Person
Bill Bruford
Albums
27
Members
17
Active
1949–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
Bill Bruford is a versatile drummer whose sound has influenced countless other players in a variety of genres. From his tenures with Yes, Genesis and King Crimson in progressive rock to recordings with his bands Bruford and Bill Bruford's Earthworks in jazz, his precision and imagination are distinctive. He has also experimented widely with new technologies for percussion playing. 3/18/09 Bruford announced his retirement from performing on his web site.
Discography
Feels Good To Me
Fainting In Coils
Bruford & The Beat
Music for Piano and Drums
Flags
Master Strokes
Master Strokes: 1978-1985
If Summer Had Its Ghosts
If Summer Had Its Ghosts
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
An Introduction to Summerfold Records
Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song
In Concert in Holland
In Concert In Holland
An Introduction to Winterfold Records
Earthworks Underground Orchestra
In Two Minds
In Tokyo
Summerfold Collection: 1987–2008
The Winterfold Collection
From Conception To Birth
Sheer Reckless Abandon
Live At The Schauburg Bremen 1987
Making a Song and Dance
Bill Bruford 1-2
Bill Bruford 3-4
The DVD Sampler And Interview
Credits
Ranked #1,234 of 14,615 producers — 963.00 career Groove across 7 records.
All rolesInstrument 187Producer 25Writer 14Performer 13Liner Notes 5Composer 4Engineer 2Mix 2Vocal 1
Yessingles
Union 30 Live
The Steven Wilson Remixes
Seems Like a Lifetime Ago 1977–1980
Progeny: Highlights From Seventy‐Two
The Many Faces of Yes
Live in Argentina, 1994
Astral Traveller: The BBC Sessions
Live in Zurich (November 15, 1973)
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume 5 – Live in Japan 1995
ZWAR (Live in Europe 2005)
In Tokyo
Live 1973–2007

1996‐08‐26: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Live at the Pier, New York – August 2, 1982
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume Three: Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 1996
Live at Montreux 2003
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume Two: Live in Bath, 1981 / Live in Philadelphia, 1982
Earthworks Underground Orchestra
Essentially
Rock Goes to College
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume One: Live in Mainz, 1974 / Live in Asbury Park, 1974
The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003
The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 2: 1981–2003
The Word Is Live
Random Acts of Happiness

Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95
Topography: The Yes Anthology
Live in Guildford, November 13, 1972
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection
As If to Nothing
Emergent
Footloose and Fancy Free
Genesis Files
In a Word: Yes (1969– )
Live at the Zoom Club
Live in Berkeley, CA – August 13, 1982
Live in Mainz: March 30, 1974
The Sound of Surprise
VROOOM VROOOM
House of Yes: Live From House of Blues
Nashville Rehearsals, 1997
Union Live
A Part, and Yet Apart
Cirkus: The Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson Live
Concert Classics, Volume 4
Live at Cap d’Agde 1982
The Beat Club, Bremen 1972
The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners’ Guide to ProjeKcts
The ProjeKcts
Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984

On Broadway 1995
The X Files: A 20 Year Retrospective
Heavenly Bodies
Something’s Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970
The BBC Tapes, Volume V: 1975–1978
The Nightwatch: Live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw November 23rd 1973
Missing Pieces
Schizoid Man
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