Voiceprint Music - Release

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£14.99

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Catalogue number

VP449CD

Release date

22/09/2008

Format

2CD

Label

Voiceprint

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Blue Nights

Disc 1

1. Piercing Glances 2. Etude Revisited 3. Palace of Pearls (On a Blade of Grass) 4. Original Sin 5. Dentures of the Gods 6. Deeper Blue 7. Cobalt Canyons

Disc 2

1. Fin de Siecle 2. Picnic on Vesuvius 3. Cerulean Sea 4. Bent Taqasim 5. Torn Drumbass 6. Cracking the Midnight Glass 7. Presidents Day 8. 3 Minutes of Pure Entertainment 9. Outer Blue

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities is the band formed by Bill Bruford and Tony Levin in 1998. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early eighties and of course had extremely distinguished careers before meeting up in King Crimson. Bruford had previously been a member of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and led his own band Bruford. Tony Levin had previously played with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and also played on the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double fantasy album. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of jazz and rock.Blue Nights is the companion album to the studio debut from B.L.U.E.The album was recorded in 1998 and includes live version of a number of songs from the debut studio album including Cerulean Sea, and Original Sin. There are also a number of songs that appear only on this album. As a companion album to the studio B.L.U.E. album this live album completes the circle and as a memento for those who witnessed the tour is invaluable.