsf 003cd tracks. Earthworks by bill bruford earthworks on amazon music unlimited.
After his departure from yes, bruford spent the rest of the 1970s playing in king crimson, touring with genesis and u. The debut album by earthworks entitled bill bruford s earthworks might seem like bruford took a quantum leap from progressive rock to modern jazz, but when you closely examine things you discover this really isnt such a big jump. Bill was never going to be a jack dejohnette, a tony williams, a billy higgins or an elvin jones weckl. Both entertaining and educational, this visually rich programme will appeal to anyone interested in music, especially those who have followed the various twists and. Find bill bruford discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Come and download bill bruford 12 cd beerpal absolutely for free. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The official website of bill bruford and bill brufords.
Stream tracks and playlists from bill brufords earthworks on your desktop or mobile device. Bruford forms a new earthworks lineup with patrick clahar sax, steve hamilton piano and geoff gascoygne bass. From his tenures with yes, genesis and king crimson in progressive rock to recordings with his bands bruford and bill bruford s earthworks in jazz, his precision and imagination are distinctive. Random acts of happiness, an album by bill brufords earthworks. Bill brufords earthworks earthworks 1987 written by bluesever friday, 11 february 2011 19. Bill bruford is a versatile drummer whose sound has influenced countless other players in a variety of genres. Drummer bruford has had an illustrious career, and hes one of the few guys from the progressive rock field who actually knew what it meant to be progressive. Stream tracks and playlists from bill bruford s earthworks on your desktop or mobile device.
Bill bruford s earthworks a part, and yet apart 1999 anderson, bruford, wakeman, howe 1989 2cd 2011 gonzo deluxe edition matching mole matching mole 1972 2cd deluxe edition 2012. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Bill bruford s earthworks were a british jazz band led by drummer bill bruford. A visual discography of bill brufords work from 1969 to 2010. Bruford moved away from progressive rock to concentrate on jazz, leading his own jazz group, earthworks, for several years. Bill brufords earthworks were a british jazz band led by drummer bill bruford. Part 1 part 2 according to drummer bill bruford, the year 1987 was considered something of a fence constructed in the middle of his careerthe year where he, at least from the perspective of his own work, stopped being considered a rock drummer albeit a progressive one at that and became a jazz drummer. He was a guiding light in the socalled british art rock movement, touring internationally with yes and king crimson from 196874. Listen to bill bruford s earthworks soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 94 tracks. With bill bruford, tim garland, patrick clahar, gwilym simcock.
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