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Bruford performing in 2008
Groundwork information
Birth proper noun	William Scott Bruford
Born	(1949-05-17) 17 May 1949 (age 72) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Genres	Progressive rock instrumental stone jazz jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	musician songwriter producer record characterization owner musicologist
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years agile	1967–2009
Labels	Polydor E.One thousand. Voiceprint Winterfold Summerfold
Associated acts	Yes King Crimson Gong National Health Genesis U.Yard. Bruford Brand X Earthworks Kazumi Watanabe Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
Website	www.billbruford.com

Musical creative person

William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. Later on leaving Yeah in 1972, Bruford spent the balance of the 1970s recording and touring with King Red (1972–1974) and Roy Harper (1975), and touring with Genesis (1976) and U.Thou. (1978). In 1978, he formed his own group (Bruford), which was active until 1980.

In the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Scarlet for iii years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including Patrick Moraz and David Torn), and formed his ain electrical jazz ring Digging in 1986. He so played with his onetime Yeah bandmates in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yep. Bruford played in Rex Reddish for his tertiary and final tenure from 1994–1997, after which he continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks.

On 1 Jan 2009, Bruford retired from professional drumming, only briefly returning for a few private gigs. He pursued other projects since then, including the operation of his two record labels, Summerfold and Winterfold, releasing an autobiography in 2009, and speaking and writing about music. In 2016, after four-and-a-half years of study, Bruford earned a PhD in Music at the University of Surrey. That year, Bruford ranked No. 16 on Rolling Rock 's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".^[one] In 2017, Bruford was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yep.^[2]

Early life [edit]

Bruford was born on 17 May 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent, the 3rd child of Betty and John Bruford, a local veterinary surgeon.^[3] He has a brother, John, and a sister, Jane.^[4] He attended New Beacon School in Sevenoaks, followed past Tonbridge School in Tonbridge, a boarding school.^{[5] [half dozen]} Bruford decided to take upwardly drumming at thirteen after watching American jazz drummers on the BBC2 jazz television series Jazz 625,^[vii] and practised the musical instrument in the cranium of his firm.^[5] He cites Max Roach, Joe Morello, Fine art Blakey and Ginger Baker every bit the nearly influential drummers on him equally a young homo.^[8] Around this time, Bruford'southward sis bought him a pair of pulsate brushes as a birthday nowadays,^[7] and Bruford would practice using them on album sleeves later he was told the sound resembled a snare pulsate while watching Jazz 625. Bruford recalled it every bit "a perfect pedagogy".^[6] Though he was given a single snare drum at first, Bruford gradually built a full drum kit.^[6] He later took a few lessons from Lou Pocock, a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.^[vii]

During his time at boarding school, Bruford befriended several fellow jazz fans, one of them a drummer who gave Bruford lessons in improvisation and a tutorial volume by American jazz drummer Jim Chapin. In 1966 and 1967, Bruford performed in The Breed, an R&B/soul four-slice with Stu Murray on guitar, Mike Freeman on saxophone, Ray Bennett (who would afterward play with Peter Banks's Flash) on bass, and Doug Kennard on guitar and vocals.^[6] Later on leaving school, Bruford took a gap year before he intended to study economics at Leeds University.^{[6] [nine]} In January 1968, he unsuccessfully auditioned for a place in Savoy Brown at a pub in Battersea, but he "hung around until the end and told them they had the wrong guy ... I talked my way into it".^[nine] His tenure simply lasted iii gigs because he "messed with the shell",^[x] and followed this with a brief stint in the psychedelic stone band Newspaper Blitz Tissue. Bruford then spotted an advert in a music shop from The Dissonance, who were looking for a drummer to play with them for a six-calendar week residency at the Piper Social club in Rome, Italy.^[11] He remembered the feel equally "ghastly", felt his bandmates could not play properly, and had to hitchhike dorsum to London with his kit.^{[six] [11]}

Career [edit]

1968–1974: Yeah and King Crimson [edit]

Following his return to London, the xix-twelvemonth-old Bruford settled into a flat in northward London and placed an ad for pulsate work in the Tune Maker.^[12] It was spotted by vocalist Jon Anderson of the psychedelic rock band Mabel Greer's Toyshop, formed of bassist Chris Squire and guitarist Clive Bayley, who sought a replacement for their departing drummer, Bob Hagger. The four met on 7 June 1968; Anderson was so impressed with Bruford that he invited him to play with the ring that evening at the Rachel McMillan College in Deptford.^[10] Their unabridged fix consisted of "In the Midnight 60 minutes" by Wilson Pickett equally it was the only song they all knew how to play through, but Bruford was impressed with the band's ability to sing in harmony.^[12] Post-obit the gig, Bruford had several offers to bring together soul bands, one of which earned as much as £thirty a week, simply chose to remain with Anderson and Squire, who took charge in forming a new ring. The 4 entered rehearsals, which ended in Peter Banks replacing Bayley on guitar, Tony Kaye on keyboards, and the group changing their name to Yes.^{[ten] [12]}

Bruford played on Yes's outset five studio albums during his initial tenure: Yes (1969), Fourth dimension and a Word (1970), The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), and Close to the Edge (1972). He received a writing credit on just five tracks: "Harold Land", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart of the Sunrise", "And You lot and I", and "Five Per Cent for Zip", a 35-second track on Fragile that was his first attempt at composition. His principal interest was allowing the drums to "be heard" as Squire played his bass often in the higher register, and so developed a fashion that involved "unusual crush placement" and fourth dimension signatures.^[13] He developed his musical understanding during this time, learning "how to read the horizontal lines, just non the vertical notes."^[14] Bruford recalled Aye being hot blooded and argumentative, with personality conflicts existence the eventual reason for his exit. These, for him, included problems in understanding other members' accents, differences in social backgrounds, and many other issues that set the band in a constant state of friction between Anderson, Squire, and himself.^[14]

In July 1972, subsequently Close to the Edge had been recorded, Bruford quit to join Rex Ruddy, later explaining: "Rex Crimson was one of the just gigs for a rock drummer where you could play in 17/16 and still stay in decent hotels".^[15] Rehearsals began in September 1972, followed past an all-encompassing UK tour. His instinct to recall complicated drum parts was shown when he learned how to play the long percussion and guitar role in the middle of "21st Century Schizoid Human", "by listening to information technology and simply learning information technology." Bruford cites the six months costless jazz percussionist Jamie Muir was in the band as highly influential on him as a player.^[16] Bruford is featured on Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), Red (1974) and the live album USA (1975). Robert Fripp disbanded Male monarch Cherry in September 1974.^[17]

1974–1980: Genesis, Bruford, and U.Yard. [edit]

After leaving King Reddish, Bruford felt his "sense of direction was rather stymied" and was unsure on his next pace. In late 1974, he became a temporary fellow member of the Anglo-French band Gong for a European bout after drummer Laurie Allan was busted for drugs at a border. Bruford then chose to wait for an appealing offer while earning coin equally a session musician.^[sixteen] The sessions were few, however, and the ones that he was a part of he chosen "unmitigated disasters".^[18] In 1975, Bruford played drums on Fish Out of Water by Chris Squire,^[19] HQ by Roy Harper,^[16] and At the Audio of the Bell past Pavlov's Dog.^[20] Later in the yr, he performed as guest percussionist for the jazz fusion band Brand Ten, featuring Phil Collins on drums. Bruford then joined National Wellness for several live performances, but declined an offering to join full-time as there were already many writers in the group, and felt his contributions to the music, the majority of which was already written, would have acquired problems.^[16]

By mid-1976, Bruford had apposite with Ray Gomez and Jeff Berlin in the US but plans to form a group failed, partly due to the members living far abroad from each other.^[18] He wished non to forcefulness a ring together, so he decided to "watch, wait, observe and absorb".^[twenty] From March to July 1976, Bruford toured with Genesis on their 1976 tour of North America and Europe, supporting A Trick of the Tail.^[16] It was their first album and tour after original frontman Peter Gabriel had left, leaving drummer Phil Collins to sing lead vocals. Bruford had known Collins for several years and suggested sitting in the drum seat until Genesis found a permanent replacement.^[18] Bruford is featured on the Genesis: In Concert film and the alive albums Seconds Out (1977) and Three Sides Live (1982). In late 1976, Bruford became involved in a tentative rock trio with Rick Wakeman and John Wetton, merely they disbanded after Wakeman chose to rejoin Yeah. He then rejoined National Wellness for a bout.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1977, Bruford recorded his debut solo album Feels Proficient to Me (1978), with Dave Stewart (keyboards), Jeff Berlin (bass), and Allan Holdsworth (guitar). This was Bruford's first attempt at songwriting on a substantial level, and spent a lot of fourth dimension developing tunes on the pianoforte.^[21] The iv stuck together and became a total-time band named Bruford, which also featured Annette Peacock on vocals, Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn, and John Goodsall on rhythm guitar. Later in 1978, Bruford reunited with John Wetton and formed the progressive stone group U.K. After their debut anthology U.G. (1978) and several tours, Holdsworth and Bruford left the group due to disagreements on the group's musical direction. Bruford resumed activeness in his own group to release One of a Kind (1979). Almost entirely instrumental, the album contains some spoken lines by Bruford during the introduction to "Fainting in Coils". Subsequent gigs spawned the live releases Rock Goes to College and The Bruford Tapes (1979). Their terminal album, Gradually Going Tornado (1980), features backing vocals from Canterbury scene stalwarts Barbara Gaskin and Amanda Parsons, as well as Georgina Born on cello. Unfinished songs for a projected fourth anthology were recorded in 1980, but remained unreleased until 2017.^{[ citation needed ]}

1981–1993: Male monarch Crimson, Earthworks, ABWH, and Aye [edit]

In 1981, Bruford returned to Rex Crimson in a new formation with Fripp, Tony Levin, and Adrian Belew. The four recorded Discipline (1981), Beat (1982), and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984), all featuring Bruford on an audio-visual and Simmons electronic hybrid kit. Bruford embraced the Simmons drums for the next fifteen years as information technology allowed him to play programmed chords, samples, tuned pitches, and sound furnishings, which expanded his musical palette.^[22] In 1984, Fripp disbanded the group; Bruford picked the alive album Absent-minded Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) equally one of the best rock albums he played on.^{[22] [23]}

In 1983, Bruford formed a duo with Swiss keyboardist and one-time Yes member Patrick Moraz after he learned that Moraz was living close to him in Surrey. The project had Bruford develop a "real gustatory modality for improvising".^[13] Under the proper name Moraz/Bruford, the two released Music for Pianoforte and Drums (1983) and Flags (1985), two albums recorded on audio-visual instruments. The albums were supported with several live shows, including a bout of Japan. As well in 1985, Bruford was approached past Jimmy Page to be the drummer for his new band with Paul Rodgers and Pino Palladino named The Firm. He recalled: "We rehearsed briefly, only I think decided we were mutually unsuited!"^[24]

In 1986, Bruford formed his jazz group Earthworks with Django Bates, Iain Ballamy and Mick Hutton (later replaced by Tim Harries), with initial assistance from Dave Stewart.^[22] By then, electronic drum technology had improved to Bruford's satisfaction and he resumed using the Simmons kit.^{[25] [26]} The band toured the US social club circuit through 1987.^[22]

Bruford put Excavation on hold in belatedly 1988, after Jon Anderson invited him to play on a new album that too featured by Yes members Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe. Bruford was under the impression that he was performing on an Anderson solo album, but the four went on to go a group and named themselves Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH). Bruford later remarked that while ABWH could have been an interesting group had they been given time to develop instead of being pushed immediately into a recording studio, for him it was primarily a business-motivated arrangement which he took on so that he could pay for Digging.^[27] Bruford was attracted to the thought of recording on Montserrat, and convinced Anderson to have Tony Levin on bass. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989) was supported past a earth tour, and in 1990, while recording a 2d album, ABWH merged with Aye to become an eight-member germination. Union (1991), featuring tracks from both groups, was criticised by almost the entire ring; Bruford called it "the worst record I've ever been on".^[28] He took part in the subsequent Wedlock Bout in 1991 and 1992, and though he enjoyed the enthusiastic audiences in large venues and performing with former band mates, he found the experience "pretty horrible".^[14] After the tour, Bruford and Howe became involved in an orchestral projection that reinterpreted Aye songs with an orchestra, entitled Symphonic Music of Yes (1993).

Bruford resumed with Digging in January 1991, and the group released a studio and alive album. After Bates left, Bruford disbanded the group in 1993. After this, their record characterization pushed for Bruford and Holdsworth to course a new band, only neither were too bang-up on the idea and the idea fell through.^[29] In the early on 1990s, Bruford became an active drum clinician and taught modest groups in several universities.^[xxx]

1994–2009: King Crimson, Digging Ii, terminal collaborations, and retirement [edit]

King Crimson re-emerged once more in 1994 as a six-piece band, consisting of its 1980s line-upward with the additions of Pat Mastelotto sharing drumming duties with Bruford, and Trey Gunn on Chapman Stick. Dubbed the "double trio" configuration, they released Vrooom (1994), Thrak (1995), and ii alive albums, B'Boom: Alive in Argentina (1995) and Thrakattak (1996). After Bruford and Fripp discussed the idea of holding improvisational performances together and invited Gunn and Levin to join them, Fripp conceived the ProjeKcts idea of having different subsets of King Blood-red working separately every bit a way of developing new textile for the band. The showtime grouping, ProjeKct One, performed alive at the Jazz Cafe in London from 1–4 December 1997. Bruford then left the group, and Rex Crimson altogether, mainly due to his frustration with rehearsals, which he felt came to naught.^[28] This as well marked the finish of Bruford using the Simmons electronic drums due to the high overhead costs, the time required to programme the kit, and the lackluster Japanese model that was made subsequently the original manufacturer went bankrupt.^[31]

After King Cerise, Bruford focused on acoustic jazz, partly because he felt jazz required a return to a beginning jumping-off point.^[thirteen] In 1997, he formed a new line-upwards of Earthworks, using the group every bit a base for British musicians and to requite them experience of performing internationally.^[31] This line-up involved pianist Steve Hamilton, saxophonist Patrick Clahar, and double bassist Geoff Gascoyne, soon replaced past Mark Hodgson.^[13] Although Earthworks underwent farther line-up changes with Tim Garland replacing Clahar every bit saxophonist in 2001, Gwilym Simcock replacing Hamilton as pianist in 2004, and Laurence Cottle replacing Hodgson on bass circa 2005, the revived band maintained a consistent, predominantly acoustic post-bop arroyo focusing on Bruford'south compositions. During 2005, Earthworks temporarily combined with Garland'south Underground Orchestra to form the Earthworks Underground Orchestra.

During his final stint with Earthworks, Bruford collaborated with others in the last twelve years of his career. These included a collaboration with Americans Eddie Gomez and Ralph Towner in 1997, the jazz-rock band Bruford Levin Upper Extremities in 1998, a duo with Dutch pianist Michiel Borstlap from 2002 to 2007,^[thirteen] the contemporary composer Colin Riley with the Pianoforte Circus commonage in 2009, and presenting pulsate clinics. In 2003, Bruford established two tape labels: Winterfold Records, which cover his early releases including his guitar and rock-oriented music, and Summerfold Records, focusing on his jazz output, by and large from post-1987. Both are distributed past Voiceprint Records.^{[14] [thirteen]}

Bruford'due south final public gig was with Earthworks on 31 July 2008 at Ronnie Scott's, London.^[32] In January 2009, at historic period 59, Bruford announced that he was retiring from performing and recording, after 41 year career in music, effective 1 January.^[33] Amongst the diverse reasons for retiring were his growing performance anxiety that "was making life intolerable", his diminishing stamina required to tour and perform on an international scale, and what he perceived as a bleak time to come for the style of drumming that appealed to him.^[32] The final studio album he played on was Skin and Wire: Play the Music of Colin Riley (2009) by Piano Circus. Bruford had kept a diary of his gigs throughout his career, and logged 2,885 gigs.^[34]

Mail service-retirement [edit]

Bruford in 2009, the yr of his retirement every bit a performer

In early 2009, Bruford released his autobiography.^[35] Not long into his retirement, Bruford had a cursory, low key stint in Ann Bailey's Soul House, a nine-slice band performing Motown and soul covers in Ewhurst, Surrey.^{[36] [37]}

In February 2016, after 4-and-a-half years of study, Bruford earned a PhD degree in Music at the Academy of Surrey.^[38] He had wanted to practice something related to music following his retirement, and considered his missed opportunity in pursuing higher educational activity in the tardily 1960s as a factor in his conclusion to enter academia. The University of Surrey offered to honour Bruford an honorary doctorate, but he wanted to put in the effort and piece of work for his degree, which focused on creativity and music operation, specifically with a drum kit.^[39] Bruford's thesis, "Making it work: Creative music performance and the Western kit drummer", was posted online in May 2016.^[twoscore] Bruford has since written various periodical articles, book chapters, and liner notes, and presented guest lectures at universities and music institutions in Europe and N America.

In April 2017, Bruford was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame every bit a member of Aye. He attended the ceremony, but did not perform or evangelize an acceptance speech.^[41] In March 2018, Bruford introduced Aye at their 2 London shows during their 50th Ceremony Tour. Later that twelvemonth, Bruford published his second book, Unchartered: Creativity and the Adept Drummer. It is an accommodation of his PhD dissertation.^[32]

In October 2020, Bruford put much of his personal collection of instruments, microphones, tour cases, and other equipment from his career up for sale, totalling 258 separate listings.^[42] In August 2021, Bruford's back catalogue of music from Bruford, Moraz/Bruford, and Excavation were made available on digital streaming platforms for the first time.^[43] In January 2022, Bruford launched his own YouTube channel to share videos from his career with additional "thoughts and anecdotes".^[44] A six-CD career-spanning box prepare of tracks that Bruford played on was released on 29 Apr 2022.^[45]

Band timeline [edit]

Personal life [edit]

Bruford married his wife Carolyn in March 1973;^[46] they live in Surrey. They have three children, Alex, Holly, and Jack; Alex was formerly the drummer of the indie rock band Infadels.

It was at Bruford'southward wedding reception where Jon Anderson met Jamie Muir, who inspired Anderson to read Autobiography of a Yogi which became the origin of Yes's double album Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973).^[47]

Bruford described himself as a "lapsed atheist".^[48]

Songwriting [edit]

When interviewed in 1982, Bruford commented on his ability to compose for King Crimson. "Information technology's very hard to know how to communicate in a band like that where the individuals are competent plenty to produce their own kinds of sounds, it's very hard to write for a band like that."^[49]

Legacy [edit]

Many artists take cited Bruford as an influence, including Danny Carey,^[50] Mike Portnoy,^[51] Matt Cameron,^[52] Brann Dailor,^[53] Tim "Herb" Alexander,^[54] Cistron Hoglan,^[55] Aaron Harris,^[56] Chad Cromwell,^[57] Ben Koller,^{[58] [59]} Chris Pennie,^[sixty] Steve Arrington,^[61] Mac McNeilly,^[62] Eric Kretz,^[63] and Martin Dosh.^[64] In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his work including Neil Murray,^[65] Jimmy Keegan,^[66] and Adrian Younge.^[67]

Awards [edit]

In 1990, the readers of Modernistic Drummer voted him into that magazine's Hall of Fame.^{[68] [69]}

Books [edit]

• Neb Bruford: The Autobiography. Aye, King Ruby-red, Excavation and More than (2009)
• Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer (2018)

Discography [edit]

Solo [edit]

Bruford

• Feels Good to Me (1978)
• One of a Kind (1979)
• The Bruford Tapes (1979, live recording)
• Gradually Going Tornado (1980)
• Rock Goes to Higher (2006, alive recording)

Compilations

• Primary Strokes: 1978–1985 (1986)
• Making a Song and Trip the light fantastic toe: A Complete-Career Collection (2022)

Equally band member [edit]

Yes

• Yep (1969)
• Fourth dimension and a Word (1970)
• The Aye Album (1971)
• Frail (1971)
• Close to the Edge (1972)
• Yessongs (1973, live recording)
• Yesterdays (Yeah anthology) (1975)
• Union (1991)
• Symphonic Music of Aye (1993)
• Union Live (2011, alive recording)

King Crimson

• Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
• Starless and Bible Black (1974)
• Ruby (1974)
• USA (1975, live recording)
• Subject (1981)
• Trounce (1982)
• Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
• Absent-minded Lovers (1998, alive recording)
• VROOOM (1994)
• THRAK (1995)
• B'Boom: Alive in Argentina (1995, live recording)
• THRaKaTTaK (1996, live recording)
• Live at the Jazz Café (1999, live recording as part of The ProjeKcts box set)
• VROOOM VROOOM (2001, live recording)

U.Yard.

• U.K. (1978)
• Concert Classics, Vol. iv (1999, re-released every bit Live in America and Alive in Boston)
• Ultimate Collector's Edition (2016)

Moraz/Bruford

• Music for Piano and Drums (1983)
• Flags (1985)
• In Tokyo (2009, live recording)

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

• Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)
• An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993)
• Alive at the NEC (2012)

Earthworks

• Earthworks (1987)
• Dig? (1989)
• All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)
• Stamping Ground: Bill Bruford's Earthworks Live (1994, live recording)
• Heavenly Bodies (1997)
• A Part, and Yet Autonomously (1999)
• The Audio of Surprise (2001)
• Fancy-free and Fancy Complimentary (2002, live recording)
• Random Acts of Happiness (2004, live recording)
• Earthworks Hole-and-corner Orchestra (2006, live recording)

Bruford with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez

• If Summer Had Its Ghosts (1997)

Pete Lockett'due south Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford

• One (1999)

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

• Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
• B.Fifty.U.East. Nights (2000, live recording)

Duo with Michiel Borstlap

• In Concert in Holland (2004, alive recording)
• Every Step a Trip the light fantastic, Every Word a Song (2004)
• In Two Minds (2007)

Invitee appearances [edit]

• Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry Eight (1973)
• Chris Squire – Fish Out of H2o (1975)
• Steve Howe – Beginnings (1975)
• Roy Harper – HQ (1975)
• Various Artists – Peter and the Wolf (1975)
• Pavlov's Domestic dog – At the Sound of the Bell (1976)
• Absolute Elsewhere – In Search of Ancient Gods (1976)
• Genesis – 3 Sides Live (1982; live recording)
• Genesis – Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992 (2000; live recording)
• Genesis – Seconds Out (1977, live recording)
• Annette Peacock – 10-Dreams (1978)
• Steve Howe – The Steve Howe Album (1979)
• The Roches – Keep on Doing (1982)
• Al Di Meola – Scenario (1983)
• Annette Peacock – Been in the Streets Besides Long (1983)
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Renaissance Human (1984)
• Patrick Moraz – Fourth dimension Lawmaking (1984)
• David Torn – Cloud Most Mercury (1986)
• Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin – Upwards from the Dark (1986)
• Akira Inoue – Tokyo Installation (1986)
• Anri – Trouble in Paradise (1986)
• The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, Nib Bruford, and Keiko Abe – Go Betwixt (1987)
• Kazumi Watanabe – The Spice of Life (1987)
• Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin – As Far as Dreams Tin Become (1988)
• Kazumi Watanabe – The Spice of Life Too (1988)
• Nobuhide Saki - Yume O Yobe (1988)
• David Torn – Door X (1990)
• Steve Howe – Turbulence (1991)
• Joe Hisaishi – Paradise on Earth (1994)
• Tony Levin – World Diary (1995)
• National Wellness – Missing Pieces (1996)
• Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited (1996)
• Buddy Rich Big Band – Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 (1997)
• Gordian Knot – Emergent (2003)
• World Drummers Ensemble – A Coat of Many Colours (2006)
• Piano Circus – Pare and Wire, The Music of Colin Riley (2009)
• Leon Alvarado – Strangers in Strange Places (2010)

Notes [edit]

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Sources

• Bruford, Bill (2009). Bill Bruford: The Autobiography. Aye, King Crimson, Digging and More. Jawbone Press. ISBN978-1906002237.
• Hedges, Dan (1982). Yes: An Authorized Biography. Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN978-0-283-98751-nine.
• Morse, Tim (1996). Yesstories: "Yes" in Their Own Words. St Martin's Printing. ISBN978-0-312-14453-1.
• Welch, Chris (2008). Close to the Border – The Story of Yes. Omnibus Printing. ISBN978-1-84772-132-7.

External links [edit]

• Official website at BillBruford.com
• Bill Bruford Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2011)

barreradirly1980.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bruford

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