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The Sound of Surprise 2001

jazz 65 min 9 tracks Discipline Global Mobile

The Sound of Surprise is a studio album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks recorded November 2000. It was the second Earthworks album to feature saxophonist Patrick Clahar, pianist Steve Hamilton and acoustic bassist Mark Hodgson. Unlike previous Earthworks albums, it showcases a more traditional acoustic jazz quartet sound. It was released on Robert Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile label in 2001.

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Character

Spare, grave, contemporary and classical in form.

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Tracks

1Revel Without a Pause7:39
2Triplicity6:25
3The Shadow of a Doubt6:08
4Teaching Vera to Dance8:17
5Half Life5:25
6Come to Dust10:02
7Cloud Cuckoo Land6:11
8Never the Same Way Once7:27
9The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances7:45

9 tracks, 65 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Bill Bruford’s Earthworks
Label: Discipline Global Mobile
Released: 2001
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: GB

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