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Bruford Levin Upper Extremities Bill Bruford Tony Levin with David Torn Chris Botti

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities — Bill Bruford Tony Levin with David Torn Chris Botti (19 oct., 2017)

 Bruford Levin Upper Extremities — Bill Bruford Tony Levin with David Torn Chris Botti (19 oct., 2017) Bruford Levin Upper Extremities — Bill Bruford Tony Levin with David Torn Chris Botti (19 oct., 2017)Location: New York, New York
Album release: 19 oct., 2017
Record Label: Papa Bear Records
Duration:
Tracks:
01. Cerulean Sea     7:32 
02. Original Sin     4:59 
03. Etude Revisited     5:01
04. A Palace Of Pearls     5:59 
05. Fin De Siecle     5:27 
06. Drum Bass     0:59 
07. Cracking The Midnight Glass     6:10 
08. Thick With Thin Air     3:33 
10. Cobalt Canyons     4:30 
11. Deeper Blue     4:17 
12. Presidents Day     6:28
Personnel:
♠    Bill Bruford — drums, percussion, keyboards
♠    Tony Levin — bass guitar, Chapman Stick
♠    David Torn — guitars, loops
♠    Chris Botti — trumpet
•      Recorded and mixed at Make Believe Ballroom, W. Shokan, NY. Portions recorded at Bill Bruford’s house, Tony Levin’s house and garage, David Torn’s studio (The Loop Pool) and at the Gypsy Wolf Cantina, Woodstock, NY. Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios.
•      Originally released on Tony Levin’s Papa Bear Records in the USA in 1998.
Description:
•••     Collaboration from Bill Bruford and Tony Levin, originally released in 1999. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early ‘80s. Bruford had previously been a member of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and led his own band Bruford. Tony Levin had previously played with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and also played on the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double fantasy album. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of Jazz and Rock.
About:
•••     Bruford Levin Upper Extremities is the band formed by Bill Bruford and Tony Levin in 1998. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early ‘80 and had extremely distinguished careers before meeting up in Crimson. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of Jazz and Rock. Blue Nights is the companion album to the studio debut from B.L.U.E. The group’s origins can be traced to David Torn’s album Cloud About Mercury (1987) which featured the above~listed musicians, except with Mark Isham playing trumpet.
Bandcamp: https://tonylevin-papabear.bandcamp.com/album/bill-bruford-tony-levin-with-david-torn-chris-botti
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Bruford Levin Upper Extremities Bill Bruford Tony Levin with David Torn Chris Botti

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