Feels Good to Me is the first solo studio album by former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford. The band Bruford grew out of the line-up assembled for this album. The album features guitarist Allan Holdsworth, bassist Jeff Berlin, keyboardist Dave Stewart, and ECM stalwart Kenny Wheeler on fluegelhorn. Bruford also enlisted singer-songwriter Annette Peacock (who performs two of Bruford's lyrics, and contributes one of her own) and Brand X guitarist John Goodsall (who plays rhythm on the title track only). Dave Stewart was a pivotal figure in the music of the Canterbury scene with groups like Egg, Hatfield and the North and National Health, but despite his strong playing (and co-writing) presence, the album does not sound much like the Canterbury bands, and is instead closer to contemporaries Brand X (whose keyboardist Robin Lumley co-produced the album with Bill Bruford).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Bruford, except where noted.
1. "Beelzebub" 3:16
2. "Back to the Beginning" 7:09
3. "Seems Like a Lifetime Ago (Part One)" 2:30
4. "Seems Like a Lifetime Ago (Part Two)" 4:25
5. "Sample and Hold"
BrufordDave Stewart
5:12
6. "Feels Good to Me" 3:49
7. "Either End of August" 5:27
8. "If You Can't Stand the Heat..."
BrufordStewart
3:20
9. "Springtime in Siberia"
BrufordStewart
2:43
10. "Adios a la pasada (Goodbye to the Past)"
BrufordAnnette Peacock
7:55
2005 remaster bonus track
11. "Joe Frazier" (live) Jeff Berlin 4:39
Personnel
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion, vocals (2)
Allan Holdsworth – electric guitar
Dave Stewart – keyboards
Jeff Berlin – bass
with
Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn (on tracks 3, 7, 9)
Annette Peacock – lead vocals (2, 3, 10)
John Goodsall – rhythm guitar (6)
One of a Kind is the second solo album by the drummer Bill Bruford, and the first proper album by his band Bruford. Released in 1979 on EG Records, it is a collection of instrumentals in a style that can loosely be defined as jazz rock. Bruford features guitarist Allan Holdsworth, bassist Jeff Berlin, and keyboardist Dave Stewart. "Forever Until Sunday" and "The Sahara of Snow" had originally been performed at 1978 concerts by Bruford and Holdsworth’s previous band U.K. They were intended for a studio album, but were never properly recorded by U.K. as Bruford kept the pieces for himself when he and Holdsworth exited the band. U.K. bandmate Eddie Jobson co-wrote "The Sahara of Snow" and reprises his violin part on "Forever Until Sunday". Stewart's "Hell's Bells" utilizes a fragment penned by his former National Health colleague Alan Gowen (the 3-chord pattern underlying the guitar solo). Holdsworth's "The Abingdon Chasp" is the only piece he wrote for Bruford.
Track listing
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hell's Bells"
Dave StewartAlan Gowen
3:32
2. "One of a Kind, Pt. 1" Bill Bruford 2:20
3. "One of a Kind, Pt. 2"
BrufordStewart
4:00
4. "Travels with Myself – And Someone Else" Bruford 6:10
5. "Fainting in Coils" Bruford 6:33
6. "Five G"
Jeff BerlinBrufordStewart
4:41
7. "The Abingdon Chasp" Allan Holdsworth 4:50
8. "Forever Until Sunday" Bruford 5:46
9. "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 1" Bruford 5:18
10. "The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 2"
BrufordEddie Jobson
3:23
2005 remaster bonus track
11. "Manacles" (live 1979)
BrufordStewart
7:25
Personnel
Allan Holdsworth – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (midsection of "The Abingdon Chasp")
Dave Stewart – keyboards, synthesizers, electronics
Jeff Berlin – bass guitar
Bill Bruford – drums & percussions, voice of the Mock Turtle (intro to "Fainting in Coils")
with
Eddie Jobson – violin ("Forever Until Sunday")
Anthea Norman Taylor – voice of Alice (intro to "Fainting in Coils")
Sam Alder – narrator (intro to "Fainting in Coils")
John Clark – electric guitar ("Manacles")
Gradually Going Tornado is the third and final studio album by Bruford. It was co-produced by Bruford and Ron Malo, the latter known from his work with Weather Report. The music on the album leans closer to progressive rock than the jazz fusion oriented sound of the band’s previous albums. More of Bruford's lyrics are featured as well, for the first time sung by bassist Jeff Berlin. "Land's End" incorporates music keyboardist Dave Stewart had previously composed for the National Health album Of Queues and Cures (1978). Guitarist Allan Holdsworth left the group before recording began, and recommended John Clark as his replacement. Clark was listed as “the Unknown John Clark” on the album sleeve as part of a running joke highlighting his obscurity in comparison to Holdsworth.
The title of the album was taken from the British-based Romanian artist Paul Neagu who did a performance under the name "Gradually Going Tornado" in London in 1974. Neagu created the album's cover art.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Age Of Information" Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart 4:41
2. "Gothic 17" Bruford, Stewart 5:07
3. "Joe Frazier" Jeff Berlin 4:41
4. "Q.E.D." Bruford, Stewart 7:46
5. "The Sliding Floor" Bruford, Stewart, Berlin 4:58
6. "Palewell Park" Bruford 3:57
7. "Plans For J.D." Bruford 3:50
8. "Land's End" Stewart 10:20
2005 remaster bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
9. "5g" (Live) Bruford, Stewart, Berlin 7:21
Personnel
Dave Stewart – keyboards, synthesizers
John Clark – electric guitar
Jeff Berlin – bass guitar, lead vocals
Bill Bruford – drums
Guests:
Georgie Born – cello (“Gothic 17”)
Amanda Parsons, Barbara Gaskin – backing vocals (“Land’s End”)
The Bruford Tapes is a live 1979 album by the British band Bruford, only issued in the United States, Canada and Japan. It was recorded on July 12, 1979 in Roslyn, New York State and originally broadcast on WLIR radio. Shortly before the tour, guitarist Allan Holdsworth left the band and was replaced by his student John Clark (appearing as "the unknown John Clark" on the album sleeve), who had played with the prog group Quasar. The show features extended performances of material from the group's previous two albums Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hells Bells" Dave Stewart, Alan Gowen 4:02
2. "Sample And Hold" Bill Bruford, Stewart 6:18
3. "Fainting In Coils" Bruford 6:34
4. "Travels With Myself - And Someone Else" Bruford 4:37
5. "Beelzebub" Bruford 3:28
6. "The Sahara Of Snow (Part One)" Bruford 4:46
7. "The Sahara Of Snow (Part Two)" Bruford, Eddie Jobson 3:07
8. "One Of A Kind (Part Two)" Bruford, Stewart 8:06
9. "5g" Bruford, Stewart, Jeff Berlin 2:39
2005 remaster bonus track
10. "The Age Of Information" Bruford, Stewart
Personnel
Bill Bruford – drums & percussions
Dave Stewart – electric piano, synthesizer, electronics
Jeff Berlin – bass guitar, vocal on 10
John Clark – electric guitar
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