A live N.Y.C. radio broadcast by Bill Bruford and his band in July 1979, The Bruford Tapes features material from his Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind albums. Although the mix is shaky, the playing is not. Bruford rules the roost with his inimitable "pong" rim-shot sound and droll stage patter, and Dave Stewart's keyboards especially benefit from a heavier, slightly overdriven stage sound. Stewart gets "Hell's Bells" off to a rousing start, and his piano and Hammond sounds nicely embellish "Fainting in Coils"; not to be outdone, Jeff Berlin blazes across "Five G" with some wonderfully frenetic bass playing. This is one of the best Bruford albums of this period; those who found the studio releases of these songs to be too cold will be won over by the improvisational intensity of this live show.
The Bruford Tapes
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The Bruford Tapes Review
by Paul Collins
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Bill Bruford | 04:35 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 2 | Bill Bruford | 06:35 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 3 | Bill Bruford | 07:25 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 4 | Bill Bruford | 04:38 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 5 | Bill Bruford | 03:52 | |||||
| 6 | Bill Bruford | 05:05 | |||||
| 7 | Bill Bruford | 03:32 | |||||
| 8 | Bill Bruford | 08:45 | |||||
| 9 | Bill Bruford | 02:38 |
