BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS - Footloose and Fancy Free (2002) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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. by John Duffy
Tracklist 1 :
1     Footloose and Fancy Free 9:01
Bill Bruford
2     If Summer Had Its Ghosts 8:29
Bill Bruford
3     A Part, And Yet Apart 10:26
Bill Bruford / Patrick Clahar / Steve Hamilton
4     Triplicity 7:39
Bill Bruford / Steve Hamilton
5     Come to Dust 10:52
Bill Bruford / Steve Hamilton
6     No Truce With the Furies 6:55
Bill Bruford / Steve Hamilton
7     The Wooden Man Sings, And the Stone Woman Dances 7:20
Bill Bruford
Tracklist 2 :
1     Revel Without a Pause 8:42
Bill Bruford / Steve Hamilton
2     Never the Same Way Once 10:16
Bill Bruford
3     Original Sin 7:49
Bill Bruford
4     Cloud Cuckoo Land 8:08
Bill Bruford
5     Dewey-Eyed, Then Dancing 6:33
Bill Bruford
6     The Emperor's New Clothes 7:45
Patrick Clahar / Steve Hamilton
7     Bridge of Inhibition 7:54
Iain Ballamy / Django Bates / Bill Bruford
Credits :
Bass – Mark Hodgson
Drums – Bill Bruford
Piano – Steve Hamilton
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Patrick Clahar