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Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose & Fancy Free (Cd-2) (2001)

Track listing:
  1. Revel Without A Pause 8:42
  2. Never The Same Way Once 10:16
  3. Original Sin 7:49
  4. Cloud Cuckoo Land 8:07
  5. Dewey-Eyed, Then Dancing 6:33
  6. The Emperor's New Clothes 7:45
  7. Bridge Of Inhibition 7:54
  8. Full Cd In Flac With Cue 57:09

Notes

While the music made by Bill Bruford's earlier Earthworks band was consistently more interesting, his current lineup continues to make great strides given its more traditional stance (post-bop acoustic piano/saxophone quartet verses ultra-modern Euro-jazz fusion). On the live Footloose and Fancy Free, the group exceeds its own studio performances with room to spare. The lovely ballad "Come to Dust" is a fine showcase for pianist Steve Hamilton, and Bruford's punchy drumming moves a complex "Triplicity." Even non-Earthworks tunes from Bruford's late-'90s collaborations with Tony Levin ("Original Sin") and Ralph Towner ("If Summer Had Its Ghosts") get inspiring interpretations as well, thanks to the well-seasoned playing of both tenor/alto saxophonist Patrick Calahar and Hamilton.