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The Bruford Tapes is a live 1979 album by the British band Bruford, only issued in the United States, Canada and Japan. It was recorded on July 12, 1979 in Roslyn, New York State and originally broadcast on WLIR radio.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Paul Collins wrote: “This is one of the best Bruford albums of this period; those who found the studio releases of these songs to be too cold will be won over by the improvisational intensity of this live show.”

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the music “strongly melodic, freewheeling and built round Bruford’s ringing percussion.”

Track listing

1. “Hells Bells” Dave Stewart, Alan Gowen 4:02
2. “Sample And Hold” Bill Bruford, Stewart 6:18
3. “Fainting In Coils” Bruford 6:34
4. “Travels With Myself – And Someone Else” Bruford 4:37
Side two
5. “Beelzebub” Bruford 3:28
6. “The Sahara Of Snow (Part One)” Bruford 4:46
7. “The Sahara Of Snow (Part Two)” Bruford, Eddie Jobson 3:07
8. “One Of A Kind (Part Two)” Bruford, Stewart 8:06
9. “5g” Bruford, Stewart, Jeff Berlin 2:39

Personnel
Bill Bruford – drums & percussions
Dave Stewart – electric piano, synthesizer, electronics
Jeff Berlin – bass guitar, vocal on 10
John Clark – electric guitar

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Released: 1979
Recorded: 12 July 1979
Length: 43:37
Labels: E.G. Records
Producer: Michael Billeter