Bruford was the group name used for drummer Bill Bruford's first few solo a… Read Full Bio ↴Bruford was the group name used for drummer Bill Bruford's first few solo albums. The band initially included Dave Stewart on keyboards, Jeff Berlin on bass, and Allan Holdsworth on guitar. For Feels Good to Me (1978) the band was joined by singer Annette Peacock and Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn. One of a Kind (1979) found the band stripped down to the core quartet. For the live album, The Bruford Tapes, and Gradually Going Tornado (1980), Holdsworth was replaced by John Clark.

Bruford's later outings would be released under either his full name or variations of Bill Bruford's Earthworks/Earthworks.

The Abingdon Chasp
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01Hell's Bells

02One Of A Kind - Part One2:20

03One Of A Kind - Part Two4:00

04Travels With Myself - And Someone Else4:37

05Fainting In Coils6:34

06Five G4:41

07The Abingdon Chasp4:50

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08Forever Until Sunday

09The Sahara Of Snow - Part One5:18

10The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two3:23

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@pobinr

2y↑1

Wore out my vinyl of this.
I saw allan Holdsworth with Nucleus just after this was recorded in 1979 in Southampton UK.
He was so far head & shoulders above any other mere mortals. Mind blowing. To stand a few feet in front of the band & watch him.
Then I saw his band IOU in a london pub in 1980 before his IOU album was recorded.
It was clear Allan was a genius the like of which had never been seen before & would never be seen again.
Not merely merely very very good, there's lots of those around.
He was instead very very unique & special.
Yet the pub was barely full & he couldn't get a record deal 🤔
Hence the band name.
Seemed like an injustice & difficult to comprehend.
Wish I'd had some spare money to try & help him to get a record deal. Seriously I would if I'd had some.

All comments from YouTube:

@markhartfield8186

2y↑9

This whole album is seared into my brain from the day I bought it in 79 Bill has never let me down musically and I think that some of Alan Holdsworths best stuff was played on brufords first two albums. 😁

@TheSphereFrance

3y↑11

The best Jazz rock album ever produced. I have since 1978 and nothing can beat this. omg !!!!

@michaelm7116

51w

maybe, the first UK album!?!?

@oobenoob

48w

Gilgamesh!

@facundovaldez6990

7y↑41

This is an extreme example of Allan's composing creativity. So much going on in here. Absolutelly brilliant! may he rest in peace.

@facundovaldez6990

7y↑2

There's always lots to learn from this guys. Good for you!

@evetsnitram8866

5y↑1

I used to live in this album!

@Bitterblogger

So he should've had a (c) credit. Not to be a scold . . .

@stevedunphy2848

7y↑35

So rich, majestic & beautiful, pure Holdsworth genius, brimfull with imagination. Still my all-time favourite album, musicianship, writing, playing etc off the scale & still unmatched after first listen 43 years ago. RIP A.H.😪

@mikefad

5y↑4

Prob my favorite too. I can still play it in my head anytime I want. I think I wore out the cassette tape in my car.

@LaneEternalmaster

3y↑1

The time changes mix so naturally with 4/4; it's almost as if there's no meter changes at all. Music like this will never be made again...

@Lachenmann7

3y↑2

Thoughts on the remixed album? I greatly prefer the original mix/mastering.

@MissMX

2y↑2

@@Lachenmann7 I too prefer the original mix - of its time. This great album also trumps any Weather Report!

@luke125

4y↑11

One of my all time favorite albums. Holdsworth is absolutely on fire and the compositions are classic. Killin’.

@michaelwayne7887

3y↑3

Omg, you're prob like me and can play the whole thing in your head at will. This album takes up a large portion of whatever memory cells I have left. Lol But WELL WORTH IT!

@luke125

@@michaelwayne7887 Exactly

@markrobinson8410

5y↑27

Jeff berlin ! Bass tone perfection

@jefferyroy2566

1y↑2

I hear a bit of Jaco in Berlin's tone. Or it could simply be Jeff playing a Jazzmaster, just like Pastorius. I managed to see this entire Bruford lineup in Houston, 1979. Can't recall what Berlin was playing because I could mot keep my eyes off Holdsworth, who was less than 20 feet away (it was a club with about 200 capacity but only 40-50 showed up that night). UK had played on the Univ. of Houston campus the previous year, with Austin-based Eric Johnson (and the Electromagnets) opening. What a time for live music for little money!

@markrobinson8410

I think you mean fender jazz bass. I saw holdsworth twice and i am so glad i did.

@jefferyroy2566

@@markrobinson8410 I am repeating a bad, or at least inaccurate, habit of referring to the Fender Jazz Bass as a "Jazzmaster," which is the model name for a six-string guitar. I picked this habit up in the 1970s, for reasons which are lost to time. Someone else back then might have used the term "Jazzmaster" to describe the Jazz Bass, but the blame all these years later is mine. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
Where and when did you see Holdsworth? My last encounter was 1988, in the back room at Fitzgerald's in Houston, on an August night with no
A/C. Yikes! Ronnie Montrose opened, but he seemed off his game, which coulda been the heat. Allan was accompanied by Jimmy Johnson on bass, a virtuoso in his own right, and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums (can't remember keyboardist). But Allan switched to that damned Synth-Axe at some point, a gadget he used far too often in that period. I preferred his work with a group as opposed to Holdsworth being the solo headliner.

@martinbe5111

3y↑7

One of the best songs I’ve ever heard. That ascending riff played by Allan just makes me melt on spot.

@pobinr

2y↑1

@joset8907

3y↑3

Awesome music. Bill Bruford was such an inspiration for me to learn the drums. Allan Holdsworth awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

@SashaGarcia

4y↑7

The lead bit that allan repeats, throughout the song, sounds like a prelude to a monumental tragedy. Ominous, and triumphant, and larger than life, like a lovecraftian creature. It also sounds like that hideous truth you have been hiding from, but you just know it's coming. And this weed is fantastic.

@westrig180

3y↑2

You nailed it pretty good . For me in addition, theres alot of melancholy thru out I went thru a heartbreaking period as I listened to this Lp when it was released..

@sistersmayhem8236

The end of 5G has the same ominous overtones . Almost like being tossed around on waves

@joluijten6313

1y↑1

Very strange song indeed.

@TheDansirman

4y↑10

Jeff Berlin Killin It

@Jpeterson7

4y↑9

The sound between Alan and David during the lead starting at 2:48 is breathtaking.

@jacobtapianieto9655

34w

The bass line at the beginning makes me remember a little bit of the start of the bass solo of Holdsworth's "Letters of Marque" in the "I.O.U." album.

@dennisnickoloff1723

2y↑2

Good music is timeless

@markhartfield8186

2y↑1

Listening to this on a yacht in marina del rey in 1979 with an incredulous American who could not believe I'd heard of Bill let alone been listening to him since his yes day's was an enjoyable moment for me. But the sample and hold at the end of this track demotes it to the shade.

@astrophotonics9470

5y↑7

RIP Allan, my main influence.......

@tuvalulili

3y↑2

that last chord leads nicely into steve hillage green more bliss

@corujajf

2y↑1

Amazing

@rockonthestone4907

4y↑5

The drumming at the end is fresh af

@Poeme340

Crrrrazy!!!👍

@renatocavallero2941

6y↑2

Un grande maestro !!! ..Maestoso Bill !!!

@dariodobek3012

Masterpiece!!!!

@sheldonwheaton881

3y↑1

I picked this up on the strength of UK's first, still as good as ever!🗿

@zappainfrance

5y↑1

Happy 70 yo Bill ! 💜

@geoffgreen8023

5y↑10

How does dear Mr Bruford do it? I’ve been listening to his beats fills and rolls for many years and he always managed to throw some off kilter drop snare beats in- stuff that no one else would surely consider. I thank Andy Mason for bringing Bruford to my attention back in the 70s.

@Jpeterson7

4y↑1

He's got the golden touch for sure. He makes the music sound so much bigger and better.

@markhartfield8186

Off discribes him exactly. As a teenager we called what he played off beats with no idea what we were saying.

@markhartfield8186

Oh and by the way I'm 64,now

@michaelm7116

35w

ah yes, those Bruford beats

@PM-ec5vm

7y↑8

2:49. Pure PAF pick up perfection 😪

@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE

Sounds amazing to this day still.... need to get me some PAF's at some point.

@katemurphy1915

Thank you for the upload!!!...

@theidiotbox2000

5y↑6

What poor misguided soul disliked this?

@katemurphy1915

5y↑1

Bob Wolkotte Thank you 🙏

@jerryvivanco4352

4y↑1

Just ur garden variety moron

@robinpearce6961

3y↑2

Its a brew of beer i think. Wondeful track he wrote

@robertgovier1453

Not quite - Allan liked the products of Morland's Brewery in Abingdon. One of their advertising images was a painter in a fancy hat. A "chap". After a few points, a "chasp"... :-)

@tokeburns

4y↑2

Pretty sure Rush listened to this track and got inspiration from the bit at :50 for the ending of YYZ

@larsgraberg6783

2y↑1

Jeff Berlin is the greatest!

@vasantiago3038

5y↑2

HOLDSWORTH. .

@katemurphy1915

Dear Mr. Rodriquez, unfortunately, You Tube won’t let me subscribe to your channel.

@PhuckHue2

5y↑1

How did Allan get that lead sound

@PM-ec5vm

4y↑4

Modified Fender Stratocaster 2 x DiMarzio HB PAF pickups , trem and unusually for a Strat - bound mahog fretboard.... .. probably a Eventide harmoniser in the studio or harmony overdubs ... and last but unquestionably not least - the man’s unique talent !

@wietzejohanneskrikke1910

13w

I think Allan multitracked the harmony parts. It doesn't sound like a harmonizer.

@whistleblower3516

15w

I have been a drummer for 30 plus years. I know how to count. Having said that.. is there anyone out there who knows how to count the damn chorus on this song?!?!?!? I've literally had this head in my brain for days. Is it four bars of 4/4 followed one bar of 3/4, then back to 4/4???????? Bill is drumming in the most peculiar spots here. Help if you can.

@bramposthumus9300

1y↑1

Musically, there is more going on here in just under 5 minutes than in the entire recorded repertoire of, say, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, any boy band you care to mention, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and pretty much any other hit pop artist recorded after 2010...