Bruford (band)

Bruford were a band assembled and led by British drummer Bill Bruford (former Yes and King Crimson), originating in the late 1970s.

Bill Bruford formed the

Bruford were active at the end of a vibrant decade for fusion music, with groups like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever and Brand X getting much attention. Though Bruford followed in the tradition of these bands, the ensemble was unprofitable and were dropped by EG Records in 1980.

A complete boxed set of Bruford recordings was released by Bill Bruford's own Winterfold records label in October 2017. The unreleased material comprises a complete show at London's The Venue and 18 demos for Bruford's intended fourth studio album. These tracks are rough "works in progress" that were never properly finished and recorded when Bruford were dropped by EG Records. The CD remixes were completed by Jakko Jakszyk.

Band members

• Bill Bruford – drums, percussion, vibraphone (1976–1980), piano (1980)
• Jeff Berlin – bass (1978–1980), vocals (1980)
• Dave Stewart
  – keyboards, piano, synthesizers (1976–1980)
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar (1976–1979)
• Annette Peacock – vocals (1977)
• John Clark – guitar (1979–1980)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Feels Good to Me (1978 E.G. Records)
• One of a Kind (1979 E.G. Records)
• Gradually Going Tornado (1980 E.G. Records)

Live album

• The Bruford Tapes (1979 E.G. Records)

Compilations

• Master Strokes 1978-1985 (1985 E.G. Records)
• Rock goes to College (2006 DVD Winterfold Records
  )

• Bruford at
  AllMusic
• Bill Bruford homepage

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