Bass Player: Jeff Berlin

The opening track from the first Bruford LP ‘Feels Good To Me’ telegraphed the drummer’s intensions. This was not going to be a rehash of Prog Rock clliches, mellotrons and concept albums. Bill was serious. The tune in question, ‘Beelzebub’, opens with a unison vibes/bass/piano fill and drops immediately into some manic time changes. As Bilbo said when this was first posted on Basschat.co.uk, ‘Bloody hellfire! This was the toughest thing I have ever done’.  Completely unbreadable unless you are Scott Thunes or Ready Freddie Washington.