If Summer Had Its Ghosts [Import]

Bill Bruford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Summerfold UK
• ASIN: B0002MH5Y0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,971 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. If Summer Had Its Ghosts - BilL Bruford

2. Never The Same Way Twice - Eddie Gomez

3. Forgiveness - Eddie Gomez

4. Somersaults - Eddie Gomez

5. Thistledown - Eddie Gomez

6. The Ballad Of Vilcabamba - Eddie Gomez

7. Amethyst (For Carmen) - Eddie Gomez

8. Splendour Among Shadows - Eddie Gomez

9. Some Other Time - Eddie Gomez

10. Silent Pool - Eddie Gomez

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

2. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

3. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

4. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

5. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

6. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

7. An Introduction To Winterfold Records - An Introduction To Winterfold Records

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

This CD came next – an unmissable jazz collaboration sees Bill team up with ECM-label regular Ralph Towner on 12 string guitar and piano, and bassist Eddie Gomez, a veteran of the Bill Evans Trio to record eleven original compositions. Bruford continues o bring the best of the young British players to the attention of a rapidly growing international audience.

Product Description

Bill Bruford grew up with jazz. As an amateur drummer in the 1960s, and after a handful of lessons from Lou Pocock of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he began his professional career in 1968. He was a guiding light in the so-called British "Art Rock" movement, touring internationally with Yes and King Crimson from 1968-74. There then followed several years spent observing and participating in the music making processes of, among others, Gong, National Health, Genesis and U.K., until Bill felt ready to write and perform his own music with his own band Bruford, recording four albums from 1977-80. It was, however, the reconstituted King Crimson of 1980-84 that provided the vehicle for his revolutionary use of electronics in developing the melodic side of percussion. Following an interim two year/two album stint improvising on acoustic piano and drums with Patrick Moraz, Bruford formed his electro-acoustic jazz group Earthworks in 1986, with Django Bates and Iain Ballamy, specifically to continue this work on melody from the drum set, but now in a jazz context. Earthworks, the group's first offering in 1987, was named the "third best jazz album of the year" by America's USA Today; then came Dig? (1989), All Heaven Broke Loose (1991), and the summer 1994 Live set, Stamping Ground. 1990, the readers of Modern Drummer Magazine voted him into that magazine's Hall of Fame. The late 90s saw Bruford underlining his commitment, and return, to jazz and 1997 saw two major releases. The Earthworks "best of" compilation, Heavenly Bodies, taken from all four albums and including previously unreleased material was released.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually....., February 3, 2007

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Christopher Siebold "musician" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If Summer Had Its Ghosts (Audio CD)

Bill is not showing mediocrity-far from it. He is showing maturity. This CD features the enormous talents of Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez. If you do not like the genre, that is one thing. But writing off the efforts of three of the world's finest musicians is very silly to me. For example, if you want to learn how to play a ballad, one of the hardest musical forms to master, listen to "Forgiveness". Very insightful. Sure, Bill trims it down a bit, but good for him! I believe the playing on this album shows that musicians can grow and stretch when they restrain themselves from doing what they're expected to do. Just a thought.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Superb, March 28, 2011

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Gary in Hopkinton - See all my reviews

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This review is from: If Summer Had It's Ghosts (MP3 Download)

I'll start by saying I wasn't sure what to expect when I got this cd, some ten years ago, but knew I would probably like it. I grew up with One of a Kind blowing me away time after time, and his work with Crimson is unmatched. Especially live. Having followed both Bill and Ralph for three decades now, I can't help but have high expectations. Being a guitar player, Ralph has been my favorite player for many years. It is an unlikely collaboration, in light of their respective backgrounds, but the chemistry is evident from the start. Thistledown is my favorite track, and probably has more plays on my iPod than almost anything else. I own pretty much every Towner record, all the early Yes, Crimson, tons of Bill Evans stuff with Gomez, and find myself choosing this over any of that much of the time. It is timeless, comfort food for the soul.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Towner's Show, July 6, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If Summer Had Its Ghosts (Audio CD)

This is a slightly incongruous trio: King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford fronting a trio including Oregon's Ralph Towner on guitars (classical and 12-string) and keyboards and ex-Bill Evans sideman Eddie Gomez on bass. Amazingly enough, it works--all three musicians seem to be having a ball playing Bruford's stuff (he wrote most of the songs, with Gomez and Towner each contributing one composition). The opening seconds of this CD lure us right in--Bruford's rhythm, Towner's shadings, and Gomez's energy jump right out at you, with all three musicians asserting themselves and all three making colorful contributions to the whole.

For me, it is Towner who makes this recording special, really digging into his guitar, showing that you do not need to be plugged in to project color and intensity. But Gomez and Bruford also contribute, the net result being a trio album with a unique sonority. The recording is excellent--clean and open and dynamic.