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Bruford (other)
Bruford may refer to: Musical groups *Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe *Bruford (band) *Bruford Levin Upper Extremities * Bill Bruford's Earthworks Places *Rose Bruford College People with the surname *Alex Bruford, founder of ''Infadels'' *Bill Bruford (born 1949), English drummer * Marjorie Frances Bruford (1902-1958), British artist * Michael W. Bruford (born 1963), British molecular ecologist and conservation biologist *Robert Bruford (1868–1939), English farmer, agriculturist and politician * Walter Horace Bruford (1894–1988), British scholar of German literature Albums * The Bruford Tapes * ''Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe'' (album) * ''Bruford Levin Upper Extremities'' (album) See also * Bluford (other) * Buford (other) * Burford (other) *Bufford Bufford is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Charles Lee Bufford (born 1953-4), American man cleared of murder * Jamall Bufford, American rapper known as "Buff1" *John Henry Bufford (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was an English progressive rock band active from 1988 to 1990 that comprised four past members of the English progressive rock band Yes. Singer Jon Anderson left Yes as he felt increasingly constrained by their commercial and pop-oriented direction in the 1980s. He began an album with other members from the band's 1970s era: guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and drummer Bill Bruford, plus bassist Tony Levin (Bruford's bandmate in King Crimson). The group released their only studio album, '' Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe'', in June 1989 which reached number 14 in the UK and number 30 in the US. Their 1989–90 world tour was well-received and spawned two live albums, '' An Evening of Yes Music Plus'' (1993) and ''Live at the NEC – Oct 24th 1989'' (2012). In 1990, tracks for a second studio album were included with songs recorded by Yes to make the thirteenth Yes album, '' Union'' (1991). This marked the end of Anderson Bruford Wak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bruford
Robert Bruford (28 June 1868 – 29 December 1939) was a British farmer and agriculturist who developed his activities into the political field. Highly active in his native Somerset where he was a member of many public bodies and served in local government, Bruford was briefly the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wells. Farming upbringing The son of a farmer and Justice of the Peace also named Robert Bruford, Bruford was educated at Thorn Park School in Teignmouth and Fullands School in Taunton,"Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1923", Dean & Son Ltd, 1923, p. 19. but went to work on the farm and in the brewery business owned by the family at an early age. He assumed full control of the business in 1896."Mr. Robert Bruford" (obituary), ''The Times'', 30 December 1939, p. 9. At the Bath and West of England Agricultural Show in Newport, Monmouthshire in June 1907, his two-year-old bull 'Pound Bellringer' was reckoned the leader in its class, and he won prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford (other)
Buford may refer to: Places United States * Buford, Arkansas *Buford, Colorado, an unincorporated community *Buford, Georgia *Buford Highway corridor, in Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia *Buford, North Dakota *Buford, Ohio * Buford, South Carolina *Buford, Texas (other) (two places) * Buford, Virginia *Buford, Wyoming *Fort Buford Canada *Buford, Alberta People * Buford (surname) *Buford Abner, American songwriter * Buford Allison, professional football player *Buford Ellington, 42nd governor of Tennessee * Buford F. Gordon, African American civil rights activist, clergyman and social scientist * Buford A. Johnson, member of the Tuskegee Airmen *Buford Jordan, professional football player * Buford Long, professional football player *Buford McGee, professional football player * Buford Meredith, American baseball player for the Negro leagues * Buford Nunley, American baseball player for the Negro leagues * P. Buford Price, American professor * Buford Pusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluford (other)
Bluford may refer to: People ;Surnamed * Ferdinand D. Bluford (1882-1955) U.S. educator * Guion Bluford (born 1942), U.S. astronaut * Lucile Bluford (1911-2003) U.S. journalist * Terry Bluford Moore (1912-1995) U.S. baseball player * Albert Bluford Walker (1926-1992) U.S. baseball player * Floyd Bluford Henry III (born 1968) U.S. baseball player ;with this given name * Bluford Duck (1858-1895) Old West outlaw * Bluford Wilson (1841-1924) Solicitor General of the United States of America Places * Bluford, Illinois Other uses * The Bluford Series, a series of young adult novels See also * Bruford (other) * Bufford * Buford (other) * Blue (other) Blue is a color. Blue may also refer to: Places * Blue, Arizona, an unincorporated community in the United States * Blue, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * Blue, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community in the United St ... * Blu (other) * Ford (other) {{disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (album)
''Bruford Levin Upper Extremities'' is a self-titled album by the band Bruford Levin Upper Extremities. It is their only studio recording, released on Tony Levin's independent label Papa Bear Records. 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. Reception In a review for ''The Washington Post'', Mike Joyce described the album as "an unusually large and colorful musical mosaic," stating that it "alludes, intentionally or not, to a lot of pop, rock and jazz musicians and bands." He concluded: "for all the album's obvious reference points, the musicians are too stubbornly willful to fall into any groove for long." S. Victor Aaron of Something Else! praised the track titled "Cracking the Midnight Glass," calling it "a mash-up of contrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)
''Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe'' is the only studio album by the English progressive rock band Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, released in June 1989 on Arista Records. Background and recording The project began in 1988. At that time vocalist Jon Anderson had felt artistically constrained within Yes's current format, where the songwriting of Trevor Rabin had taken the band in a commercially very successful but musically and lyrically different direction. Anderson regrouped with Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford. Bruford, who had at various times been a member of King Crimson, recruited his Crimson bandmate Tony Levin as their bassist. The group was unable to use the name Yes for legal reasons. However, the group did have Arista assign the catalog number of 90126 to the original releases of the CD and cassette. This was a subtle way of stamping this as the next Yes album after ''90125'' (1983). Pre-production recording took place at La Frette Studios near Paris with Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bruford Tapes
''The Bruford Tapes'' is a live 1979 album by the British band Bruford, only issued in the United States, Canada and Japan. It was recorded on July 12, 1979 in Roslyn, New York State and originally broadcast on WLIR radio. Shortly before the tour, guitarist Allan Holdsworth left the band and was replaced by his student John Clark (appearing as "the unknown John Clark" on the album sleeve), who had played with the prog group Quasar. The show features extended performances of material from the group's previous two albums '' Feels Good to Me'' and '' One of a Kind''. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Paul Collins wrote: "This is one of the best Bruford albums of this period; those who found the studio releases of these songs to be too cold will be won over by the improvisational intensity of this live show." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' called the music "strongly melodic, freewheeling and built round Bruford's ringing percussion." John Kelman of All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Horace Bruford
Walter Horace Bruford, FBA (14 July 1894 – 28 June 1988) was a British scholar of German literature. Walter Horace Bruford was born in Manchester in 1894. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then at St. John's College, Cambridge and the University of Zurich. During World War I he served with the Royal Navy cryptographic intelligence division in Room 40 at the Admiralty. After the war he conducted research in Zurich, became a Lecturer in German at Aberdeen University in 1920, and then a Reader at Aberdeen in 1923. Bruford was then appointed Professor of German at the University of Edinburgh in 1929. He was seconded to the Foreign Office during World War II, 1939–1943, to work at Bletchley Park. From 1951 he was Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge until 1961. His elder daughter was the British potter Joan Brown Joan Brown (born Joan Vivien Beatty; February 13, 1938 – October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael W
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruford (band)
Bruford were a band assembled and led by British drummer Bill Bruford (former Yes and King Crimson), originating in the late 1970s. Bill Bruford formed the jazz-fusion band for his debut solo album '' Feels Good to Me'', with keyboardist Dave Stewart (formerly Hatfield and the North), American virtuoso bassist Jeff Berlin and guitarist Allan Holdsworth (formerly Soft Machine and Pierre Moerlen's Gong). This first album also featured Annette Peacock on occasional vocals and British jazz stalwart Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn. Bruford and Holdsworth then joined the progressive rock group U.K. After Bruford and Holdsworth left U.K., a second album '' One of a Kind'' enlisted the same line-up as the first album (minus Peacock and Wheeler) and was all instrumental. On the live album '' The Bruford Tapes'' (a show originally broadcast for radio station WLIR), guitarist John Clark (formerly of Quasar) replaced Holdsworth. Clark remained and bassist Berlin sang vocals for the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Frances Bruford
Marjorie Frances Bruford known as Midge Bruford (9 April 1902 – 1958) was a British artist associated with the Newlyn School of artists. Although born in Eastbourne, Bruford was an active participant in several of the artist groups based in Cornwall throughout her adult life. Biography Bruford was born in Eastbourne and attended Badminton School in the Clifton area of Bristol. There she became friends with Mornie Birch, one of the daughters of the Cornwall artist Lamorna Birch. This connection led Bruford to taking art classes at Forbes School of Painting in Newlyn during the 1920s. Later, Bruford took art lessons from other artists based in Newlyn, including Ernest Procter and Harold Harvey, and also studied under Lamorna Birch in the 1930s. For a time Bruford lived at Treveneth, near Paul, before spending time studying in Paris and later lived in a cottage between Paul and Mousehole. Bruford mainly painted portraits and landscapes and was the subject of several portraits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bruford
William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974) and Roy Harper (1975), and touring with Genesis (1976) and U.K. (1978). In 1978, he formed his own group ( Bruford), which was active until 1980. In the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including Patrick Moraz and David Torn), and formed his own electric jazz band Earthworks in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994–1997, after which he continued with a new acoustic configuration of Earthworks. On 1 January 2009, Bruford retired from professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
