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Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
	Bruford performing in 2008
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Birth name	William Scott Bruford
Born	17 May 1949 (age 75); Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Genres	Progressive rock; instrumental rock; jazz; jazz fusion;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; producer; record label owner; musicologist;
Instruments	Drums; percussion;
Years active	1967–2009; 2023;
Labels	Polydor; E.G.; Voiceprint; Winterfold; Summerfold;
Formerly of	Mabel Greer's Toyshop; Yes; King Crimson; Gong; National Health; Genesis; U.K.; Bruford; Brand X; Earthworks; Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe; Bruford Levin Upper Extremities;
Website	billbruford.com

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William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former^[2] drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978), as well as touring with Genesis (1976). In 1978, he formed his own group, Bruford, which was active until 1980.

During the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including Patrick Moraz and David Torn), and formed his own electric jazz band Earthworks in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994 to 1997, then continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks.

On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from professional drumming, only briefly returning for a few private gigs. He has pursued other projects since then, including the operation of his two record labels, Summerfold and Winterfold, releasing an autobiography in 2009, and speaking and writing about music. In 2016, after four and a half years of study, Bruford received a PhD in Music from the University of Surrey. That year, Bruford ranked No. 16 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".^[3] In 2017, Bruford was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.^[4]

Early life

Bruford was born on 17 May 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent, the third child of Betty and John Bruford, a veterinary surgeon.^[5] He has a brother, John, and a sister, Jane.^[6] He attended New Beacon School in Sevenoaks, followed by Tonbridge School in Tonbridge, a boarding school.^[7]^[8] Bruford decided to take up drumming at thirteen after watching American jazz drummers on the BBC2 television series Jazz 625,^[9] and practised the instrument in the attic of his house.^[7] He cites Max Roach, Joe Morello, Art Blakey and Ginger Baker as the most influential drummers on him as a young man.^[10] Around this time, Bruford's sister bought him a pair of drum brushes as a birthday present,^[9] and Bruford would practise using them on album sleeves after he was told the sound resembled a snare drum while watching Jazz 625. Bruford recalled it as "a perfect education".^[8] Though he was given a single snare drum at first, Bruford gradually built a full drum kit.^[8] He later took a few lessons from Lou Pocock, a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.^[9]

During his time at boarding school, Bruford befriended several fellow jazz fans, one of them a drummer who gave Bruford lessons in improvisation and a tutorial book by American jazz drummer Jim Chapin. In 1966 and 1967, Bruford performed in the Breed, an R&B/soul four-piece with Stu Murray on guitar, Mike Freeman on saxophone, Ray Bennett (who would later play with Peter Banks's Flash) on bass, and Doug Kennard on guitar and vocals.^[8] After leaving school, Bruford took a gap year before he intended to study economics at Leeds University.^[8]^[11] In January 1968, he unsuccessfully auditioned for a place in Savoy Brown at a pub in Battersea, but he "hung around until the end and told them they had the wrong guy ... I talked my way into it".^[11] His tenure only lasted three gigs because he "messed with the beat",^[12] and followed this with a brief stint in the psychedelic rock band Paper Blitz Tissue. Bruford then spotted an ad in a music shop from the Noise, who were looking for a drummer to play with them for a six-week residency at the Piper Club in Rome, Italy.^[13] He remembered the experience as "ghastly", felt his bandmates could not play properly, and had to hitchhike back to London with his kit.^[8]^[13]

Career

1968–1974: Yes and King Crimson

Following his return to London, the 19-year-old Bruford settled into a flat in north London and placed an advertisement for drum work in Melody Maker.^[14] It was spotted by singer Jon Anderson of the psychedelic rock band Mabel Greer's Toyshop, formed of bassist Chris Squire and guitarist Clive Bayley, who sought a replacement for their departing drummer, Bob Hagger. The four met on 7 June 1968; Anderson was so impressed with Bruford that he invited him to play with the band that evening at the Rachel McMillan College in Deptford.^[12] Their entire set consisted of "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett as it was the only song they all knew how to play through, but Bruford was impressed with the band's ability to sing in harmony.^[14] Following the gig, Bruford had several offers to join soul bands, one of which earned as much as £30 a week, but chose to remain with Anderson and Squire, who took charge in forming a new band. The four entered rehearsals, which ended in Peter Banks replacing Bayley on guitar, Tony Kaye on keyboards, and the group changing their name to Yes.^[12]^[14]

Bruford played on Yes's first five studio albums during his initial tenure: Yes (1969), Time and a Word (1970), The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), and Close to the Edge (1972). He received a writing credit on just five tracks: "Harold Land", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart of the Sunrise", "And You and I", and "Five Per Cent for Nothing", a 35-second track on Fragile that was his first attempt at composition. His main interest was allowing the drums to "be heard" as Squire played his bass often in the higher register, and so developed a style that involved "unusual beat placement" and time signatures.^[15] He developed his musical understanding during this time, learning "how to read the horizontal lines, but not the vertical notes."^[16] Bruford recalled Yes being hot blooded and argumentative, with personality conflicts being the eventual reason for his exit. These, for him, included problems in understanding other members' accents, differences in social backgrounds, and many other issues that set the band in a constant state of friction between Anderson, Squire, and himself.^[16]

In July 1972, after Close to the Edge had been recorded, Bruford quit to join King Crimson, later explaining: "King Crimson was one of the only gigs for a rock drummer where you could play in 17/16 and still stay in decent hotels".^[17] Rehearsals began in September 1972, followed by an extensive UK tour. His instinct to remember complicated drum parts was shown when he learned how to play the long percussion and guitar part in the middle of "21st Century Schizoid Man", "by listening to it and just learning it." Bruford cites the six months free jazz percussionist Jamie Muir was in the band as highly influential on him as a player.^[18] Bruford is featured on Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), Red (1974) and the live album USA (1975). Robert Fripp disbanded King Crimson in September 1974.^[19]

1974–1980: Genesis, Bruford, and U.K.

After leaving King Crimson, Bruford felt his "sense of direction was rather stymied" and was unsure on his next step. In late 1974, he became a temporary member of the Anglo-French band Gong for a European tour after drummer Laurie Allan was busted for drugs at a border. Bruford then chose to wait for an appealing offer while earning money as a session musician.^[18] The sessions were few, however, and the ones that he was a part of he called "unmitigated disasters".^[20] In 1975, Bruford played drums on Fish Out of Water by Chris Squire,^[21] HQ by Roy Harper,^[18] and At the Sound of the Bell by Pavlov's Dog.^[22] Later in the year, he performed as guest percussionist for the jazz fusion band Brand X, featuring Phil Collins on drums. Bruford then joined National Health for several live performances, but declined an offer to join full-time as there were already many writers in the group, and felt his contributions to the music, the majority of which was already written, would have caused problems.^[18]

By mid-1976, Bruford had rehearsed with Ray Gomez and Jeff Berlin in the US but plans to form a group failed, partly due to the members living far away from each other.^[20] He wished not to force a band together, so he decided to "watch, wait, observe and absorb".^[22] From March to July 1976, Bruford toured with Genesis on their 1976 tour of North America and Europe, supporting A Trick of the Tail.^[18] It was their first album and tour after original frontman Peter Gabriel had left, leaving drummer Phil Collins to sing lead vocals. Bruford had known Collins for several years and suggested sitting in the drum seat until Genesis found a permanent replacement.^[20] Bruford is featured on the Genesis: In Concert film and the live albums Seconds Out (1977) and Three Sides Live (1982). In late 1976, Bruford became involved in a tentative rock trio with Rick Wakeman and John Wetton, but they soon disbanded.^[23] According to Bruford, "A&M Records was unwilling to let its 'star,' Wakeman, walk off with a used, slightly soiled King Crimson rhythm section, and the idea folded."^[24] Bruford then rejoined National Health for a short stint.^[25]

In 1977, Bruford recorded his debut solo album Feels Good to Me (1978), with Dave Stewart (keyboards), Jeff Berlin (bass), and Allan Holdsworth (guitar). This was Bruford's first attempt at songwriting on a substantial level, and he spent a lot of time developing tunes on the piano.^[26] The four stuck together and became a full-time band named Bruford, which also featured Annette Peacock on vocals, Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn, and John Goodsall on rhythm guitar. Later in 1978, Bruford reunited with John Wetton and formed the progressive rock group U.K. After their debut album U.K. (1978) and several tours, Holdsworth and Bruford left the group due to disagreements on the group's musical direction. Bruford resumed activity in his own group to release One of a Kind (1979). Almost entirely instrumental, the album contains some spoken lines by Bruford during the introduction to "Fainting in Coils". Subsequent gigs spawned the live releases Rock Goes to College and The Bruford Tapes (1979). Their final album, Gradually Going Tornado (1980), features backing vocals from Canterbury scene stalwarts Barbara Gaskin and Amanda Parsons, as well as Georgina Born on cello. Unfinished songs for a projected fourth album were recorded in 1980, but remained unreleased until 2017.^[27]^[28]

1981–1993: King Crimson, Earthworks, ABWH, and Yes

In 1981, Bruford returned to King Crimson in a new formation with Fripp, Tony Levin, and Adrian Belew. The four recorded Discipline (1981), Beat (1982), and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984), all featuring Bruford on an acoustic and Simmons electronic hybrid kit. Bruford embraced the Simmons drums for the next fifteen years as it allowed him to play programmed chords, samples, tuned pitches, and sound effects, which expanded his musical palette.^[29] In 1984, Fripp disbanded the group; Bruford picked the live album Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) as one of the best rock albums he played on.^[29]^[30]

In 1983, Bruford formed a duo with Swiss keyboardist and former Yes member Patrick Moraz after he learned that Moraz was living close to him in Surrey. The project had Bruford develop a "real taste for improvising".^[15] Under the name Moraz/Bruford, the two released Music for Piano and Drums (1983) and Flags (1985), two albums recorded on acoustic instruments. The albums were supported with several live shows, including a tour of Japan. Also in 1985, Bruford was approached by Jimmy Page to be the drummer for his new band with Paul Rodgers and Pino Palladino named the Firm. He recalled: "We rehearsed briefly, but I think decided we were mutually unsuited!"^[31]

In 1986, Bruford formed his jazz group Earthworks with Django Bates, Iain Ballamy and Mick Hutton (later replaced by Tim Harries), with initial assistance from Dave Stewart.^[29] By then, electronic drum technology had improved to Bruford's satisfaction and he resumed using the Simmons kit.^[32]^[33] The band toured the US club circuit through 1987.^[29]

Bruford put Earthworks on hold in late 1988, after Jon Anderson invited him to play on a new album that also featured past Yes members Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe. Bruford was under the impression that he was performing on an Anderson solo album, but the four went on to become a group and named themselves Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH). Bruford later remarked that while ABWH could have been an interesting group had they been given time to develop instead of being pushed immediately into a recording studio, for him it was primarily a business-motivated arrangement which he took on so that he could pay for Earthworks.^[34] Bruford was attracted to the idea of recording on Montserrat, and convinced Anderson to have Tony Levin on bass. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989) was supported by a world tour, and in 1990, while recording a second album, ABWH merged with Yes to become an eight-member formation. Union (1991), featuring tracks from both groups, was criticised by almost the entire band; Bruford called it "the worst record I've ever been on".^[35] He took part in the subsequent Union Tour in 1991 and 1992, and though he enjoyed the enthusiastic audiences in large venues and performing with former bandmates, he found the experience "pretty horrible".^[16] After the tour, Bruford and Howe became involved in an orchestral project that reinterpreted Yes songs with an orchestra, entitled Symphonic Music of Yes (1993).

Bruford resumed with Earthworks in January 1991, and the group released a studio and live album. After Bates left, Bruford disbanded the group in 1993. After this, their record label pushed for Bruford and Holdsworth to form a new band, but neither were too keen on the idea and the idea fell through.^[36] In the early 1990s, Bruford became an active drum clinician and taught small groups in several universities.^[37]

1994–2009: King Crimson, Earthworks II, final collaborations, and retirement

King Crimson re-emerged once more in 1994 as a six-piece band, consisting of its 1980s line-up with the additions of Pat Mastelotto sharing drumming duties with Bruford, and Trey Gunn on Chapman Stick. Dubbed the "double trio" configuration, they released Vrooom (1994), Thrak (1995), and two live albums, B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995) and Thrakattak (1996). After Bruford and Fripp discussed the idea of holding improvisational performances together and invited Gunn and Levin to join them, Fripp conceived the ProjeKcts idea of having different subsets of King Crimson working separately as a way of developing new material for the band. The first group, ProjeKct One, performed live at the Jazz Cafe in London from 1–4 December 1997. Bruford then left the group, and King Crimson altogether, mainly due to his frustration with rehearsals, which he felt came to nothing.^[35] This also marked the end of Bruford using the Simmons electronic drums due to the high overhead costs, the time required to program the kit, and the lackluster Japanese model that was made after the original manufacturer went bankrupt.^[38]

Bruford at the Moers Festival in Germany, 2004

After King Crimson, Bruford focused on acoustic jazz, partly because he felt jazz required a return to a beginning jumping-off point.^[15] In 1997 he formed a new line-up of Earthworks, using the group as a base for British musicians and to give them experience of performing internationally.^[38] This line-up involved pianist Steve Hamilton, saxophonist Patrick Clahar, and double bassist Geoff Gascoyne, soon replaced by Mark Hodgson.^[15] Although Earthworks underwent further line-up changes with Tim Garland replacing Clahar as saxophonist in 2001, Gwilym Simcock replacing Hamilton as pianist in 2004, and Laurence Cottle replacing Hodgson on bass circa 2005, the revived band maintained a consistent, predominantly acoustic post-bop approach focusing on Bruford's compositions. During 2005, Earthworks temporarily combined with Garland's Underground Orchestra to form the Earthworks Underground Orchestra.

During his final stint with Earthworks, Bruford collaborated with others in the final twelve years of his career. These included a collaboration with Americans Eddie Gomez and Ralph Towner in 1997, the jazz-rock band Bruford Levin Upper Extremities in 1998, a duo with Dutch pianist Michiel Borstlap from 2002 to 2007,^[15] the contemporary composer Colin Riley with the Piano Circus collective in 2009, and presenting drum clinics. In 2003, Bruford established two record labels: Winterfold Records, which cover his early releases including his guitar and rock-oriented music, and Summerfold Records, focusing on his jazz output, mostly from post-1987. Both are distributed by Voiceprint Records.^[16]^[15]

Bruford's final public gig was with Earthworks on 31 July 2008 at Ronnie Scott's in London.^[39] In January 2009, at the age of 59, Bruford announced that he was retiring from performing and recording, after 41 years, effective from 1 January.^[40] Among the various reasons for retiring were his growing performance anxiety that "was making life intolerable", his diminishing stamina required to tour and perform on an international scale, and what he perceived as a bleak future for the style of drumming that appealed to him.^[39] The final studio album he played on was Skin and Wire: Play the Music of Colin Riley (2009) by Piano Circus. Bruford had kept a diary of his gigs throughout his career, and logged 2,885 gigs.^[41]

2009–present: Post-retirement

In early 2009, Bruford published his autobiography.^[42] Not long into his retirement, Bruford had a brief, low key stint in Ann Bailey's Soul House, a nine-piece band performing Motown and soul covers in Ewhurst, Surrey.^[43]^[44]

In February 2016, after four and a half years of study, Bruford received a PhD degree in Music from the University of Surrey.^[45] He had wanted to do something related to music following his retirement, and considered his missed opportunity in pursuing higher education in the late 1960s as a factor in his decision to enter academia. The University of Surrey offered to award Bruford an honorary doctorate, but he wanted to put in the effort and work for his degree, which focused on creativity and music performance, specifically with a drum kit.^[46] Bruford's thesis, "Making it work: Creative music performance and the Western kit drummer", was posted online in May 2016.^[47] Bruford has since written various journal articles, book chapters and liner notes, and presented guest lectures at universities and music institutions in Europe and North America.

In April 2017, Bruford was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a former member of Yes. He attended the ceremony, but did not perform or deliver an acceptance speech.^[48] In March 2018, Bruford introduced Yes at their two London shows during their 50th Anniversary Tour. Later that year, Bruford published his second book, Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer. It is an adaptation of his PhD dissertation.^[39]

In October 2020, Bruford put much of his personal collection of instruments, microphones, tour cases and other equipment from his career up for sale, totalling 258 separate listings.^[49] In August 2021, Bruford's back catalogue of music from Bruford, Moraz/Bruford, and Earthworks were made available on digital streaming platforms for the first time.^[50] In January 2022, Bruford launched his own YouTube channel to share videos from his career with additional "thoughts and anecdotes".^[51] A 6-CD career-spanning box set of tracks on which Bruford played was released on 29 April 2022.^[52]

On 3 August 2023, Bruford performed at the John Wetton tribute concert in East Sussex. He was not billed at the event, but performed a live run-through of Bryan Ferry's cover of "Let's Stick Together", which Wetton had played on, with Phil Manzanera, Guy Pratt, and Chris Difford.^[53]

Band timeline

Yes (1968–1972, 1991–1992)
King Crimson (1972–1974, 1981–1984, 1994–1997)
Gong (Nov–Dec 1974)
National Health (1975–1977)
Trigger (Roy Harper Band) (1975)
Genesis (as concert drummer on A Trick of the Tail Tour 1976)
Absolute Elsewhere (1976)
Bruford (1977–1980)
U.K. (1978)
Bill Bruford's Earthworks (Mark I: 1986–1993, Mark II: 1997–2008)
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1988–1990)
ProjeKct One (1997)
Network Of Sparks (1999)
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998–2000)

Timeline

Personal life

Bruford married his wife Carolyn in March 1973;^[54] they live in Surrey. They have three children, Alex, Holly, and Jack; Alex was formerly the drummer of the indie rock band Infadels.

It was at Bruford's wedding reception where Jon Anderson met Jamie Muir, who inspired Anderson to read Autobiography of a Yogi which became the origin of Yes's double album Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973).^[55]

Bruford described himself as a "lapsed atheist".^[56]

Songwriting

When interviewed in 1982, Bruford commented on his ability to compose for King Crimson. "It's very hard to know how to communicate in a band like that where the individuals are competent enough to produce their own kinds of sounds, it's very hard to write for a band like that."^[57]

Legacy

Many other drummers have cited Bruford as an influence, including Danny Carey,^[58] Mike Portnoy,^[59] Matt Cameron,^[60] Brann Dailor,^[61] Tim "Herb" Alexander,^[62] Gene Hoglan,^[63] Aaron Harris,^[64] Chad Cromwell,^[65] Ben Koller,^[66]^[67] Chris Pennie,^[68] Steve Arrington,^[69] Mac McNeilly,^[70] Morgan Simpson of Black Midi,^[71] Eric Kretz,^[72] and Martin Dosh.^[73] In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his work including Neil Murray,^[74] Jimmy Keegan,^[75] and Adrian Younge.^[76]

Awards

In 1990, the readers of Modern Drummer voted him into that magazine's Hall of Fame.^[77]^[78]

Books

Bill Bruford: The Autobiography. Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More (2009)
Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer (2018)

Discography

Solo

Bruford

Feels Good to Me (1978)
One of a Kind (1979)
The Bruford Tapes (1979, live recording)
Gradually Going Tornado (1980)
Rock Goes to College (2006, live recording)

Compilations

Master Strokes: 1978–1985 (1986)
Making a Song and Dance: A Complete-Career Collection (2022)

As band member

Yes

Yes (1969)
Time and a Word (1970)
The Yes Album (1971)
Fragile (1971)
Close to the Edge (1972)
Yessongs (1973, live recording)
Yesterdays (1975; compilation)
Union (1991)
Symphonic Music of Yes (1993)
Union Live (2011, live recording)

King Crimson

Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Starless and Bible Black (1974)
Red (1974)
USA (1975, live recording)
Discipline (1981)
Beat (1982)
Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
Absent Lovers (1998, live recording)
VROOOM (1994)
THRAK (1995)
B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995, live recording)
THRaKaTTaK (1996, live recording)
Live at the Jazz Café (1999, live recording as part of The ProjeKcts box set)
VROOOM VROOOM (2001, live recording)

U.K.

U.K. (1978)
Concert Classics, Vol. 4 (1999, re-released as Live in America and Live in Boston)
Ultimate Collector's Edition (2016)

Moraz/Bruford

Music for Piano and Drums (1983)
Flags (1985)
In Tokyo (2009, live recording)

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)
An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993)
Live at the NEC (2012)

Earthworks

Earthworks (1987)
Dig? (1989)
All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)
Stamping Ground: Bill Bruford's Earthworks Live (1994, live recording)
Heavenly Bodies (1997)
A Part, and Yet Apart (1999)
The Sound of Surprise (2001)
Footloose and Fancy Free (2002, live recording)
Random Acts of Happiness (2004, live recording)
Earthworks Underground Orchestra (2006, live recording)

Bruford with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez

If Summer Had Its Ghosts (1997)

Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford

One (1999)

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)
B.L.U.E. Nights (2000, live recording)

Duo with Michiel Borstlap

In Concert in Holland (2004, live recording)
Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song (2004)
In Two Minds (2007)

Guest appearances

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)
Chris Squire – Fish Out of Water (1975)
Steve Howe – Beginnings (1975)
Roy Harper – HQ (1975)
Various Artists – Peter and the Wolf (1975)
Pavlov's Dog – At the Sound of the Bell (1976)
Absolute Elsewhere – In Search of Ancient Gods (1976)
Genesis – Three Sides Live (1982; live recording)
Genesis – Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992 (2000; live recording)
Genesis – Seconds Out (1977, live recording)
Annette Peacock – X-Dreams (1978)
Steve Howe – The Steve Howe Album (1979)
The Roches – Keep on Doing (1982)
Al Di Meola – Scenario (1983)
Annette Peacock – Been in the Streets Too Long (1983)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Renaissance Man (1984)
Patrick Moraz – Time Code (1984)
David Torn – Cloud About Mercury (1986)
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin – Up from the Dark (1986)
Akira Inoue – Tokyo Installation (1986)
Anri – Trouble in Paradise (1986)
The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, Bill Bruford, and Keiko Abe – Go Between (1987)
Kazumi Watanabe – The Spice of Life (1987)
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin – As Far as Dreams Can Go (1988)
Kazumi Watanabe – The Spice of Life Too (1988)
Nobuhide Saki - Yume O Yobe (1988)
David Torn – Door X (1990)
Steve Howe – Turbulence (1991)
Joe Hisaishi – Paradise on Earth (1994)
Tony Levin – World Diary (1995)
National Health – Missing Pieces (1996)
Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited (1996)
Buddy Rich Big Band – Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 (1997)
Gordian Knot – Emergent (2003)
World Drummers Ensemble – A Coat of Many Colours (2006)
Piano Circus – Skin and Wire, The Music of Colin Riley (2009)
Leon Alvarado – Strangers in Strange Places (2010)

Notes

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^ "Bill retires from public performance". Official Bill Bruford Website. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.
^ Gauze, Carl (27 August 2009). "Bill Bruford: In the Key of C Major". Ink19. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ Bruford 2009.
^ "Ann Bailey's Soul House". Soul House. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Shteamer, Hank (29 October 2019). "Bill Bruford on His Ups and Downs With Yes and King Crimson, Life After Retirement". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Bill Bruford, PhD Music | University of Surrey - Guildford". Surrey.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ Cheeseman, Rona (16 July 2018). "Surrey Alumni and Philanthropy - Dr Bill Bruford". University of Surrey. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Doctoral Thesis - Making it Work: Creative Music Performance and the Western Kit Drummer". University of Surrey Open Research Library. May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Troy L. Smith (27 January 2017). "Yes and Rush to turn 2017 Roll Hall Ceremony into prog-rock gala". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ Williams, Stuart (11 October 2020). "Bill Bruford is selling a LOT of gear: here's how you can buy it". MusicRadar. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Ewing, Jerry (11 August 2021). "Bill Bruford's entire solo back catalogue available in digital format for the first time". Loudersound. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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^ Morse 1996, p. 44.
^ Bellamy, Iain (30 May 2016). "Bill Bruford: Retirement". The Drummer's Journal. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Bacon, Tony (September 1982). "Bruford in Crimson". Music U.K. (9): 18–21.
^ Oriel, Jane (21 November 2006). "Handyman: Danny Carey, Tool's drummer, talks to DiS". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2017. Q: Which drummers have been an inspiration to you?
Danny Carey: In the prog world, Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes, Bruford). He was always really free thinking about electronic drums and things like that and I always appreciated that a lot, especially at one point when all of a sudden it became so uncool to use electronic drums, but I just thought, 'Ah, man, everyone should do what pleases themselves'. So yes, he was a big influence in that way. [...]
^ "FAQ home - Drum Playing (Techniques)". www.mikeportnoy.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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^ Kearns, Kevin (12 May 2004). "Brann Dailor of Mastodon". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 5 March 2017. Q: You must have a big list of drummer influences.
Brann Dailor: [...] for prog, definitely Phil Collins and Bill Bruford. [...]
^ Peiken, Matt (September 1993). "Tim "Herb" Alexander" (PDF). Modern Drummer. Berkeley, California. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Gene Hoglan". www.sickdrummermagazine.com. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017. Q: Who are some of your biggest influences?
Gene Hoglan: [...] Bill Bruford was a big 'un, with the 80's version of King Crimson [...]
^ Haid, Mike (25 March 2007). "Aaron Harris of King Crimson". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 9 March 2017. [...] The self-taught Harris has always taken a minimalist approach to the more complex odd-meter material–until now. "Danny Carey turned me onto the drumming of Bill Bruford," explains Harris. "Once I started checking out what Bruford was doing, and how he was constantly creating new musical ideas on the drums and exploring unique drumset configurations, it inspired me to open up my playing and explore different drumming concepts for our new music."
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^ "Ben Koller (official)". Facebook. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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^ Worley, Gail (7 February 2009). "Coheed & Cambria's Chris Pennie". ink19.com (published 10 April 2009). Retrieved 16 March 2017. Q: Which players have most influenced that aspect of your style, especially with respect to the polyrhythms?
Chris Pennie: [...] I would have to say Bill Bruford from King Crimson and Yes [...]
^ J-Zone (29 July 2016). "Give the Drummer Some: Slave's Steve Arrington". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "From The Desk Of The Jesus Lizard: Rock Drummers". Magnet. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^ Talkhouse (1 July 2021). "Morgan Simpson of Black Midi Talks with Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes) on the Talkhouse Podcast". Talkhouse. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ Blabbermouth (30 May 2018). "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him To Play". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ Benidt, Doug (11 February 2013). "Talking Drums: Glenn Kotche and Martin Dosh". walkerart.org. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ thodoris (November 2011). "Interview:Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Brian May)". www.hit-channel.com (published 12 April 2012). Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017. Bill is a great drummer and probably a very intelligent guy. He wrote a fantastic book where he's saying many intelligent things about the music business and other musicians.
^ Haid, Mike (14 October 2014). "The Essence of Progressive Drumming". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
^ "Adrian Younge Interview". theseventhhex.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017. Q: You also have quite the admiration for Bill Bruford…
Adrian Younge: Oh yeah, dude he is just amazing. King Crimson and anything else he was a part of was quality work. His work on the drums was so sick dude. I love his approach because he doesn't do too much, but the little things that he does are very syncopated and interesting. That dude just creates unique compositional soundscapes.
^ "Biography - Bill Bruford". Official Bill Bruford Website. Archived from the original on 28 May 2002.
^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

Sources

Bruford, Bill (2009). Bill Bruford: The Autobiography. Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More. Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1906002237.
Hedges, Dan (1982). Yes: An Authorized Biography. Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 978-0-283-98751-9.
Morse, Tim (1996). Yesstories: "Yes" in Their Own Words. St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14453-1.
Welch, Chris (2008). Close to the Edge – The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84772-132-7.

External links

Official website at BillBruford.com
Bill Bruford Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2011)
Bill Bruford discography at Discogs
Bill Bruford at IMDb

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-In the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including [[Patrick Moraz]] and [[David Torn]]), and formed his own electric jazz band [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]] in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]], which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994–1997, after which he continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks.
+During the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including [[Patrick Moraz]] and [[David Torn]]), and formed his own electric jazz band [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]] in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]], which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994 to 1997, then continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks.
-On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from professional drumming, only briefly returning for a few private gigs. He pursued other projects since then, including the operation of his two record labels, Summerfold and Winterfold, releasing an autobiography in 2009, and speaking and writing about music. In 2016, after four-and-a-half years of study, Bruford earned a [[PhD]] in Music at the [[University of Surrey]]. That year, Bruford ranked No. 16 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/bill-bruford-30513/|title=100 Greatest Drummers of All Time|last=Weingarten|display-authors=etal|first=Christopher|date=31 March 2016|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Bruford was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Yes.<ref name="rrhofyes">{{cite web|title=Inductees: Yes |url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/yes|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
+On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from professional drumming, only briefly returning for a few private gigs. He has pursued other projects since then, including the operation of his two record labels, Summerfold and Winterfold, releasing an autobiography in 2009, and speaking and writing about music. In 2016, after four and a half years of study, Bruford received a [[PhD]] in Music from the [[University of Surrey]]. That year, Bruford ranked No. 16 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/bill-bruford-30513/|title=100 Greatest Drummers of All Time|last=Weingarten|display-authors=etal|first=Christopher|date=31 March 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Bruford was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Yes.<ref name="rrhofyes">{{cite web|title=Inductees: Yes |url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/yes|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
 == Early life ==
-Bruford was born on 17 May 1949 in [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]], the third child of Betty and John Bruford, a local veterinary surgeon.{{sfn|Bruford|2009|p=25}} He has a brother, John, and a sister, Jane.{{sfn|Bruford|2009|p=26}} He attended [[New Beacon School]] in [[Sevenoaks]], followed by [[Tonbridge School]] in [[Tonbridge]], a boarding school.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=35}}{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} Bruford decided to take up drumming at thirteen after watching American jazz drummers on the [[BBC2]] jazz television series ''[[Jazz 625]]'',<ref name="AllAboutJazz">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/bbruford.htm|title=Bill Bruford Interview: In the Court of the Percussion King|author=Mike Brannon|date=March 2001|website=[[All About Jazz]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405173858/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/bbruford.htm|archive-date=5 April 2001}}</ref> and practised the instrument in the attic of his house.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=35}} He cites [[Max Roach]], [[Joe Morello]], [[Art Blakey]] and [[Ginger Baker]] as the most influential drummers on him as a young man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewbill-bruford-yesking-crimsongenesisearthworks/571 |title=Interview:Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Earthworks) |publisher=Hit-channel.com |access-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> Around this time, Bruford's sister bought him a pair of drum brushes as a birthday present,<ref name="AllAboutJazz"/> and Bruford would practise using them on album sleeves after he was told the sound resembled a [[snare drum]] while watching ''Jazz 625''. Bruford recalled it as "a perfect education".{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} Though he was given a single snare drum at first, Bruford gradually built a full drum kit.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} He later took a few lessons from Lou Pocock, a member of the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref name="AllAboutJazz"/>
+Bruford was born on 17 May 1949 in [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]], the third child of Betty and John Bruford, a veterinary surgeon.{{sfn|Bruford|2009|p=25}} He has a brother, John, and a sister, Jane.{{sfn|Bruford|2009|p=26}} He attended [[New Beacon School]] in [[Sevenoaks]], followed by [[Tonbridge School]] in [[Tonbridge]], a boarding school.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=35}}{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} Bruford decided to take up drumming at thirteen after watching American jazz drummers on the [[BBC2]] television series ''[[Jazz 625]]'',<ref name="AllAboutJazz">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/bbruford.htm|title=Bill Bruford Interview: In the Court of the Percussion King|author=Mike Brannon|date=March 2001|website=[[All About Jazz]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405173858/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/bbruford.htm|archive-date=5 April 2001}}</ref> and practised the instrument in the attic of his house.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=35}} He cites [[Max Roach]], [[Joe Morello]], [[Art Blakey]] and [[Ginger Baker]] as the most influential drummers on him as a young man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewbill-bruford-yesking-crimsongenesisearthworks/571 |title=Interview:Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Earthworks) |date=6 July 2010 |publisher=Hit-channel.com |access-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> Around this time, Bruford's sister bought him a pair of drum brushes as a birthday present,<ref name="AllAboutJazz"/> and Bruford would practise using them on album sleeves after he was told the sound resembled a [[snare drum]] while watching ''Jazz 625''. Bruford recalled it as "a perfect education".{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} Though he was given a single snare drum at first, Bruford gradually built a full drum kit.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} He later took a few lessons from Lou Pocock, a member of the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref name="AllAboutJazz"/>
-During his time at boarding school, Bruford befriended several fellow jazz fans, one of them a drummer who gave Bruford lessons in improvisation and a tutorial book by American jazz drummer [[Jim Chapin]]. In 1966 and 1967, Bruford performed in The Breed, an R&B/soul four-piece with Stu Murray on guitar, Mike Freeman on saxophone, Ray Bennett (who would later play with [[Peter Banks]]'s Flash) on bass, and Doug Kennard on guitar and vocals.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} After leaving school, Bruford took a [[gap year]] before he intended to study economics at [[Leeds University]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=21}} In January 1968, he unsuccessfully auditioned for a place in [[Savoy Brown]] at a pub in [[Battersea]], but he "hung around until the end and told them they had the wrong guy ... I talked my way into it".{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=21}} His tenure only lasted three gigs because he "messed with the beat",{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}} and followed this with a brief stint in the psychedelic rock band Paper Blitz Tissue. Bruford then spotted an ad in a music shop from The Noise, who were looking for a drummer to play with them for a six-week residency at the Piper Club in Rome, Italy.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=22}} He remembered the experience as "ghastly", felt his bandmates could not play properly, and had to hitchhike back to London with his kit.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=22}}
+During his time at boarding school, Bruford befriended several fellow jazz fans, one of them a drummer who gave Bruford lessons in improvisation and a tutorial book by American jazz drummer [[Jim Chapin]]. In 1966 and 1967, Bruford performed in the Breed, an R&B/soul four-piece with Stu Murray on guitar, Mike Freeman on saxophone, Ray Bennett (who would later play with [[Peter Banks]]'s Flash) on bass, and Doug Kennard on guitar and vocals.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}} After leaving school, Bruford took a [[gap year]] before he intended to study economics at [[Leeds University]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=21}} In January 1968, he unsuccessfully auditioned for a place in [[Savoy Brown]] at a pub in [[Battersea]], but he "hung around until the end and told them they had the wrong guy ... I talked my way into it".{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=21}} His tenure only lasted three gigs because he "messed with the beat",{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}} and followed this with a brief stint in the psychedelic rock band Paper Blitz Tissue. Bruford then spotted an ad in a music shop from the Noise, who were looking for a drummer to play with them for a six-week residency at the Piper Club in Rome, Italy.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=22}} He remembered the experience as "ghastly", felt his bandmates could not play properly, and had to hitchhike back to London with his kit.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=36}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=22}}
 == Career ==
 === 1968–1974: Yes and King Crimson ===
-Following his return to London, the nineteen-year-old Bruford settled into a flat in north London and placed an advertisement for drum work in the ''[[Melody Maker]]''.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}} It was spotted by singer [[Jon Anderson]] of the psychedelic rock band [[Mabel Greer's Toyshop]], formed of bassist [[Chris Squire]] and guitarist Clive Bayley, who sought a replacement for their departing drummer, Bob Hagger. The four met on 7 June 1968; Anderson was so impressed with Bruford that he invited him to play with the band that evening at the Rachel McMillan College in [[Deptford]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}} Their entire set consisted of "[[In the Midnight Hour]]" by [[Wilson Pickett]] as it was the only song they all knew how to play through, but Bruford was impressed with the band's ability to sing in harmony.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}} Following the gig, Bruford had several offers to join soul bands, one of which earned as much as £30 a week, but chose to remain with Anderson and Squire, who took charge in forming a new band. The four entered rehearsals, which ended in [[Peter Banks]] replacing Bayley on guitar, [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]] on keyboards, and the group changing their name to [[Yes (band)|Yes]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}}
+Following his return to London, the 19-year-old Bruford settled into a flat in north London and placed an advertisement for drum work in ''[[Melody Maker]]''.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}} It was spotted by singer [[Jon Anderson]] of the psychedelic rock band [[Mabel Greer's Toyshop]], formed of bassist [[Chris Squire]] and guitarist Clive Bayley, who sought a replacement for their departing drummer, Bob Hagger. The four met on 7 June 1968; Anderson was so impressed with Bruford that he invited him to play with the band that evening at the Rachel McMillan College in [[Deptford]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}} Their entire set consisted of "[[In the Midnight Hour]]" by [[Wilson Pickett]] as it was the only song they all knew how to play through, but Bruford was impressed with the band's ability to sing in harmony.{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}} Following the gig, Bruford had several offers to join soul bands, one of which earned as much as £30 a week, but chose to remain with Anderson and Squire, who took charge in forming a new band. The four entered rehearsals, which ended in [[Peter Banks]] replacing Bayley on guitar, [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]] on keyboards, and the group changing their name to [[Yes (band)|Yes]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=37}}{{sfn|Hedges|1982|p=23}}
 Bruford played on Yes's first five studio albums during his initial tenure: ''[[Yes (Yes album)|Yes]]'' (1969), ''[[Time and a Word]]'' (1970), ''[[The Yes Album]]'' (1971), ''[[Fragile (Yes album)|Fragile]]'' (1971), and ''[[Close to the Edge]]'' (1972). He received a writing credit on just five tracks: "Harold Land", "[[Yours Is No Disgrace]]", "[[Heart of the Sunrise]]", "[[And You and I]]", and "[[Five Per Cent for Nothing]]", a 35-second track on ''Fragile'' that was his first attempt at composition. His main interest was allowing the drums to "be heard" as Squire played his bass often in the higher register, and so developed a style that involved "unusual beat placement" and time signatures.<ref name=PERF09>{{cite interview|url=http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/jun09/articles/billbruford.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715064307/http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/jun09/articles/billbruford.htm|title=Drummer Bill Bruford: One of a Kind|first=Bill|last=Bruford|subject-link=Bill Bruford|interviewer=David Etheridge|work=Performing Musician|date=June 2009|archive-date=15 July 2011|access-date=6 March 2022|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all |ref=none}}</ref> He developed his musical understanding during this time, learning "how to read the horizontal lines, but not the vertical notes."<ref name=LOGIX/> Bruford recalled Yes being hot blooded and argumentative, with personality conflicts being the eventual reason for his exit. These, for him, included problems in understanding other members' accents, differences in social backgrounds, and many other issues that set the band in a constant state of friction between Anderson, Squire, and himself.<ref name=LOGIX/>
+[[File:King crimson 1974 press photo.jpg|thumb|King Crimson in 1974. From left: John Wetton, David Cross, Robert Fripp, and Bruford]]
-In July 1972, after ''Close to the Edge'' had been recorded, Bruford quit to join [[King Crimson]], later explaining: "King Crimson was one of the only gigs for a rock drummer where you could play in 17/16 and still stay in decent hotels".<ref>{{cite book |title=Rough Guide To Rock |date=1996 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=9781858282015 |page=475}}</ref> Rehearsals began in September 1972, followed by an extensive UK tour. His instinct to remember complicated drum parts was shown when he learned how to play the long percussion and guitar part in the middle of "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]", "by listening to it and just learning it." Bruford cites the six months free jazz percussionist [[Jamie Muir]] was in the band as highly influential on him as a player.<ref name=beat1976/> Bruford is featured on ''[[Larks' Tongues in Aspic]]'' (1973), ''[[Starless and Bible Black]]'' (1974), ''[[Red (King Crimson album)|Red]]'' (1974) and the live album [[USA (King Crimson album)|USA]] (1975). [[Robert Fripp]] disbanded King Crimson in September 1974.<ref>Snider, Charles (2007). ''The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock'' (1st ed.). Chicago: Strawberry Bricks. p. 181. {{ISBN|978-0-6151-7566-9}}</ref>
+In July 1972, after ''Close to the Edge'' had been recorded, Bruford quit to join [[King Crimson]], later explaining: "King Crimson was one of the only gigs for a rock drummer where you could play in 17/16 and still stay in decent hotels".<ref>{{cite book |title=Rough Guide To Rock |date=1996 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=9781858282015 |page=475}}</ref> Rehearsals began in September 1972, followed by an extensive UK tour. His instinct to remember complicated drum parts was shown when he learned how to play the long percussion and guitar part in the middle of "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]", "by listening to it and just learning it." Bruford cites the six months free jazz percussionist [[Jamie Muir]] was in the band as highly influential on him as a player.<ref name=beat1976/> Bruford is featured on ''[[Larks' Tongues in Aspic]]'' (1973), ''[[Starless and Bible Black]]'' (1974), ''[[Red (King Crimson album)|Red]]'' (1974) and the live album ''[[USA (King Crimson album)|USA]]'' (1975). [[Robert Fripp]] disbanded King Crimson in September 1974.<ref>Snider, Charles (2007). ''The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock'' (1st ed.). Chicago: Strawberry Bricks. p. 181. {{ISBN|978-0-6151-7566-9}}</ref>
 === 1974–1980: Genesis, Bruford, and U.K. ===
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 By mid-1976, Bruford had rehearsed with Ray Gomez and [[Jeff Berlin]] in the US but plans to form a group failed, partly due to the members living far away from each other.<ref name=RINGO76/> He wished not to force a band together, so he decided to "watch, wait, observe and absorb".<ref name=NME76/> From March to July 1976, Bruford toured with [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] on their [[A Trick of the Tail Tour|1976 tour]] of North America and Europe, supporting ''[[A Trick of the Tail]]''.<ref name=beat1976/> It was their first album and tour after original frontman [[Peter Gabriel]] had left, leaving drummer [[Phil Collins]] to sing lead vocals. Bruford had known Collins for several years and suggested sitting in the drum seat until Genesis found a permanent replacement.<ref name=RINGO76/> Bruford is featured on the ''[[Genesis: In Concert]]'' film and the live albums ''[[Seconds Out]]'' (1977) and ''[[Three Sides Live]]'' (1982). In late 1976, Bruford became involved in a tentative rock trio with Rick Wakeman and John Wetton, but they soon disbanded.<ref>{{cite book |last=Popoff |first=Martin |title=Time and a Word: The Yes Story |publisher=Soundcheck Books |year=2016 |pages=65 }}</ref> According to Bruford, "A&M Records was unwilling to let its 'star,' Wakeman, walk off with a used, slightly soiled King Crimson rhythm section, and the idea folded."<ref>{{cite book |last=Weigel |first=Dave |title=The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock |publisher=W. W. Norton |year=2017 }}</ref> Bruford then rejoined National Health for a short stint.{{sfn|Bruford|2009|p=111}}
-In 1977, Bruford recorded his debut solo album ''[[Feels Good to Me]]'' (1978), with [[Dave Stewart (keyboardist)|Dave Stewart]] (keyboards), [[Jeff Berlin]] (bass), and [[Allan Holdsworth]] (guitar). This was Bruford's first attempt at songwriting on a substantial level, and spent a lot of time developing tunes on the piano.<ref name=JM03>{{cite magazine|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/interviews_2004_with_drummer.pdf|title=Interviewed by Brent Keefe for UK's Drummer Magazine|date=29 April 2004|magazine=Drummer|access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref> The four stuck together and became a full-time band named [[Bruford (band)|Bruford]], which also featured [[Annette Peacock]] on vocals, [[Kenny Wheeler]] on flugelhorn, and [[John Goodsall]] on rhythm guitar. Later in 1978, Bruford reunited with [[John Wetton]] and formed the progressive rock group [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]] After their debut album ''[[U.K. (album)|U.K.]]'' (1978) and several tours, Holdsworth and Bruford left the group due to disagreements on the group's musical direction. Bruford resumed activity in his own group to release ''[[One of a Kind (Bruford album)|One of a Kind]]'' (1979). Almost entirely instrumental, the album contains some spoken lines by Bruford during the introduction to "Fainting in Coils". Subsequent gigs spawned the live releases ''[[Rock Goes to College]]'' and ''[[The Bruford Tapes]]'' (1979). Their final album, ''[[Gradually Going Tornado]]'' (1980), features backing vocals from Canterbury scene stalwarts [[Barbara Gaskin]] and Amanda Parsons, as well as [[Georgina Born]] on cello. Unfinished songs for a projected fourth album were recorded in 1980, but remained unreleased until 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/seems-like-a-lifetime-ago-1977-1980-bruford-gonzo-multimedia |title=Bruford: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago 1977 - 1980 |first=John |last=Kelman |date=November 5, 2017 |website=All About Jazz |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/bruford-bruford-1977-1980-seems-like-a-lifetime-ago-album-review |title=Bruford - Bruford 1977-1980: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago album review |first=David |last=West |date=October 6, 2017 |website=Louder Sound |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>
+In 1977, Bruford recorded his debut solo album ''[[Feels Good to Me]]'' (1978), with [[Dave Stewart (musician, born 1950)|Dave Stewart]] (keyboards), [[Jeff Berlin]] (bass), and [[Allan Holdsworth]] (guitar). This was Bruford's first attempt at songwriting on a substantial level, and he spent a lot of time developing tunes on the piano.<ref name=JM03>{{cite magazine|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/interviews_2004_with_drummer.pdf|title=Interviewed by Brent Keefe for UK's Drummer Magazine|date=29 April 2004|magazine=Drummer|access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref> The four stuck together and became a full-time band named [[Bruford (band)|Bruford]], which also featured [[Annette Peacock]] on vocals, [[Kenny Wheeler]] on flugelhorn, and [[John Goodsall]] on rhythm guitar. Later in 1978, Bruford reunited with [[John Wetton]] and formed the progressive rock group [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]] After their debut album ''[[U.K. (album)|U.K.]]'' (1978) and several tours, Holdsworth and Bruford left the group due to disagreements on the group's musical direction. Bruford resumed activity in his own group to release ''[[One of a Kind (Bruford album)|One of a Kind]]'' (1979). Almost entirely instrumental, the album contains some spoken lines by Bruford during the introduction to "Fainting in Coils". Subsequent gigs spawned the live releases ''[[Rock Goes to College]]'' and ''[[The Bruford Tapes]]'' (1979). Their final album, ''[[Gradually Going Tornado]]'' (1980), features backing vocals from Canterbury scene stalwarts [[Barbara Gaskin]] and Amanda Parsons, as well as [[Georgina Born]] on cello. Unfinished songs for a projected fourth album were recorded in 1980, but remained unreleased until 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/seems-like-a-lifetime-ago-1977-1980-bruford-gonzo-multimedia |title=Bruford: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago 1977 - 1980 |first=John |last=Kelman |date=November 5, 2017 |website=All About Jazz |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/bruford-bruford-1977-1980-seems-like-a-lifetime-ago-album-review |title=Bruford - Bruford 1977-1980: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago album review |first=David |last=West |date=October 6, 2017 |website=Louder Sound |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>
 === 1981–1993: King Crimson, Earthworks, ABWH, and Yes ===
 In 1981, Bruford returned to King Crimson in a new formation with Fripp, [[Tony Levin]], and [[Adrian Belew]]. The four recorded ''[[Discipline (King Crimson album)|Discipline]]'' (1981), ''[[Beat (King Crimson album)|Beat]]'' (1982), and ''[[Three of a Perfect Pair]]'' (1984), all featuring Bruford on an acoustic and [[Simmons (electronic drum company)|Simmons]] electronic hybrid kit. Bruford embraced the Simmons drums for the next fifteen years as it allowed him to play programmed chords, samples, tuned pitches, and sound effects, which expanded his musical palette.<ref name=WSJ87/> In 1984, Fripp disbanded the group; Bruford picked the live album ''[[Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal]]'' (1998) as one of the best rock albums he played on.<ref name=WSJ87/><ref name=TT99>{{cite web|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/interviews_1999_london_times.pdf |title=Closer to the edge|first=David|last=Sinclair|date=12 May 1999|work=The Times|access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
-In 1983, Bruford formed a duo with Swiss keyboardist and former Yes member [[Patrick Moraz]] after he learned that Moraz was living close to him in Surrey. The project had Bruford develop a "real taste for improvising".<ref name=PERF09/> Under the name Moraz/Bruford, the two released ''[[Music for Piano and Drums]]'' (1983) and ''[[Flags (Moraz and Bruford album)|Flags]]'' (1985), two albums recorded on acoustic instruments. The albums were supported with several live shows, including a tour of Japan. Also in 1985, Bruford was approached by [[Jimmy Page]] to be the drummer for his new band with [[Paul Rodgers]] and [[Pino Palladino]] named [[The Firm (rock band)|The Firm]]. He recalled: "We rehearsed briefly, but I think decided we were mutually unsuited!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billbruford.com/sf/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=115|title=billbruford.com Forums: Bill answered your questions|date=17 April 2007|website=Official Bill Bruford Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008183917/http://www.billbruford.com/sf/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=115|archive-date=8 October 2007 }}</ref>
+In 1983, Bruford formed a duo with Swiss keyboardist and former Yes member [[Patrick Moraz]] after he learned that Moraz was living close to him in Surrey. The project had Bruford develop a "real taste for improvising".<ref name=PERF09/> Under the name Moraz/Bruford, the two released ''[[Music for Piano and Drums]]'' (1983) and ''[[Flags (Moraz and Bruford album)|Flags]]'' (1985), two albums recorded on acoustic instruments. The albums were supported with several live shows, including a tour of Japan. Also in 1985, Bruford was approached by [[Jimmy Page]] to be the drummer for his new band with [[Paul Rodgers]] and [[Pino Palladino]] named [[The Firm (rock band)|the Firm]]. He recalled: "We rehearsed briefly, but I think decided we were mutually unsuited!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billbruford.com/sf/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=115|title=billbruford.com Forums: Bill answered your questions|date=17 April 2007|website=Official Bill Bruford Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008183917/http://www.billbruford.com/sf/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=115|archive-date=8 October 2007 }}</ref>
-In 1986, Bruford formed his jazz group [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]] with [[Django Bates]], [[Iain Ballamy]] and [[Mick Hutton]] (later replaced by [[Tim Harries]]), with initial assistance from [[Dave Stewart (keyboardist)|Dave Stewart]].<ref name=WSJ87>{{cite web|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wall-Street-Journal-1987.pdf|title=Bill Bruford: A Different Drummer|first=Pam|last=Lambert|work=Wall Street Journal|date=5 August 1987|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> By then, electronic drum technology had improved to Bruford's satisfaction and he resumed using the [[Simmons (electronic drum company)|Simmons]] kit.<ref name=innerviewsbruford>{{cite web|url=http://innerviews.org/inner/bruford.html|title=Bill Bruford: Splashing out|first=Anil|last=Prasad|date=1992|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=wsj1987>{{cite news|url=http://rezultat.atknet.ru/articles/?235|title=Bill Bruford: A Different Drummer|first=Pam|last=Lambert|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=5 August 1987|page=1|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> The band toured the US club circuit through 1987.<ref name=WSJ87/>
+In 1986, Bruford formed his jazz group [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]] with [[Django Bates]], [[Iain Ballamy]] and [[Mick Hutton]] (later replaced by [[Tim Harries]]), with initial assistance from [[Dave Stewart (musician, born 1950)|Dave Stewart]].<ref name=WSJ87>{{cite web|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wall-Street-Journal-1987.pdf|title=Bill Bruford: A Different Drummer|first=Pam|last=Lambert|work=Wall Street Journal|date=5 August 1987|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> By then, electronic drum technology had improved to Bruford's satisfaction and he resumed using the [[Simmons (electronic drum company)|Simmons]] kit.<ref name=innerviewsbruford>{{cite web|url=http://innerviews.org/inner/bruford.html|title=Bill Bruford: Splashing out|first=Anil|last=Prasad|date=1992|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=wsj1987>{{cite news|url=http://rezultat.atknet.ru/articles/?235|title=Bill Bruford: A Different Drummer|first=Pam|last=Lambert|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=5 August 1987|page=1|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> The band toured the US club circuit through 1987.<ref name=WSJ87/>
-Bruford put Earthworks on hold in late 1988, after [[Jon Anderson]] invited him to play on a new album that also featured past Yes members [[Rick Wakeman]] and [[Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe]]. Bruford was under the impression that he was performing on an Anderson solo album, but the four went on to become a group and named themselves [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] (ABWH). Bruford later remarked that while ABWH could have been an interesting group had they been given time to develop instead of being pushed immediately into a recording studio, for him it was primarily a business-motivated arrangement which he took on so that he could pay for Earthworks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0 7043 8036 6 |page=337}}</ref> Bruford was attracted to the idea of recording on [[Montserrat]], and convinced Anderson to have Tony Levin on bass. ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]'' (1989) was supported by a world tour, and in 1990, while recording a second album, ABWH merged with Yes to become an eight-member formation. ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' (1991), featuring tracks from both groups, was criticised by almost the entire band; Bruford called it "the worst record I've ever been on".<ref name=WOG05>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofgenesis.com/BillBruford-interview2005.htm|title=Apart, And Yet Apart – An Interview with Bill Bruford|date=23 March 2005|first=Dave|last=Negrin|publisher=World of Genesis|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> He took part in the subsequent Union Tour in 1991 and 1992, and though he enjoyed the enthusiastic audiences in large venues and performing with former band mates, he found the experience "pretty horrible".<ref name=LOGIX>{{cite web|url=http://www.abstractlogix.com/interview_view.php?idno=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213090441/http://www.abstractlogix.com/interview_view.php?idno=61|date=5 December 2004|archive-date=13 December 2004|first=Robert |last=Kaye |title=Bill Bruford Interview (#61)|publisher=Abstractlogix|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> After the tour, Bruford and Howe became involved in an orchestral project that reinterpreted Yes songs with an orchestra, entitled ''[[Symphonic Music of Yes]]'' (1993).
+Bruford put Earthworks on hold in late 1988, after [[Jon Anderson]] invited him to play on a new album that also featured past Yes members [[Rick Wakeman]] and [[Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe]]. Bruford was under the impression that he was performing on an Anderson solo album, but the four went on to become a group and named themselves [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] (ABWH). Bruford later remarked that while ABWH could have been an interesting group had they been given time to develop instead of being pushed immediately into a recording studio, for him it was primarily a business-motivated arrangement which he took on so that he could pay for Earthworks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0-7043-8036-6 |page=337}}</ref> Bruford was attracted to the idea of recording on [[Montserrat]], and convinced Anderson to have Tony Levin on bass. ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]'' (1989) was supported by a world tour, and in 1990, while recording a second album, ABWH merged with Yes to become an eight-member formation. ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' (1991), featuring tracks from both groups, was criticised by almost the entire band; Bruford called it "the worst record I've ever been on".<ref name=WOG05>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofgenesis.com/BillBruford-interview2005.htm|title=Apart, And Yet Apart – An Interview with Bill Bruford|date=23 March 2005|first=Dave|last=Negrin|publisher=World of Genesis|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> He took part in the subsequent Union Tour in 1991 and 1992, and though he enjoyed the enthusiastic audiences in large venues and performing with former bandmates, he found the experience "pretty horrible".<ref name=LOGIX>{{cite web|url=http://www.abstractlogix.com/interview_view.php?idno=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213090441/http://www.abstractlogix.com/interview_view.php?idno=61|date=5 December 2004|archive-date=13 December 2004|first=Robert |last=Kaye |title=Bill Bruford Interview (#61)|publisher=Abstractlogix|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> After the tour, Bruford and Howe became involved in an orchestral project that reinterpreted Yes songs with an orchestra, entitled ''[[Symphonic Music of Yes]]'' (1993).
 Bruford resumed with Earthworks in January 1991, and the group released a studio and live album. After Bates left, Bruford disbanded the group in 1993. After this, their record label pushed for Bruford and Holdsworth to form a new band, but neither were too keen on the idea and the idea fell through.<ref name=IV98>{{cite web|url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/bruford2.html|title=Bill Bruford: Ferocious Intensity|first=Anil|last=Prasad|year=1998|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref> In the early 1990s, Bruford became an active drum clinician and taught small groups in several universities.<ref name=JM03b>{{cite web|url=https://billbruford.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/interviews_2003_with_joe_milliken.pdf|title=Interview with Joe Milliken|first=Joe|last=Milliken|date=December 2003|publisher=BillBruford.com|access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
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 [[File:bill-bruford.jpg|thumb|right|Bruford at the [[Moers Festival]] in Germany, 2004]]
-After King Crimson, Bruford focused on acoustic jazz, partly because he felt jazz required a return to a beginning jumping-off point.<ref name=PERF09/> In 1997, he formed a new line-up of [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]], using the group as a base for British musicians and to give them experience of performing internationally.<ref name=JUK99/> This line-up involved pianist Steve Hamilton, saxophonist Patrick Clahar, and double bassist Geoff Gascoyne, soon replaced by Mark Hodgson.<ref name=PERF09/> Although Earthworks underwent further line-up changes with [[Tim Garland]] replacing Clahar as saxophonist in 2001, [[Gwilym Simcock]] replacing Hamilton as pianist in 2004, and Laurence Cottle replacing Hodgson on bass circa 2005, the revived band maintained a consistent, predominantly acoustic post-bop approach focusing on Bruford's compositions. During 2005, Earthworks temporarily combined with Garland's Underground Orchestra to form the Earthworks Underground Orchestra.
+After King Crimson, Bruford focused on acoustic jazz, partly because he felt jazz required a return to a beginning jumping-off point.<ref name=PERF09/> In 1997 he formed a new line-up of [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]], using the group as a base for British musicians and to give them experience of performing internationally.<ref name=JUK99/> This line-up involved pianist Steve Hamilton, saxophonist Patrick Clahar, and double bassist Geoff Gascoyne, soon replaced by Mark Hodgson.<ref name=PERF09/> Although Earthworks underwent further line-up changes with [[Tim Garland]] replacing Clahar as saxophonist in 2001, [[Gwilym Simcock]] replacing Hamilton as pianist in 2004, and Laurence Cottle replacing Hodgson on bass circa 2005, the revived band maintained a consistent, predominantly acoustic post-bop approach focusing on Bruford's compositions. During 2005, Earthworks temporarily combined with Garland's Underground Orchestra to form the Earthworks Underground Orchestra.
 During his final stint with Earthworks, Bruford collaborated with others in the final twelve years of his career. These included a collaboration with Americans [[Eddie Gomez]] and [[Ralph Towner]] in 1997, the jazz-rock band [[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]] in 1998, a duo with Dutch pianist [[Michiel Borstlap]] from 2002 to 2007,<ref name=PERF09/> the contemporary composer Colin Riley with the [[Piano Circus]] collective in 2009, and presenting drum clinics. In 2003, Bruford established two record labels: Winterfold Records, which cover his early releases including his guitar and rock-oriented music, and Summerfold Records, focusing on his jazz output, mostly from post-1987. Both are distributed by [[Voiceprint Records]].<ref name=LOGIX/><ref name=PERF09/>
-Bruford's final public gig was with Earthworks on 31 July 2008 at Ronnie Scott's, London.<ref name=IV09>{{cite web|url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/bill-bruford|title=Bill Bruford: Smashing Sacred Cows|first=Anil|last=Prasad|date=2019|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In January 2009, at age 59, Bruford announced that he was retiring from performing and recording, after 41 year career in music, effective 1 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billbruford.com/news.asp|title=Bill retires from public performance|date=26 January 2009|website=Official Bill Bruford Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130065819/http://billbruford.com/news.asp|archive-date=30 January 2009}}</ref> Among the various reasons for retiring were his growing performance anxiety that "was making life intolerable", his diminishing stamina required to tour and perform on an international scale, and what he perceived as a bleak future for the style of drumming that appealed to him.<ref name=IV09/> The final studio album he played on was ''Skin and Wire: Play the Music of Colin Riley'' (2009) by [[Piano Circus]]. Bruford had kept a diary of his gigs throughout his career, and logged 2,885 gigs.<ref name=INK09>{{cite web|url=https://ink19.com/2009/08/magazine/interviews/bill-bruford|title=Bill Bruford: In the Key of C Major|first=Carl|last=Gauze|date=27 August 2009|publisher=Ink19|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
+Bruford's final public gig was with Earthworks on 31 July 2008 at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club|Ronnie Scott's]] in London.<ref name=IV09>{{cite web|url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/bill-bruford|title=Bill Bruford: Smashing Sacred Cows|first=Anil|last=Prasad|date=2019|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In January 2009, at the age of 59, Bruford announced that he was retiring from performing and recording, after 41 years, effective from 1 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billbruford.com/news.asp|title=Bill retires from public performance|date=26 January 2009|website=Official Bill Bruford Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130065819/http://billbruford.com/news.asp|archive-date=30 January 2009}}</ref> Among the various reasons for retiring were his growing performance anxiety that "was making life intolerable", his diminishing stamina required to tour and perform on an international scale, and what he perceived as a bleak future for the style of drumming that appealed to him.<ref name=IV09/> The final studio album he played on was ''Skin and Wire: Play the Music of Colin Riley'' (2009) by [[Piano Circus]]. Bruford had kept a diary of his gigs throughout his career, and logged 2,885 gigs.<ref name=INK09>{{cite web|url=https://ink19.com/2009/08/magazine/interviews/bill-bruford|title=Bill Bruford: In the Key of C Major|first=Carl|last=Gauze|date=27 August 2009|publisher=Ink19|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
 ===2009–present: Post-retirement===
 [[File:Bill Bruford in Groznjan 2009 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Bruford in 2009, the year of his retirement as a performer]]
-In early 2009, Bruford released his autobiography.{{sfn|Bruford|2009}} Not long into his retirement, Bruford had a brief, low key stint in Ann Bailey's Soul House, a nine-piece band performing [[Motown]] and soul covers in [[Ewhurst, Surrey|Ewhurst]], Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soulhouse.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119215227/http://www.soulhouse.co.uk/|archive-date=19 November 2008|title=Ann Bailey's Soul House|website=Soul House|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bill-bruford-yes-band-king-crimson-genesis-earthworks-interview-902501/|title=Bill Bruford on His Ups and Downs With Yes and King Crimson, Life After Retirement|first=Hank|last=Shteamer|date=29 October 2019|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
+In early 2009, Bruford published his autobiography.{{sfn|Bruford|2009}} Not long into his retirement, Bruford had a brief, low key stint in Ann Bailey's Soul House, a nine-piece band performing [[Motown]] and soul covers in [[Ewhurst, Surrey|Ewhurst]], Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soulhouse.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119215227/http://www.soulhouse.co.uk/|archive-date=19 November 2008|title=Ann Bailey's Soul House|website=Soul House|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bill-bruford-yes-band-king-crimson-genesis-earthworks-interview-902501/|title=Bill Bruford on His Ups and Downs With Yes and King Crimson, Life After Retirement|first=Hank|last=Shteamer|date=29 October 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
-In February 2016, after four-and-a-half years of study, Bruford earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in Music at the [[University of Surrey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/discover/bill-bruford-phd-music |title=Bill Bruford, PhD Music &#124; University of Surrey - Guildford |publisher=Surrey.ac.uk |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> He had wanted to do something related to music following his retirement, and considered his missed opportunity in pursuing higher education in the late 1960s as a factor in his decision to enter academia. The University of Surrey offered to award Bruford an honorary doctorate, but he wanted to put in the effort and work for his degree, which focused on creativity and music performance, specifically with a drum kit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.surrey.ac.uk/surreyalumni/2018/07/16/dr-bill-bruford/|title=Surrey Alumni and Philanthropy - Dr Bill Bruford|first=Rona|last=Cheeseman|publisher=University of Surrey|date=16 July 2018|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Bruford's thesis, "Making it work: Creative music performance and the Western kit drummer", was posted online in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Making-it-work--creative-music/99512023402346?institution=44SUR_INST|title=Doctoral Thesis - Making it work: creative music performance and the Western kit drummer|publisher=University of Surrey Open Research Library|date=May 2016|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Bruford has since written various journal articles, book chapters, and liner notes, and presented guest lectures at universities and music institutions in Europe and North America.
+In February 2016, after four and a half years of study, Bruford received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in Music from the [[University of Surrey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/discover/bill-bruford-phd-music |title=Bill Bruford, PhD Music &#124; University of Surrey - Guildford |publisher=Surrey.ac.uk |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302013319/http://www.surrey.ac.uk/discover/bill-bruford-phd-music |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had wanted to do something related to music following his retirement, and considered his missed opportunity in pursuing higher education in the late 1960s as a factor in his decision to enter academia. The University of Surrey offered to award Bruford an honorary [[doctorate]], but he wanted to put in the effort and work for his degree, which focused on creativity and music performance, specifically with a drum kit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.surrey.ac.uk/surreyalumni/2018/07/16/dr-bill-bruford/|title=Surrey Alumni and Philanthropy - Dr Bill Bruford|first=Rona|last=Cheeseman|publisher=University of Surrey|date=16 July 2018|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Bruford's [[thesis]], "Making it work: Creative music performance and the Western kit drummer", was posted online in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Making-it-work--creative-music/99512023402346?institution=44SUR_INST|title=Doctoral Thesis - Making it Work: Creative Music Performance and the Western Kit Drummer|publisher=University of Surrey Open Research Library|date=May 2016|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Bruford has since written various journal articles, book chapters and liner notes, and presented guest lectures at universities and music institutions in Europe and North America.
-In April 2017, Bruford was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Yes. He attended the ceremony, but did not perform or deliver an acceptance speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/yes_and_rush_to_make_2017_roll.html|title=Yes and Rush to turn 2017 Roll Hall Ceremony into prog-rock gala|date=27 January 2017|author=Troy L. Smith|publisher=Cleveland.com|access-date=22 September 2017}}</ref> In March 2018, Bruford introduced Yes at their two London shows during their 50th Anniversary Tour. Later that year, Bruford published his second book, ''Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer''. It is an adaptation of his PhD dissertation.<ref name=IV09/>
+In April 2017, Bruford was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a former member of Yes. He attended the ceremony, but did not perform or deliver an acceptance speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/yes_and_rush_to_make_2017_roll.html|title=Yes and Rush to turn 2017 Roll Hall Ceremony into prog-rock gala|date=27 January 2017|author=Troy L. Smith|publisher=Cleveland.com|access-date=22 September 2017}}</ref> In March 2018, Bruford introduced Yes at their two London shows during their 50th Anniversary Tour. Later that year, Bruford published his second book, ''Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer''. It is an adaptation of his [[PhD dissertation]].<ref name=IV09/>
-In October 2020, Bruford put much of his personal collection of instruments, microphones, tour cases, and other equipment from his career up for sale, totalling 258 separate listings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/bill-bruford-is-selling-a-lot-of-gear-heres-how-you-can-buy-it|title=Bill Bruford is selling a LOT of gear: here's how you can buy it|first=Stuart|last=Williams|date=11 October 2020|publisher=MusicRadar|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, Bruford's back catalogue of music from Bruford, Moraz/Bruford, and Earthworks were made available on digital streaming platforms for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bill-brufords-entire-solo-back-catalogue-available-on-digital-for-the-first-time|title=Bill Bruford's entire solo back catalogue available on digital for the first time|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=11 August 2021|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, Bruford launched his own YouTube channel to share videos from his career with additional "thoughts and anecdotes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bill-bruford-launches-new-you-tube-channel|title=Bill Bruford launches new You Tube channel|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=23 January 2022|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> A 6-CD career-spanning box set of tracks that Bruford played on was released on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/bill-bruford-making-a-song-and-dance-a-complete-career-collection/|title=Bill Bruford / Making a Song and Dance: A Complete Career Collection|date=16 March 2022|first=Paul|last=Sinclair|publisher=Super Deluxe Edition|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
+In October 2020, Bruford put much of his personal collection of instruments, microphones, tour cases and other equipment from his career up for sale, totalling 258 separate listings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/bill-bruford-is-selling-a-lot-of-gear-heres-how-you-can-buy-it|title=Bill Bruford is selling a LOT of gear: here's how you can buy it|first=Stuart|last=Williams|date=11 October 2020|publisher=MusicRadar|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, Bruford's back catalogue of music from Bruford, Moraz/Bruford, and Earthworks were made available on digital streaming platforms for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bill-brufords-entire-solo-back-catalogue-available-on-digital-for-the-first-time|title=Bill Bruford's entire solo back catalogue available in digital format for the first time|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=11 August 2021|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, Bruford launched his own YouTube channel to share videos from his career with additional "thoughts and anecdotes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bill-bruford-launches-new-you-tube-channel|title=Bill Bruford launches new You Tube channel|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=23 January 2022|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> A 6-CD career-spanning box set of tracks on which Bruford played was released on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/bill-bruford-making-a-song-and-dance-a-complete-career-collection/|title=Bill Bruford / Making a Song and Dance: A Complete Career Collection|date=16 March 2022|first=Paul|last=Sinclair|publisher=Super Deluxe Edition|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
+On 3 August 2023, Bruford performed at the [[John Wetton]] tribute concert in East Sussex. He was not billed at the event, but performed a live run-through of [[Bryan Ferry]]'s cover of "[[Let's Stick Together (song)|Let's Stick Together]]", which Wetton had played on, with [[Phil Manzanera]], [[Guy Pratt]], and [[Chris Difford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bill-bruford-surprises-fans-with-live-performance-at-john-wetton-tribute-show|title=Bill Bruford surprises fans with live performance at John Wetton Tribute show|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=4 August 2023|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
 == Band timeline ==
-* [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (1968-1972, 1991-1992)
+* [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (1968–1972, 1991–1992)
-* [[King Crimson]] (1972-1974, 1981-1984, 1994-1997)
+* [[King Crimson]] (1972–1974, 1981–1984, 1994–1997)
-* [[Gong (band)|Gong]] (Nov/Dec 1974)
+* [[Gong (band)|Gong]] (Nov–Dec 1974)
-* [[National Health]] (1975)
+* [[National Health]] (1975–1977)
 * Trigger ([[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]] Band) (1975)
-* [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] (as concert drummer on [[A Trick of the Tail Tour]] 26.3.-11.7.1976)
+* [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] (as concert drummer on [[A Trick of the Tail Tour]] 1976)
 * Absolute Elsewhere (1976)
-* [[Bruford (band)|Bruford]] (1977-1980)
+* [[Bruford (band)|Bruford]] (1977–1980)
 * [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]] (1978)
-* [[Bill Bruford's Earthworks]] (Mark I: 1986-1993, Mark II: 1997-2008)
+* [[Bill Bruford's Earthworks]] (Mark I: 1986–1993, Mark II: 1997–2008)
-* [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] (ABWH, 1988–1990)
+* [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] (1988–1990)
 * [[ProjeKct One]] (1997)
 * Network Of Sparks (1999)
-* [[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]] (B.L.U.E., 1998-2000)
+* [[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]] (1998–2000)
 === Timeline ===
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+ at:13/09/1972
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  bar:Blue         from:01/01/1998 till:31/12/1998
 }}
 ==Personal life==
 Bruford married his wife Carolyn in March 1973;{{sfn|Bruford|2009|page=72}} they live in Surrey. They have three children, Alex, Holly, and Jack; Alex was formerly the drummer of the indie rock band [[Infadels]].
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 == Legacy ==
-Many artists have cited Bruford as an influence, including [[Danny Carey]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url = http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/1321251-handyman--danny-carey-tools-drummer-talks-to-dis | quote = ''Q'': Which drummers have been an inspiration to you?<br />''Danny Carey'': In the prog world, Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes, Bruford). He was always really free thinking about electronic drums and things like that and I always appreciated that a lot, especially at one point when all of a sudden it became so uncool to use electronic drums, but I just thought, 'Ah, man, everyone should do what pleases themselves'. So yes, he was a big influence in that way. [...] | title = Handyman: Danny Carey, Tool's drummer, talks to DiS | first = Jane | last = Oriel | date = 21 November 2006 | website = [[Drowned in Sound]] | archive-date = 11 December 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091211074448/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/1321251-handyman--danny-carey-tools-drummer-talks-to-dis | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Mike Portnoy]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | url = http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/20.aspx | title = FAQ home - Drum Playing (Techniques) | website = www.mikeportnoy.com | archive-date = 17 July 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090717181412/http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/20.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Matt Cameron]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 May 2017|url=https://news.allaboutjazz.com/drum-gets-down-to-the-odd-time-sound-of-matt-cameron-with-reunited-soundgarden.php|title=Drum! Gets Down To The Odd Time Sound Of Matt Cameron With Reunited Soundgarden|publication-date=28 November 2012|location=San Jose, California|quote=An interesting aspect of Cameron is that his drumming is deeply influenced by the fusion drummers of the seventies, especially Bill Bruford. Many Cameron fans may not be aware of these influences. However, Cameron's command of groove and space demonstrates these roots. As Cameron says, "Listening to a lot of Bruford prepared me supremely to play in Soundgarden." Cameron emphasized that (Bruford's) placement of fives and sevens as critical to writing the drum parts for the new record.|website=[[All About Jazz]]|url-status=live|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017074151/https://news.allaboutjazz.com/drum-gets-down-to-the-odd-time-sound-of-matt-cameron-with-reunited-soundgarden.php}}</ref> [[Brann Dailor]],<ref>{{cite web | quote = ''Q'': You must have a big list of drummer influences.<br /> ''Brann Dailor'': [...] for prog, definitely Phil Collins and Bill Bruford. [...] | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2004/05/brann-dailor/ | access-date = 5 March 2017 | title = Brann Dailor of Mastodon | date = 12 May 2004 | first = Kevin | last = Kearns | magazine = [[Modern Drummer]] }}</ref> [[Tim "Herb" Alexander]],<ref>{{ cite magazine | access-date = 7 March 2017 | publication-date = September 1993 | first = Matt | last = Peiken | page = 22 | magazine = Modern Drummer | url = https://moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/md166.pdf | location = Berkeley, California | title = Tim "Herb" Alexander | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205420/https://moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/md166.pdf | archive-date = 7 March 2017 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Gene Hoglan]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 12 March 2017 | title = Gene Hoglan | date = 22 September 2006 | website = www.sickdrummermagazine.com | url = http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/102-gene-hoglan | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726155944/http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/102-gene-hoglan | archive-date = 26 July 2015 | quote = ''Q'': Who are some of your biggest influences?<br />''Gene Hoglan'': [...] Bill Bruford was a big 'un, with the 80's version of King Crimson [...] | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Aaron Harris (drummer)|Aaron Harris]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | magazine = Modern Drummer | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/03/aaron-harris/ | title = Aaron Harris of King Crimson | publication-date = 25 March 2007 | first = Mike | last = Haid | quote = [...] The self-taught Harris has always taken a minimalist approach to the more complex odd-meter material–until now. "Danny Carey turned me onto the drumming of Bill Bruford," explains Harris. "Once I started checking out what Bruford was doing, and how he was constantly creating new musical ideas on the drums and exploring unique drumset configurations, it inspired me to open up my playing and explore different drumming concepts for our new music." }}</ref> [[Chad Cromwell]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url = http://www.hit-channel.com/chad-cromwell-neil-youngmark-knopflerjoss-stonejoe-bonamassa/2193 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141231042116/http://www.hit-channel.com/chad-cromwell-neil-youngmark-knopflerjoss-stonejoe-bonamassa/2193 | archive-date = 31 December 2014 | title = Interview:Chad Cromwell (Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Joss Stone, Joe Bonamassa) | author = thodoris | date = November 2011 | publication-date = 12 April 2012 | website = www.hit-channel.com | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ben Koller]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BenKollerOfficial/about/|title=Ben Koller (official)|website=Facebook|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171206031200/https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenKollerOfficial/about/|archive-date=6 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}<!-- Proof of its reliability: http://echoesanddust.com/2013/12/interview-ben-koller-of-mutoid-man/ --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=9 December 2017|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/october-2013-portraits-ben-koller/|title=Portraits – Ben Koller|first=Stephen|last=Bidwell|website=www.moderndrummer.com|location=Austin, Texas|publication-date=October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171205040216/https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/october-2013-portraits-ben-koller/|archive-date=5 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Chris Pennie]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 16 March 2017 | url = http://ink19.com/2009/04/magazine/interviews/coheed-cambrias-chris-pennie | title = Coheed & Cambria's Chris Pennie | publication-date = 10 April 2009 | website = ink19.com | first = Gail | last = Worley | date = 7 February 2009 | quote = ''Q'': Which players have most influenced that aspect of your style, especially with respect to the polyrhythms?<br />''Chris Pennie'': [...] I would have to say Bill Bruford from King Crimson and Yes [...] }}</ref> [[Steve Arrington]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 April 2017 | url = http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/07/steve-arrington-drummer-interview | title = Give the Drummer Some: Slave's Steve Arrington | author = J-Zone | author-link = J-Zone | website = [[Red Bull Music Academy]] | publication-date = 29 July 2016 }}</ref> [[Mac McNeilly]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 13 March 2017 | url = http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2014/06/08/from-the-desk-of-the-jesus-lizard-rock-drummers/ | title = From The Desk Of The Jesus Lizard: Rock Drummers | website = [[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]] | date = 9 June 2014 }}</ref> Morgan Simpson of [[Black Midi]],<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.talkhouse.com/morgan-simpson-of-black-midi-talks-with-bill-bruford-king-crimson-yes-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/| title=Morgan Simpson of Black Midi Talks with Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes) on the Talkhouse Podcast|last=Talkhouse|date=2021-07-01|website=Talkhouse|language=en-UK|access-date=2022-06-02}}</ref> [[Eric Kretz]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stone-temple-pilots-eric-kretz-names-drummers-that-inspired-him-to-play/|title=STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him To Play|last=Blabbermouth|date=2018-05-30|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> and [[Martin Dosh]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | title = Talking Drums: Glenn Kotche and Martin Dosh | first = Doug | last = Benidt | url = http://www.walkerart.org/magazine/2013/talking-drums-glenn-kotche-and-martin-dosh | date = 11 February 2013 | website = [[Walker Art Center|walkerart.org]] }}</ref> In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his work including [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160130102427/http://www.hit-channel.com/neil-murray-whitesnakeblack-sabbathgary-moorebrian-may/2202 | archive-date = 30 January 2016 | title = Interview:Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Brian May) | date = November 2011 | author = thodoris | publication-date = 12 April 2012 | website = www.hit-channel.com | url = http://www.hit-channel.com/neil-murray-whitesnakeblack-sabbathgary-moorebrian-may/2202 | quote = Bill is a great drummer and probably a very intelligent guy. He wrote a fantastic book where he's saying many intelligent things about the music business and other musicians. | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Jimmy Keegan]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 14 March 2017 | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2014/10/essence-progressive-drumming/ | title = The Essence of Progressive Drumming | website = Modern Drummer | publication-date = 14 October 2014 | first = Mike | last = Haid }}</ref> and [[Adrian Younge]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 12 March 2017 | url = http://theseventhhex.com/post/139417882055/adrian-younge-interview | title = Adrian Younge Interview | publication-date = 16 February 2016 | quote = ''Q'': You also have quite the admiration for Bill Bruford…<br />''Adrian Younge'': Oh yeah, dude he is just amazing. King Crimson and anything else he was a part of was quality work. His work on the drums was so sick dude. I love his approach because he doesn't do too much, but the little things that he does are very syncopated and interesting. That dude just creates unique compositional soundscapes. | website = theseventhhex.com }}</ref>
+Many other drummers have cited Bruford as an influence, including [[Danny Carey]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url = http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/1321251-handyman--danny-carey-tools-drummer-talks-to-dis | quote = ''Q'': Which drummers have been an inspiration to you?<br />''Danny Carey'': In the prog world, Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes, Bruford). He was always really free thinking about electronic drums and things like that and I always appreciated that a lot, especially at one point when all of a sudden it became so uncool to use electronic drums, but I just thought, 'Ah, man, everyone should do what pleases themselves'. So yes, he was a big influence in that way. [...] | title = Handyman: Danny Carey, Tool's drummer, talks to DiS | first = Jane | last = Oriel | date = 21 November 2006 | website = [[Drowned in Sound]] | archive-date = 11 December 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091211074448/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/1321251-handyman--danny-carey-tools-drummer-talks-to-dis | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Mike Portnoy]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | url = http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/20.aspx | title = FAQ home - Drum Playing (Techniques) | website = www.mikeportnoy.com | archive-date = 17 July 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090717181412/http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/20.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Matt Cameron]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 May 2017|url=https://news.allaboutjazz.com/drum-gets-down-to-the-odd-time-sound-of-matt-cameron-with-reunited-soundgarden.php|title=Drum! Gets Down To The Odd Time Sound Of Matt Cameron With Reunited Soundgarden|publication-date=28 November 2012|location=San Jose, California|quote=An interesting aspect of Cameron is that his drumming is deeply influenced by the fusion drummers of the seventies, especially Bill Bruford. Many Cameron fans may not be aware of these influences. However, Cameron's command of groove and space demonstrates these roots. As Cameron says, "Listening to a lot of Bruford prepared me supremely to play in Soundgarden." Cameron emphasized that (Bruford's) placement of fives and sevens as critical to writing the drum parts for the new record.|website=[[All About Jazz]]|url-status=live|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017074151/https://news.allaboutjazz.com/drum-gets-down-to-the-odd-time-sound-of-matt-cameron-with-reunited-soundgarden.php}}</ref> [[Brann Dailor]],<ref>{{cite web | quote = ''Q'': You must have a big list of drummer influences.<br /> ''Brann Dailor'': [...] for prog, definitely Phil Collins and Bill Bruford. [...] | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2004/05/brann-dailor/ | access-date = 5 March 2017 | title = Brann Dailor of Mastodon | date = 12 May 2004 | first = Kevin | last = Kearns | magazine = [[Modern Drummer]] }}</ref> [[Tim "Herb" Alexander]],<ref>{{ cite magazine | access-date = 7 March 2017 | publication-date = September 1993 | first = Matt | last = Peiken | page = 22 | magazine = Modern Drummer | url = https://moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/md166.pdf | location = Berkeley, California | title = Tim "Herb" Alexander | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205420/https://moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/md166.pdf | archive-date = 7 March 2017 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Gene Hoglan]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 12 March 2017 | title = Gene Hoglan | date = 22 September 2006 | website = www.sickdrummermagazine.com | url = http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/102-gene-hoglan | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726155944/http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/102-gene-hoglan | archive-date = 26 July 2015 | quote = ''Q'': Who are some of your biggest influences?<br />''Gene Hoglan'': [...] Bill Bruford was a big 'un, with the 80's version of King Crimson [...] | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Aaron Harris (drummer)|Aaron Harris]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | magazine = Modern Drummer | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/03/aaron-harris/ | title = Aaron Harris of King Crimson | publication-date = 25 March 2007 | first = Mike | last = Haid | quote = [...] The self-taught Harris has always taken a minimalist approach to the more complex odd-meter material–until now. "Danny Carey turned me onto the drumming of Bill Bruford," explains Harris. "Once I started checking out what Bruford was doing, and how he was constantly creating new musical ideas on the drums and exploring unique drumset configurations, it inspired me to open up my playing and explore different drumming concepts for our new music." }}</ref> [[Chad Cromwell]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url = http://www.hit-channel.com/chad-cromwell-neil-youngmark-knopflerjoss-stonejoe-bonamassa/2193 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141231042116/http://www.hit-channel.com/chad-cromwell-neil-youngmark-knopflerjoss-stonejoe-bonamassa/2193 | archive-date = 31 December 2014 | title = Interview:Chad Cromwell (Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Joss Stone, Joe Bonamassa) | author = thodoris | date = November 2011 | publication-date = 12 April 2012 | website = www.hit-channel.com | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ben Koller]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BenKollerOfficial/about/|title=Ben Koller (official)|website=Facebook|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171206031200/https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenKollerOfficial/about/|archive-date=6 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}<!-- Proof of its reliability: http://echoesanddust.com/2013/12/interview-ben-koller-of-mutoid-man/ --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=9 December 2017|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/october-2013-portraits-ben-koller/|title=Portraits – Ben Koller|first=Stephen|last=Bidwell|website=www.moderndrummer.com|location=Austin, Texas|publication-date=October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171205040216/https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/october-2013-portraits-ben-koller/|archive-date=5 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Chris Pennie]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 16 March 2017 | url = http://ink19.com/2009/04/magazine/interviews/coheed-cambrias-chris-pennie | title = Coheed & Cambria's Chris Pennie | publication-date = 10 April 2009 | website = ink19.com | first = Gail | last = Worley | date = 7 February 2009 | quote = ''Q'': Which players have most influenced that aspect of your style, especially with respect to the polyrhythms?<br />''Chris Pennie'': [...] I would have to say Bill Bruford from King Crimson and Yes [...] }}</ref> [[Steve Arrington]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 19 April 2017 | url = http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/07/steve-arrington-drummer-interview | title = Give the Drummer Some: Slave's Steve Arrington | author = J-Zone | author-link = J-Zone | website = [[Red Bull Music Academy]] | publication-date = 29 July 2016 }}</ref> [[Mac McNeilly]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 13 March 2017 | url = http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2014/06/08/from-the-desk-of-the-jesus-lizard-rock-drummers/ | title = From The Desk Of The Jesus Lizard: Rock Drummers | website = [[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]] | date = 9 June 2014 }}</ref> Morgan Simpson of [[Black Midi]],<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.talkhouse.com/morgan-simpson-of-black-midi-talks-with-bill-bruford-king-crimson-yes-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/| title=Morgan Simpson of Black Midi Talks with Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes) on the Talkhouse Podcast|last=Talkhouse|date=2021-07-01|website=Talkhouse|language=en-UK|access-date=2022-06-02}}</ref> [[Eric Kretz]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stone-temple-pilots-eric-kretz-names-drummers-that-inspired-him-to-play/|title=STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him To Play|last=Blabbermouth|date=2018-05-30|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> and [[Martin Dosh]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 9 March 2017 | title = Talking Drums: Glenn Kotche and Martin Dosh | first = Doug | last = Benidt | url = http://www.walkerart.org/magazine/2013/talking-drums-glenn-kotche-and-martin-dosh | date = 11 February 2013 | website = [[Walker Art Center|walkerart.org]] }}</ref> In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his work including [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 5 March 2017 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160130102427/http://www.hit-channel.com/neil-murray-whitesnakeblack-sabbathgary-moorebrian-may/2202 | archive-date = 30 January 2016 | title = Interview:Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Brian May) | date = November 2011 | author = thodoris | publication-date = 12 April 2012 | website = www.hit-channel.com | url = http://www.hit-channel.com/neil-murray-whitesnakeblack-sabbathgary-moorebrian-may/2202 | quote = Bill is a great drummer and probably a very intelligent guy. He wrote a fantastic book where he's saying many intelligent things about the music business and other musicians. | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Jimmy Keegan]],<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 14 March 2017 | url = https://www.moderndrummer.com/2014/10/essence-progressive-drumming/ | title = The Essence of Progressive Drumming | website = Modern Drummer | publication-date = 14 October 2014 | first = Mike | last = Haid }}</ref> and [[Adrian Younge]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 12 March 2017 | url = http://theseventhhex.com/post/139417882055/adrian-younge-interview | title = Adrian Younge Interview | publication-date = 16 February 2016 | quote = ''Q'': You also have quite the admiration for Bill Bruford…<br />''Adrian Younge'': Oh yeah, dude he is just amazing. King Crimson and anything else he was a part of was quality work. His work on the drums was so sick dude. I love his approach because he doesn't do too much, but the little things that he does are very syncopated and interesting. That dude just creates unique compositional soundscapes. | website = theseventhhex.com }}</ref>
 == Awards ==
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 *''[[Close to the Edge (Yes album)|Close to the Edge]]'' (1972)
 *''[[Yessongs]]'' (1973, live recording)
-*''[[Yesterdays (Yes album)]]'' (1975)
+*''[[Yesterdays (Yes album)|Yesterdays]]'' (1975; compilation)
 *''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' (1991)
 *''[[Symphonic Music of Yes]]'' (1993)
@@ Line 280: / Line 284: @@
 *''[[B'Boom: Live in Argentina]]'' (1995, live recording)
 *''[[THRaKaTTaK]]'' (1996, live recording)
-*''[[Live at the Jazz Café]]'' (1999, live recording as part of [[The ProjeKcts]] box set)
+*''[[Live at the Jazz Café]]'' (1999, live recording as part of ''[[The ProjeKcts]]'' box set)
 *''[[VROOOM VROOOM]]'' (2001, live recording)
@@ Line 311: / Line 315: @@
 '''Bruford with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez'''
-*''If Summer Had Its Ghosts'' (1997)
+*''[[If Summer Had Its Ghosts]]'' (1997)
 '''Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford'''
@@ Line 346: / Line 350: @@
 *[[Patrick Moraz]] – ''Time Code'' (1984)
 *[[David Torn]] – ''[[Cloud About Mercury]]'' (1986)
-*Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin – ''Up from the Dark'' (1986)
+*[[Dave Stewart (musician, born 1950)|Dave Stewart]] and [[Barbara Gaskin]] – ''Up from the Dark'' (1986)
 *[[Akira Inoue (musician)|Akira Inoue]] – ''Tokyo Installation'' (1986)
-*[[Anri]] – ''Trouble in Paradise'' (1986)
+*[[Anri]] – ''[[Trouble in Paradise (Anri album)|Trouble in Paradise]]'' (1986)
 *The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, Bill Bruford, and Keiko Abe – ''Go Between'' (1987)
 *[[Kazumi Watanabe]] – ''[[The Spice of Life (Kazumi Watanabe album)|The Spice of Life]]'' (1987)
@@ Line 357: / Line 361: @@
 *Steve Howe – ''[[Turbulence (Steve Howe album)|Turbulence]]'' (1991)
 *[[Joe Hisaishi]] – ''Paradise on Earth'' (1994)
-*[[Tony Levin]] – ''World Diary'' (1995)
+*[[Tony Levin]] – ''[[World Diary]]'' (1995)
 *[[National Health]] – ''Missing Pieces'' (1996)
 *[[Steve Hackett]] – ''[[Genesis Revisited]]'' (1996)
@@ Line 364: / Line 368: @@
 *World Drummers Ensemble – ''A Coat of Many Colours'' (2006)
 *[[Piano Circus]] – ''Skin and Wire, The Music of Colin Riley'' (2009)
-*Leon Alvarado – ''Strangers in Strange Places'' (2010)
+*[[Leon Alvarado]] – ''Strangers in Strange Places'' (2010)
 }}
 == Notes ==
 '''Citations'''
-{{Reflist|30em}}
+{{Reflist}}
 '''Sources'''
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v t e Bill Bruford
Studio albums	Feels Good to Me One of a Kind Gradually Going Tornado The Bruford Tapes If Summer Had Its Ghosts
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities	Bruford Levin Upper Extremities B.L.U.E. Nights
Moraz and Bruford	Music for Piano and Drums Flags
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v t e Yes
Steve Howe Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Jay Schellen Jon Anderson Chris Squire Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Rick Wakeman Alan White Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Igor Khoroshev Benoît David Oliver Wakeman
Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here Heaven & Earth The Quest Mirror to the Sky
Mini albums	From a Page
Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Greatest Hits Live Live at Montreux 2003 Songs from Tsongas Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center Topographic Drama – Live Across America Yes 50 Live The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas
Compilation albums	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection Yes Remixes Yes, Friends and Relatives Yessingles
Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Word Is Live Essentially Yes High Vibration The Studio Albums 1969–1987 Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two The Steven Wilson Remixes
Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Soon" "Wonderous Stories" "Don't Kill the Whale" "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Lift Me Up" "Saving My Heart" "Make It Easy" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "Lightning Strikes" "We Can Fly"
Other songs	"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Starship Trooper" "I've Seen All Good People" "South Side of the Sky" "Five Per Cent for Nothing" "Long Distance Runaround" "Heart of the Sunrise" "Close to the Edge" "Siberian Khatru" "The Gates of Delirium" "Run with the Fox" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Hold On" "Big Generator" "Shoot High Aim Low" "The Solution" "Fly from Here" "Mirror to the Sky"
Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live Yesyears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live – 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut The Lost Broadcasts Rock of the '70s
Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour 1960s–70s 1980s–90s 2000s–10s 2020s
Related bands	The Syn Mabel Greer's Toyshop Flash Badger King Crimson The Buggles XYZ Jon and Vangelis Asia Cinema GTR Esquire Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Conspiracy Circa Yoso Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Managers	Roy Flynn Brian Lane
Related articles	Discography Band members Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yesoteric Symphonic Music of Yes Jimmy Haun Dylan Howe Roger Dean Yes bubble logo

v t e U.K.
Eddie Jobson John Wetton Bill Bruford Allan Holdsworth Terry Bozzio
Studio albums	U.K. Danger Money
Live albums	Night After Night Concert Classics, Vol. 4 Reunion – Live in Tokyo Curtain Call
Boxsets	Ultimate Collector's Edition
Related albums	Ultimate Zero Tour - Live Four Decades
Related articles	King Crimson Bruford UKZ U-Z Project Asia HoBoLeMa

v t e Genesis
Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson
Studio albums	From Genesis to Revelation Trespass Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Selling England by the Pound The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway A Trick of the Tail Wind & Wuthering ...And Then There Were Three... Duke Abacab Genesis Invisible Touch We Can't Dance Calling All Stations
Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
EPs	Spot the Pigeon 3×3
Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "The Lady Lies" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce
Related articles	List of Genesis medleys Brand X Flaming Youth Mike and the Mechanics GTR Stiltskin Simon Collins Sound of Contact Jonathan King Tony Smith The Musical Box Six of the Best Genesis: Together and Apart The Farm
Genesis discography List of Genesis band members Genesis awards Category