Bruford Levin Upper Extremities is the band formed by Bill Bruford and Tony Levin in 1998. Both musicians first came together in King Crimson in the early eighties and of course had extremely distinguished careers before meeting up in King Crimson. Bruford had previously been a member of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and led his own band Bruford. Tony Levin had previously played with Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, and also played on the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double fantasy album. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities or B.L.U.E. as they became known recorded two albums, one self-titled studio album released in 1999 and a live album entitled Blue Nights released in 2000. The band was filled out by David Torn and Chris Botti and the music the band performed was an intriguing mix of jazz and rock.This is the self-titled debut album from B.L.U.E. and features the tracks Cerulean Sea, Original Sin, Thick With Thin Air and Cobalt Canyons. The album has been unavailable for some time and will there fore be welcomed by the various King Crimson offshoot fan bases and of course fans of Bill Bruford and Tony Levin.
