This two-volume Video Anthology splits the band's career to date into two separate decades, roughly marking its transition from an electronic to an acoustic outfit. Volume 1 represents the work of the later and current “acoustic" editions of the band in the 2000s, and Volume 2 mostly represents the “electronic" origins of the group in the 1990s.
Both volumes come with Dave McKean artwork and a 12 page booklet chronicling critical reaction at the time, and all material has been selected and supervised personally by Bill.
You can check out and order the DVDs (including a well-cool clip featuring Tim Garland) over on brufordearthworksdvd.com.
Anthology Volume 1 - the 2000s
This 1 hour 55 minute DVD is the first in a two volume anthology of concert footage of Bill Bruford's Earthworks, one of the longest lived, best travelled, and most original jazz quartets. This volume chronicles the band's progress through the 2000s; volume 2 does the same for the 1990s. Filmed on tour in the United States in 2001, Argentina in 2002, and Germany in 2005, this DVD also includes 25 minutes of new material, and marks the debut performance of bassist Laurence Cottle and pianist Gwilym Simcock with the group. Effortless, elegant and economical, Bruford personifies the art of the drummer, and his group Earthworks “casts new light on the jazz quartet format." --Los Angeles Times
- Includes 25" of new, previously unreleased material.
- 11 of the 14 tracks previously unavailable on DVD or video.
- Marks the recording debut in the band of Gwilym Simcock, BBC Radio Jazz Awards “Rising Star" 2006
- Includes Dave McKean artwork and a 12 page booklet chronicling critical reaction at the time.
- All material selected and supervised personally by Bill Bruford.
Musicians:
Patrick Clahar - saxophones
Steve Hamilton - piano
Mark Hodgson - acoustic bass
Tim Garland - saxophones, flute, bass clarinet
Gwilym Simcock - piano
Laurence Cottle - electric bass
Bill Bruford - acoustic drums, log drum
Titles
Triplicity
Original Sin
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Revel Without a Pause
Bajo del Sol
Tramontana
Beelzebub
Footloose and Fancy Free
Libreville
Highland Games
Youth
Song
White Knuckle Wedding
The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances
Anthology Volume 2 - the 1990s
This 85 minute DVD is the second in a two volume anthology of concert footage of Bill Bruford's Earthworks, and chronicles the band's progress through the 1990s from its electronic start to its acoustic renaissance. Volume 1 does the same for the 2000s. The group was originated as a vehicle for Bruford's unusual and innovative use of electronic percussion, and did much to challenge perceptions about what a drummer should, or should not, be doing in jazz. Filmed on tour in Germany 1991, Japan 1991, and Bulgaria 1999, Earthworks continues to offer a platform to the brightest and best young players, and has become a “potential model for the 21st century Jazz mainstream" --Chicago Reader
- All 11-tracks previously unavailable on DVD or video.
- Includes the only commercially available footage of the seminal Ballamy, Bates, Bruford edition of the band.
- Includes Dave McKean artwork and a 12 page booklet chronicling critical reaction at the time.
- All material selected and supervised personally by Bill Bruford.
Iain Ballamy. - saxophones
Django Bates. - E flat tenor horn, keyboards
Tim Harries. - electric and acoustic bass
Patrick Clahar. - saxophones
Steve Hamilton - piano
Mark Hodgson - acoustic bass
Bill Bruford - electronic and acoustic drums
Titles:
Up North
All Heaven Broke Loose
Stromboli Kicks
Bridge of Inhibition
Emotional Shirt
Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark
Nerve
Pigalle
Never The Same Way Once
Some Shiver While He Cavorts
Bridge of Inhibition (alternative version)
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