Doctor Flang
08-30-2008, 09:33 AM
Bruford's and Levin's short lived group B.L.U.E. released two albums that are being re-released by Voiceprint. It's nice that these albums are available again.
From the Voiceprint home page:
Voiceprint Hits The Upper Extremities
[15/07/2008]
Voiceprint is proud to announce that they have signed a deal to release the two albums from Bruford Levin Upper Extremities the band formed by Bill Bruford and Tony Levin in 1998. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early eighties and of course had extremely distinguished careers before meeting up in King Crimson. Bruford had previously been a member of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and led his own band Bruford. Tony Levin had previously played with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and also played on the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double fantasy album.
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of jazz and rock.
From the Voiceprint home page:
Voiceprint Hits The Upper Extremities
[15/07/2008]
Voiceprint is proud to announce that they have signed a deal to release the two albums from Bruford Levin Upper Extremities the band formed by Bill Bruford and Tony Levin in 1998. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early eighties and of course had extremely distinguished careers before meeting up in King Crimson. Bruford had previously been a member of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and led his own band Bruford. Tony Levin had previously played with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and also played on the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double fantasy album.
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of jazz and rock.