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Bruford
One of a Kind
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Hell's Bells
2. One Of A Kind - Part One
3. One Of A Kind - Part Two
4. Travels With Myself - And Someone Else
5. Fainting Coils
6. Five G
7. The Abingdon Chasp
8. Forever Until Sunday
9. The Sahara Of Snow - Part One
10. The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two
11. Manacles

CD Details

All Artists: Bruford
Title: One of a Kind
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Winterfold UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 4/11/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
Styles: Jazz Fusion, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 4988044370913, 498804437091, 604388638420

Synopsis

Album Description

One Of A Kind is album number two for the Bruford band, it shows Bruford's wild jazz roots for once and all, peppered judiciously with numerous elements of his freewheeling prog rock past. To accompany his nimble rhythmic travails, he assembled a crackerjack squad of supporting players. Together this quartet recorded the symphonic prog of 'The Sahara of Snow,' the electronic shabazz of 'Hell's Bells,' and the undeniably gorgeous fusion-bop of 'The Abingdon Chasp.' Rarely has an album title been so accurate. Remastered reissue includes the bonus track 'Manacles' plus a bonus interview/music disc. Winterfold. 2005.

CD Reviews

Setting new standards for fusion

Warren W. Nelson | Mooresville, NC USA | 11/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is indeed a fusion masterpiece and maybe the highlight of bill bruford's career. What is probably most striking about such a collection of improvisational heavyweights is the astounding and breathtakingly beautiful and intricate ensemble work of Alan Holdsworth, Dave Stewart, Jeff Berlin, and Bruford. The compositional format provides a head-spinning dialog between each of the musicians and the anticipation and telepathy between them contributes to the finest moments of the uniform brilliance of this album. However, with improvisers of the caliber of Holdsworth and Stewart, the scales on the various keys and guitars are transposed and bent in all sorts of marvelous and unexpected ways; the invention is non-stop. This is a pioneering work forging a new standard of excellent fusion."