Bill Bruford - Drum Improvisation on "Bridge of Inhibition"

Bill Bruford drum solo on "Bridge of Inhibition" by his jazz group Earthwork.

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[Corilo91]

@DongFangSue He's equiped with: Simmons SDX electronic drums, Tama Artstar II Drums, Paiste Signature Cymbals 14" x 6½" Tama wood snare drum (10) Simmons ZI drum pads 22” x 16” bass drum. 12" x 10" Tom Tom 16" x 16" Floor Tom 14" Sound edge Hi-Hat 18" Power China 16" Power Crash 20" Dry heavy ride Gong Drumheads: Evans. Genera 190 snare batter, Genera G1 on Tom tops, Resonants on bottoms, Genera G2 on bass drum and Genera G2 on front Drumsticks: Pro-Mark, SD-1 or SD-9 :)

[billpeart]

i love it!!! always a great pleasure to se Mr Bruford and his band mates in action. thanks for this vid!

[MashMashMusic]

@spercoco: Sarcastic? Just because you're a show-off who needs to point out he has seven drum kits? Not me. Look at every professional drummer playing live. If the audience is more than 200 people, chances are like that the drummer at least plays an octapad. More likely a hybrid drum set. That you don't know that is another sign you're a show-off..

But it's OK, just go along and insult everybody not of your opinion. I have arguments, you have offenses. See who's the asshole here.

[spercoco]

@MashMashMusic So the reason you are being sarcastic? Because someone disagrees with you? Just means your an asshole. I don't give a shit what you use live. Anytime you go to see a preofessional band they are playing real drums so you are basicaly letting me know that you're a novice. Guess what?; I already knew that from your first e-mail. Ever see jazz drummers using anything but accoustic kits? You're limited to pop music because you suck. Have fun sucking on your electronic crap set.

[abinadvd]

Big drummers try to play like so.. He just play..

Sure many professional drummers ask themselves ... How can he be so easy ?

[MashMashMusic]

@maxcohen13:

Still, the SDX can do things you simply don't have in modern E-Drums, so I repeat: a fantastic machine. Virtually unlimited. Listen to what Bruford does with them during the "Yes"-Tour. If most drummers weren't so ignorant about electronics ...

Before I forget: my "cheap piezo switch"-Simmons-Mark III-Drumpads work like day one despite being over 30 years old.

[MashMashMusic]

@maxcohen13:

It's simply not a piezo switch - a switch knows only "on" and "off".

Why was the SDX never a commercial success? Several reasons:

- The complete kit was about $10,000

- It needed much work from the owner becauise of the limited sound database, so you had to go and sample your own stuff (like Bruford shows here)

- At the End of the 80ies, more and more people turned against electronic music in general (see the success of grunge music)

[MashMashMusic]

@spercoco:

Oh, that's nice, so you have seven drum kits, brillant, pal. I've learned on an acoustic set and am now playing E-Drums, which I always prefer in a live environment. why? Because they're flexible. And because you don't need a million microphones for a proper pick-up. As I said, they have drawbacks, but the advantages are far too good.

[spercoco]

@MashMashMusic I have seven accoustic sets and prior to that I had six accoustic sets and one electronic set which I wanted to sell. The last thing I needed was another accoustic set but a person offered to trade their Gretch Reknown Maples for the electronic kit and I gladly did so which is why I now have 7 accoustic sets. Nuff said.

[maxcohen13]

@MashMashMusic

Foils are nothing more than a giant piezo switch.

And, if they're "so fantastic," why is it the only place you can see the SDX now is in a museum?

[MashMashMusic]

@spercoco:

It's only one thing: quite a few drummers despise electronic drums, for whatever reason. They have this and that drawback, on the other hand so many possibilities - I absolutely prefer them. Using a real hi-hat though.

And that is the reason why some people say they sound like crap or limit your creativity (while the opposite is true) or what else. You would be surprised on how many records you're listening to E-Drums rather than acoustic ones.

[MashMashMusic]

@maxcohen13:

The SDX doesn't use piezos. It uses foils instead, which tell the drum brain exactly where the stick hits the surface, known as "zone intelligence". If you don't believe me, look up simmonsmuseum.

And of course it's a fantastic piece of hardware. Look what Bill does with the stuff during the "Yes"-era. Haven't seen things like this nowadays. And: nobody urged Bill to be a Simmons-User for nearly a decade.