Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
BLUE Nights

Papa Bear Records    PBCD4  (2000)

Jazz
CD, 2   Discs, 15   Tracks, 106:48  Length
Blue Nights (Disc 1) 47:56
01 Piercing Glances Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 07:50
02 Etude Revisited Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 05:28
03 A Palace Of Pearls Bill Bruford 05:59
04 Original Sin Bill Bruford 08:13
05 Dentures Of The Gods Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 06:26
06 Deeper Blue Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; Tony Levin 06:31
07 Cobalt Canyons Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; Tony Levin 07:29

Blue Nights (Disc 2)

58:52
01 Fin De Siécle Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; Tony Levin 05:48
02 Picnic On Vesuvius Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 09:29
03 Cerulean Sea Bill Bruford; David Torn; Tony Levin 07:05
04 Bent Taqasim/Torn Drumbass Bill Bruford; David Torn; Tony Levin 05:42
05 Cracking The Midnight Glass Bill Bruford; David Torn; Tony Levin 06:53
06 Presidents Day Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 06:46
07 3 Minutes Of Pure Entertainment David Torn 11:03
08 Outer Blue Bill Bruford; Chris Botti; David Torn; Tony Levin 06:06
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Live Yes
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Drums Bill Bruford
Bass Tony Levin
Guitar David Torn
Trumpet Chris Botti
Producer Tony Levin
Engineer Robert Frazza
Cover by Yuka Fujii
Personal Details
Index # 427
Owner Dave
Tags Art Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
This recording chronicles the live performances of Bruford Levin Upper Extremities from 1998. The disc showcases the band's unique blend of jazzy modes with Crimson-esque textures and, occasionally, just plain weirdness. Many of the tracks become looser jams in the live performance. For those who saw this tour, the disc will be a great memento. For those who didn't, it will serve as a shining example of what they missed, and encouragement to be more careful not to pass up subsequent tours. The band is Tony Levin, Bill Bruford, Chris Botti, and David Torn. Levin is certainly one of the greatest living electric bass players, and the disc shows that fact off in fine fashion. Bill Bruford's percussion work comes across as both very creative and quite impeccable. Trumpeter Chris Botti calls to mind Miles Davis at times, while carving out his own particular style. The last link, David Torn, has a style that is nearly indefinable, combining strange guitar textures with loop work for an art form that is almost peerless. And the whole of this group, despite each member's separate abilities, is so much more than the sum of the parts. -- Gary Hill (allmusic.com)