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One of a Kind (Bruford album)

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Exposé Online's Jeff Melton stated: "From the get-go, this collection of ten tracks stands as a maelstrom of chops, arranging skills and inspired ensemble playing... the dynamics between drums, keys and fretless bass provide a high profile, capable structure for Holdsworth's top-flight soloing
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In an article for Sounds of Surprise, Matt Phillips wrote: "it's music that breathes... played by empathetic, truly virtuosic musicians. But is it rock, jazz, prog or fusion? Who knows, but it's some of the greatest British instrumental music of all time."
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is that it remains compelling and accessible... Solos flow organically throughout the long-form compositions, integrated in ways that makes them feel a part of the larger whole."
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They were intended for a studio album, but were never properly recorded by U.K. as Bruford kept the pieces for himself when he and Holdsworth exited the band. U.K. bandmate
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co-wrote "The Sahara of Snow" and reprises his violin part on "Forever Until Sunday". Stewart's "Hell's Bells" utilizes a fragment penned by his former
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praised the "firmly-cemented group sound, and... consistent set of compositions," and commented: "The same characteristics found on
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called the music "strongly melodic, freewheeling and built round Bruford's ringing percussion."
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Anthea Norman Taylor - voice of Alice (intro to "Fainting in Coils")
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a fair match for anything from Return to Forever or Brand X."
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Sam Alder – narrator (intro to "Fainting in Coils")
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Index


Studio album
Bruford
Trident Studios
Genre
Jazz fusion
Label
EG
Polydor
Producer
Bill Bruford
Bruford
Feels Good to Me
The Bruford Tapes
Singles
Bill Bruford
Bruford
jazz fusion
Allan Holdsworth
Jeff Berlin
Dave Stewart
U.K.
Eddie Jobson
National Health
Alan Gowen
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
All About Jazz

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