Bill Bruford
Also Known As: William Scott Bruford
Biography: 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. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978), as well as touring with Genesis (1976). In 1978, he formed his own group, Bruford, which was active until 1980. During the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including Patrick Moraz and David Torn), and formed his own electric jazz band Earthworks in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994 to 1997, then continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks. On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from professional drumming, only briefly returning for a few private gigs. He has 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 received a PhD in Music from the University of Surrey. That year, Bruford ranked No. 16 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". In 2017, Bruford was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Birthday: May 17, 1949
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Gender: Male
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Genesis | In Concert
Overview: Genesis In Concert, filmed in 1976 during the band's tour supporting the album A Trick Of The Tail, was the first long-form concert video featuring Phil Collins as lead vocalist, taking over from Peter Gabriel who had left the previous year. Supplementing Collins at percussion during this tour was Yes & King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford, whom Collins was a fan of and who volunteered for the job until a permanent touring drummer could be found. The movie combines film of two shows: one at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on July 9, 1976, and one at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire, England on July 10, 1976. Long out of print on VHS and laserdisc, the film resurfaced as an extra on the band's 2007 CD+DVD reissue of A Trick Of The Tail. Setlist: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) • Fly on a Windshield [abbreviated] • The Carpet Crawlers • The Cinema Show [abbreviated] • Entangled • Supper's Ready [excerpt] • Los Endos
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-31
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Yes: Close to the Edge
Overview: Released on November 11th 2013 on Panegyric Recordings, ‘Close to the Edge’ will be the first in a new series of expanded YES editions. In keeping with earlier releases in this series, Steven Wilson’s approach to this album for new stereo & 5.1 mixes is to faithfully retain the spirit & sounds of the original album mix, while applying modern mix techniques to bring further clarity to the individual instrument, vocal & overdubs for each track. The songs, instantly familiar to a multitude of Yes fans, remain so, with the new mixes – especially in 5.1 form – providing a greater sense of space for each voice to be heard, Anderson’s voice seems to join the listener in the room, Howe & Wakeman’s solos glisten with clarity & Bruford/Squire remind all that they were unmatched as a rhythm section during that period.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-13
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Yes: Rock Of The 70's
Overview: Voiceprint's researchers were able to secure rarely seen film footage that had only been previously seen either on TV or in extract on video. Although the history of Yes is well documented elsewhere, it is worth reminding ourselves of the history and background to the production that we can now view it for the first time on DVD. The performances featured on this DVD demonstrate the beginnings of the journey and the creativity of a band that has been so influential in the development of a genre that has defied time and generation so as to become the soundtrack and vision in so many lives. This musical release from the '70s progressive rock band Yes features live performances and music videos of several of the band's hits, including "Astral Traveller," "Everydays," "Then," and "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed."
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-15
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Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Overview: A film by Jerome Laperrousaz, showing the festival at Amougies, October 1969.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-01
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A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Overview: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe live performance documentary
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-20
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
Overview: One of the most convoluted chapters in the history of progressive rock titans Yes -- and there are many -- is Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. In 1989 vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and guitarist Steve Howe released the gold-selling Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album (complete with Roger Dean cover art) and embarked on a tour called "An Evening of Yes Music Plus." The Evening of Yes Music Plus DVD, directed by Jim Yukich, was filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA -- the exact date is not listed in the credits -- and it presents a nearly equal blend of songs from the new album and Yes classics.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-12
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In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Overview: The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’ experience as they confront life and death head on in the world’s most demanding rock band.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-19
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King Crimson - Deja VROOOM
Overview: A live performance of King Crimson's "double trio" formation, from Tokyo, Japan, recorded October 5-6, 1995. The "double trio" formation was: Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew (guitars), Tony Levin and Trey Gunn (basses, Warr guitar, Chapman Stick), Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto (drums).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Bill Bruford's Earthworks – Footloose In NYC
Overview: Footloose In NYC gives the viewer the whole Earthworks experience with live concert footage as well as exclusive interviews and backstage footage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-14
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Steve Howe - Beginnings
Overview: A short promotional film for Steve Howe's debut solo album "Beginnings".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-20
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King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic The Complete Recordings
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2012-12-13
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King Crimson: The Noise (Live at Frejus)
Overview: A concert by King Crimson recorded at the Arena Frejus, France on August 27th, 1982. Track Listing: Waiting Man, Matte Kudasai, The Sheltering Sky, Neil and Jack and Me, Indiscipline, Heartbeat, Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II and more.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-23
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King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan
Overview: Track Listing: Three Of A Perfect Pair No Warning Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part III Thela Hun Ginjeet Frame By Frame Matte Kudasai Industry Dig Me Indiscipline Satori In Tangier Man With An Open Heart Waiting Man Sleepless Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II Elephant Talk Heartbeat
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-23
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King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994
Overview: While a return of King Crimson had been planned as early as 1990, it was only in 1992 that the idea of a double trio line-up emerged as the ideal and it took until 1994 to get all the necessary musicians and plans sufficiently in place. The new band recorded the mini album “VROOOM” in the Spring of 1994 and, following further rehearsals in the summer and early autumn, performed a series of concerts in Argentina, including a run of shows at Teatro Broadway, Buenos Aires in October.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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YesYears
Overview: A film largely from the backstage of Yes' Union tour. The concert footage is interspersed with a narrative of Yes' history, told in the words of various band members. (Everyone but Banks, Moraz, Horn and Downes are present). As a reunion show, it's a strange affair, as you get to see the different configurations of Yes (Kaye and Wakeman, Rabin and Howe, White and Bruford) interacting with each other. Still, the emphasis is on the individuals themselves, and there are plenty of good stories here.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-06
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
Overview: A look into the band formed by the four members of progressive rock group Yes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-04
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Yes: Classic Artists
Overview: The story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of band's career is now told for the first time in a series of exclusive interviews with Yes members past and present for this definitive and fully authorised documentary.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-18
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Prog Rock Britannia
Overview: Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-02
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YES: Fragile
Overview: Limited CD/Blu-Ray edition. Fragile is the fourth in a series of remixed and expanded Yes Classics. The album has been mixed for 5. 1 Surround Sound from the original multi track studio masters by Steven Wilson and is fully approved by Yes. The CD features a completely new stereo album mix by Wilson plus six additional tracks and four newly mixed from multi-track We Have Heaven (full mix), South Side of the Sky (early version), All Fighters Past (previously unreleased), We Have Heaven (A-capella) mixed by SW + Roundabout (rehearsal take/early mix) and Mood for Another Day (alternate take of Mood for a Day ). Blu-ray (All region) features 5. 1 PCM Surround Sound and High Resolution Stereo mixes (24bit/96khz) and in DTS-HD MA 5. 1 (24bit/96khz). Blu-ray also features the original album mix in a hi res flat transfer from the original stereo master tape source (24bit/192khz). Also features the six additional tracks. Exclusive features include full album instrumental mixes by Steven Wilson.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-02
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Kazumi Watanabe w/Bill Bruford & Jeff Berlin - The Spice of Life
Overview: Kazumi Watanabe playing with Jeff Berlin and Bill Bruford. Live in Tokyo,Japan (1987)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-22
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King Crimson: Live in Munich, 1982
Overview: King Crimson's legendary performance at the Alabamahalle in Munich, Germany on the 29th September, 1982.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-29
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Yes - Union Live
Overview: The Yes Union Live deluxe edition box set is an amazing document of the Union Tour that united nearly every band member from the seventies and eighties renditions of the band on stage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-06
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