Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)
Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)
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Polydor, PD-1-6205 | Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Polydor, PD-1-6205 | Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
Bill Bruford ended his brief affair with U.K. and condensed his original outfit to a quartet, releasing a second album of sinewy, celebratory jazz/rock fusion, One of a Kind. Good-humored twists and turns abound in the music, punctuated by Bruford's steadying if slightly subversive rhythms, Allan Holdsworth's flashes of fire, Jeff Berlin's insistent bass, and Dave Stewart's remarkably colorful keyboards. At the heart of many of these songs is an uplifting melody, a trait shared with fusion artists like Weather Report and Jean-Luc Ponty, though Bruford's outfit favors a faster pace than the former and pursues more musical avenues in a single song than the latter. When he takes to tuned percussion, Bruford can even sound like Frank Zappa (both bands have a funky side to them). Standout cuts this time include "Hell's Bells," "Fainting in Coils" (which, in an indirect link to his previous employers, would have felt at home on Robert Fripp's Exposure), "Five G," and "The Sahara of Snow." The remaining tracks are a little less muscular, and the band's strength would seem to lie in fusion propelled by the complex rhythmic patterns of Bruford and Berlin (i.e., when the band leans closer to the rock side of the fusion family). Those who enjoy their fusion with a healthy dose of rock will find One of a Kind a fair match for anything from Return to Forever or Brand X. Note that many of these songs also appear in live versions on the beat-the-boots release The Bruford Tapes.by Dave Connolly, allmusic
Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979):
Tracklist:
A1 Hell's Bells
A2 One Of A Kind - Part One
A3 One Of A Kind - Part Two
A4 Travels With Myself - And Someone Else
A5 Fainting In Coils
B1 Five G
B2 The Abingdon Chasp
B3 Forever Until Sunday
B4 The Sahara Of Snow - Part One
B5 The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two
Original ripper: uta5erika5
Original format: 32/384
Vinyl Condition: NM
Direct Drive Turntable: Denon DP-A100
Cartridge: Soundsmith Aida MKII ES
Amplifier: Pro-Ject Tube Phono Box DS 2 Modified
ADC: RME ADI-2 Pro FS
Postprocessing: iZotop RX7
Downsampled to 24/192 & 24/44.1
Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)
Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)
Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)
