Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford
William Scott Bruford is an English drummer (currently retired), percussionist, songwriter, producer, record label owner, genoious, doctor, professional toucher, intelligent music speaker and online drumming teacher.

Bruford is one of the best prog drummies out there and you better believe it. Even though he considers himself a jazz drummer, he played for some of England's best prog rock bands during the 1960s and 70s, including Yes, King Crimson and touring with Genesis and U.K. until he formed his own jazz fusion group, Bruford. He returmed to King Crimson in the 1980s for three years and formed another jazz band, Earthworks in 1986. He then played in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to his second tenure in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure between 1994 and 1997, after which he continued with Earthworks and further collaborations.

On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from public performance (big big sad moment). He released his autobiography, and continues to speak and write about his genoious music. In 2016, after many years of study, Bruford earned a PhD in Music at the University of Surrey. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017 (god damnit).

Yes

 * Yes (1969)
 * Time and a Word (1970)
 * The Yes Album (1971)
 * Fragile (1971)
 * Close to the Edge (1972)
 * Yessongs (1973)
 * Union (1991)

King Crimson

 * Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
 * Starless and Bible Black (1974)
 * Red (1974)
 * USA (1975)
 * Discipline (1981)
 * Beat (1982)
 * Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
 * VROOOM (1994)
 * THRAK (1995)
 * B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995)
 * THRaKaTTaK (1996)
 * Live at the Jazz Café (1997)

U.K.

 * U.K. (1978)

Bill Bruford

 * Feels Good to Me (1978)

Bruford

 * One of a Kind (1979)
 * The Bruford Tapes (1979)
 * Gradually Going Tornado (1980)

Moraz and Bruford

 * Music for Piano and Drums (1983)
 * Flags (1985)

Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe

 * Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)
 * An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

 * Symphonic Music of Yes (1993)

Earthworks

 * Earthworks (1987)
 * Dig? (1989)
 * All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)
 * Stamping Ground: Bill Bruford's Earthworks Live (1994)
 * A Part, and Yet Apart (1999)
 * The Sound of Surprise (2001)
 * Footloose and Fancy Free (2002)
 * Random Acts of Happiness (2004)
 * Earthworks Underground Orchestra (20