From 1970s electric fusion to 21st century acoustic little big-band. It all happens on stage.
Disc A
BILL BRUFORD - THE BRUFORD TAPES
TRACKLIST:
1. Hell's Bells
2. Sample and Hold
3. Fainting in Coils
4. Travels with Myself - and Someone Else
5. Beelzebub
6. The Sahara of Snow (part 1)
7. The Sahara of Snow (part 2)
8. One of a Kind (part 2)
9. 5g 10. The Age of Information
The Bruford Tapes" was one of the first of the "beat the bootleggers" albums that are considered the norm these days. Featuring the later line- up of Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart, Jeff Berlin and the unknown John Clark, the album was recorded in the summer of 1979 for a live radio broadcast in Long Island, New York. "The Bruford Tapes" captures perfectly the raw atmosphere of the gig, whilst sacrificing none of the instrumental dexterity, which as ever with Bruford, is off the scale.
The material covered on this live album is drawn from the previous Bruford albums "Feels Good To Me" and "One Of A Kind" and includes improvisatory versions of "Hell's Bells", "Beelzebub" and "Sample And Hold" amongst its key tracks.
Disc B
BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORK - STAMPING GROUND (LIVE)
TRACKLIST:
1. Nerve
2. Up North
3. A Stone's Throw
4. Pilgrim's Way
5. Emotional Shirt
6. It Needn't End In Tears
7. All Heaven Broke Loose: i. Psalm ii. Old Song 8. Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark
9. Bridge of Inhibition
10. Hotel Splendour
Earthworks, born 1987, was designed from the start to ruffle feathers. Featuring the "taboo" electronic drums, rock technology, and the jazz sensibilities of a new group of fresh players from the anarchic London jazz scene of the eighties, it was bound to make heads turn. Earthworks Edition 1 featured horn players Django Bates and Iain Ballamy alongside upright bassist Mick Hutton, subsequently replaced by Tim Harries. The acoustic front line of Bates, Ballamy and Hutton was a strong and powerful contrast to the electronic percussion supplied by Bruford, and the band received many international critical plaudits: "Fine groovemanship and advancing techniques on tuned electronic percussion" Downbeat 1994's "Stamping Ground", recorded live in the U.S. allowed the band to present older material in the fresher live format, and contains the key tracks "Emotional Shirt" and "It Needn't End In Tears". This recording of "Stamping Ground-Live" has been re-mastered and includes one bonus track: "Hotel Splendour".
Disc B
BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS FEATURING TIM GARLAND - RANDOM ACTS OF HAPPINESS
TRACKLIST:
1. My Heart Declares a Holiday
2. White Knuckle Wedding
3. Turn and Return
4. Tramontana
5. Bajo del Sol
6. Seems Like a Lifetime Ago [ Part 1]
7. Modern Folk
8. With Friends like TheseÉ.
9. Speaking with Wooden Tongues
10. One of a Kind [ Part 1 ]
11. One of a Kind [ Part 2 ]
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