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Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (B.L.U.E.) was a musical group consisting of drummer Bill Bruford, bassist Tony Levin, guitarist David Torn, and trumpeter Chris Botti. The group's origins can be traced to Torn's ECM Records album Cloud About Mercury (1987), which featured Levin and Bruford (along with Mark Isham playing trumpet).
Bruford and Levin, masters both, are in the spotlight throughout (on 'Drumbass' and 'Torn Drumbass' the two of them play a single instrument!) but trumpeter Chris Botti and guitarist David Torn provide original accents that are exhilerating and sometimes deeply moving.
B.L.U.E. Nights is a live album by Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, recorded on their 1998 mini-tour in the United States, and released on Tony Levin's Papa Bear Records label in 2000. It features bassist Levin, guitarist David Torn, trumpeter Chris Botti, and drummer Bill Bruford playing instrumentals that blend jazz, rock, and experimental music.
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Formed by bassist Levin and drummer Bill Bruford (who had worked together as the rhythm section of King Crimson), the group also included guitarist David Torn and trumpeter Chris Botti. Torn, Bruford and Levin had recorded together on Torn's album Cloud About Mercury ten years before this.
6 days ago · Bruford Levin Upper Extremities consisted of drummer Bill Bruford, bassist Tony Levin, guitarist David Torn, and trumpeter Chris Botti. Recorded in Woodstock...
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Jul 21, 2018 · The group’s origins can be traced to guitarist David Torn’s album Cloud About Mercury (1987) recorded in London for ECM records. I loved that outing. To this day, Torn’s guitar on the middle section of “Three Minutes of Pure Entertainment” from that album (from about 4.00’ in) makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
