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Bill Bruford (17 May 1949 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (6)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Master Strokes: 1978-1985 1986
  2. An Introduction to Summerfold Records 2002
  3. An Introduction to Winterfold Records 2005
  4. The Winterfold Collection 02 Feb 2009
  5. Summerfold Collection: 1987–2008 2009

Album

  1. Master Strokes 1986

Relationships (21)

Founded

  1. Bruford
  2. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Member Of

  1. Yes (1968 - Jul 1972) original, drums (drum set)
  2. Bruford (1977 - 1980) original
  3. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks (1986 - 2008) original, percussion, drums (drum set)
  4. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1988 - 1990) original, drums (drum set)
  5. Yes (1991 - 1992) original, drums (drum set)
  6. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998 - 2000) original
  7. King Crimson (22 Jul 1972 - 1997) percussion, drums (drum set)
  8. Gong (Nov 1974 - Dec 1974)
  9. National Health (Oct 1975 - Dec 1976)
  10. U.K. (1977 - Nov 1978)
  11. Absolute Elsewhere
  12. Discipline
  13. Bruford-Borstlap
  14. The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam
  15. ProjeKct One
  16. World Drummers Ensemble
  17. Gordian Knot

Supporting For

  1. Genesis (1976) percussion, drums (drum set)

Children

  1. Alex Bruford

Recordings by (66)

  1. Amethyst 2:59 (17 Nov 1998)
  2. Joe Frazier 4:39 (07 Mar 2005)
  3. Sample and Hold 5:12 (07 Mar 2005) 1978 original mix
  4. Either End of August 5:24 (07 Mar 2005) 1978 original mix
  5. 5g 7:21 (2005)
  6. Cow Sleigh (full mix) 0:53 (2005)
  7. Christmas Groove (full mix) 1:02 (2005)
  8. Deliverance (full mix) 1:20 (2005)
  9. Eleven Four (full mix) 1:28 (2005)
  10. Afro Cuban Groove (full mix) 1:19 (2005)
  11. Fast Jazz Groove (full mix) 0:39 (2005)
  12. Jazz Swing Groove (full mix) 1:09 (2005)
  13. Jazz Swing Pattern (full mix) 1:23 (2005)
  14. Latin Funk (full mix) 1:05 (2005)
  15. Latin Jazz Groove (full mix) 1:20 (2005)
  16. Logger Head (full mix) 1:52 (2005)
  17. Mallet Toms in Five (full mix) 1:29 (2005)
  18. Parade Ground (full mix) 0:41 (2005)
  19. Peacock Percussion (full mix) 1:25 (2005)
  20. Revolution (full mix) 3:05 (2005)
  21. Rhythmsticks (full mix) 1:39 (2005)
  22. Running the Gauntlet (full mix) 1:11 (2005)
  23. Log Drummer (full mix) 1:09 (2005)
  24. Slow Swing Jazz Groove (full mix) 2:56 (2005)
  25. Deliverance (gong hit 1) 0:12 (2005)
  26. Deliverance (gong hit 2) 0:15 (2005)
  27. Eleven Four (alternate version) 1:28 (2005)
  28. Afro Cuban Groove (alternate version with cowbell) 1:08 (2005)
  29. Fast Jazz Groove (alternate version) 0:33 (2005)
  30. Jazz Swing Groove (alternate version) 0:54 (2005)
  31. Jazz Swing Pattern (alternate version) 0:47 (2005)
  32. Latin Funk (alternate version 1) 0:57 (2005)
  33. Latin Funk (alternate version 2) 1:17 (2005)
  34. Logger Head (alternate version - log drum only) 1:40 (2005)
  35. Parade Ground (alternate version - snares only) 0:19 (2005)
  36. Peacock Percussion (alternate version without drums) 1:23 (2005)
  37. Peacock Percussion (solo peacock gongs) 0:15 (2005)
  38. Revolution (alternate version) 0:29 (2005)
  39. Running the Gauntlet (alternate version - drums only) 1:02 (2005)
  40. Running the Gauntlet (alternate version - log drum only) 0:13 (2005)
  41. Slow Swing Jazz Groove (alternate version 1) 0:58 (2005)
  42. Slow Swing Jazz Groove (alternate version 2) 1:12 (2005)
  43. Seems Like a Lifetime Ago Pt.1 2:33 (02 Feb 2009)
  44. Seems Like a Lifetime Ago Pt.2 4:40 (02 Feb 2009)
  45. Hell's Bells 3:38 (02 Feb 2009)
  46. Travels With Myself, and Someone Else 6:20 (02 Feb 2009)
  47. Age of Information 5:00 (02 Feb 2009)
  48. The Sliding Floor 5:11 (02 Feb 2009)
  49. Symmetry 3:54 (02 Feb 2009)
  50. Blue Brains 5:02 (02 Feb 2009)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Every Little Thing 5:45 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  2. Beyond and Before 4:55 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  3. I See You 6:52 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  4. Yesterday and Today 2:51 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  5. Looking Around 4:02 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  6. Harold Land 5:45 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  7. Sweetness 4:33 Yes (25 Jul 1969) vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  8. Survival 6:20 Yes (25 Jul 1969) drums (drum set)
  9. The Prophet 6:37 Yes (27 Mar 1970) drums (drum set)
  10. Sweet Dreams 3:51 Yes (19 Jun 1970) drums (drum set)
  11. Time and a Word 4:30 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  12. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed 4:50 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  13. Clear Days 2:07 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  14. Then 5:48 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  15. Astral Traveller 5:56 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  16. Everydays 6:09 Yes (24 Jul 1970) drums (drum set)
  17. Yours Is No Disgrace 9:41 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion, drums (drum set)
  18. The Clap 3:16 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion
  19. I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People 6:55 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion, drums (drum set)
  20. Perpetual Change 8:55 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion, drums (drum set)
  21. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Würm 9:28 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion, drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  22. A Venture 3:18 Yes (29 Jan 1971) percussion, drums (drum set)
  23. Long Distance Runaround 3:30 Yes (12 Nov 1971) drums (drum set)
  24. Roundabout 8:34 Yes (12 Nov 1971) drums (drum set)
  25. Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 13:45 Yes (18 May 1973) drums (drum set)
  26. Anne Boleyn ‘The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended’ 6:36 Rick Wakeman (1973) drums (drum set)
  27. Catherine of Aragon 3:47 Rick Wakeman (1973) drums (drum set)
  28. Lament 4:05 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  29. Starless and Bible Black 9:11 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  30. We’ll Let You Know 3:41 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  31. The Mincer 4:09 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  32. The Night Watch 4:40 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  33. The Great Deceiver 4:02 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  34. Fracture 11:12 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) drums (drum set)
  35. Red 6:16 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) percussion, drums (drum set)
  36. One More Red Nightmare 7:09 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) percussion, drums (drum set)
  37. Fallen Angel 6:03 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) percussion, drums (drum set)
  38. Providence 8:10 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) percussion, drums (drum set)
  39. Starless 12:18 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) percussion, drums (drum set)
  40. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II 6:44 King Crimson (25 Apr 1975) percussion, drums (drum set)
  41. Pleasure Stole the Night 2:57 Steve Howe (Oct 1975) drums (drum set)
  42. Break Away From It All 4:19 Steve Howe (Oct 1975) drums (drum set)
  43. I’m Flash 3:11 Alice Cooper (1975) drums (drum set)
  44. Coda from Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One 2:09 King Crimson (1975) drums (drum set)
  45. All’s a Chord 4:57 Steve Howe (Oct 1979) drums (drum set)
  46. Travels With Myself - and Someone Else 6:14 Bruford (1979) percussion, cymbal, drums (drum set)
  47. The Sahara of Snow, Part 1 5:18 Bruford (1979) cymbal, drums (drum set)
  48. The Sahara of Snow, Part 2 3:27 Bruford (1979) percussion, cymbal, drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Fracture 11:12 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) other vocals

Produced

  1. The Sahara of Snow, Part 2 3:27 Bruford (1979)

Credited as (37)

  1. Bill Bruford
  2. Bill Bruford & Ralph Towner & Eddie Gomez
  3. Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz
  4. Steve Gorn, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta
  5. Bill Bruford & Tim Garland
  6. Vangelis, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe
  7. Patrick Moraz & Bill Bruford
  8. Edgar Winter, Bill Bruford & Steve Howe
  9. Bill Bruford, Michiel Borstlap
  10. John Goodsall Project w/Bill Bruford
  11. Viv Stanshall, Manfred Mann, Gary Brooker, Chris Spedding, Gary Moore, Stephane Grappelli, Eno, Keith Tippett, Jack Lancaster, Jon Heisman, Bill Bruford, Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Alvin Lee, Robin Lumley, Julie Tippett and The English Chorale
  12. Bill Bruford feat. Allan Holdsworth & Jeff Berlin
  13. The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam - Bill Bruford / Keiko Abe
  14. The London Philharmonic with Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Tim Harries, and David Palmer
  15. Bill Bruford / Michiel Borstlap
  16. Patrick Moraz, Bill Bruford
  17. Bill Bruford & Tony Levin
  18. Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin
  19. London Philharmonic Orchestra with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe & Bill Bruford
  20. Bill Bruford, Nicko McBrain, Pete York, Jon Lord, Wolfgang Schmid & Peter Wölpl
  21. Moraz-Bruford
  22. John Goodsall Project w/ Bill Bruford
  23. Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford & Tony Levin
  24. Bruford ● Borstlap
  25. Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, Chris Botti, David Torn
  26. Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford & Tony Levin
  27. Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter & Bill Bruford
  28. Bruford - Borstlap
  29. Bill Bruford, Edgar Winter & Tony Levin
  30. Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin & Robert Fripp
  31. Bill Bruford & Pat Mastelotto
  32. Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford & Jeff Berlin
  33. Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford & Pat Mastelotto
  34. Robert Fripp & Bill Bruford
  35. Bill Bruford, Pat Mastelotto & Robert Fripp
  36. Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford & Pat Mastelotto
  37. Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, Bill Bruford, Mick Hutton

Works (148)

Wrote

  1. Infra Dig
  2. A Way With Words
  3. Everything You've Heard Is True
  4. Silent Talking
  5. Evensong
  6. Mental Medication
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Composed

  1. The Fright Watch (23 Nov 1973)
  2. Providence
  3. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
  4. The Talking Drum
  5. Five Per Cent for Nothing
  6. Starless
  7. 1 ii 2
  8. Improv: Besancon
  9. VROOOM
  10. Zoom
  11. Improv: Zoom Zoom
  12. Improv: Fallen Angel
  13. Improv: Z’Zoom
  14. Improv: The Rich Tapestry of Life
  15. Improv: All That Glitters Is Not Nail Polish
  16. Improv: Vista Training College Under Spotlight
  17. Improv: Fallen Angel Hullabaloo
  18. Improv: A Deniable Bloodline
  19. Improv: A Boolean Melody Medley
  20. Improv: A Vinyl Hobby Job
  21. Improv: Behold! Blond Bedlam
  22. Improv: An Edible Bovine Dynamo
  23. Improv: Ahoy! Modal Mania
  24. I Wanna Learn
  25. She Gives Me Love
  26. Who Was the First
  27. I'm Alive
  28. Let’s Pretend
  29. Vultures
  30. The Meeting
  31. Forget-Me-Not
  32. Pigalle
  33. Temple of the Winds
  34. Nerve
  35. Machines Programmed by Genes
  36. Split Seconds
  37. Karu
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Lyrics

  1. I Wanna Learn
  2. She Gives Me Love
  3. Who Was the First
  4. I'm Alive
  5. Let’s Pretend
  6. Vultures
  7. The Meeting
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Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.billbruford.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13925027s
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bill_bruford
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91020636
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr91020636
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134338510

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/456107

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/129858

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000074776

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115756/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/268239225

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312797

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1359ogdBoLfQGxKfUDfWaz

Biographies

  1. http://www.audionetwork.com/composer/bill-bruford_141.aspx

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bill-bruford.jpg

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/billbruford