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Released
  
August 18, 1989

Label
  
EG Records

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

Recorded
  
November and December 1988

Producer
  
Adam Moseley, Bill Bruford

Dig? (1989)
  
All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)

Dig? is the second album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks, featuring Django Bates, Iain Ballamy and Tim Harries. It was released on EG Records in 1989.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Robert Taylor states: "Never one to rest on his laurels, Bruford continued to search for different contexts in which to express his musical and percussive ideas."

Track listing

  1. "Stromboli Kicks" (Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford) – 5:34
  2. "Gentle Persuasion" (Ballamy, Bates) – 4:22
  3. "Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 5:50
  4. "Pilgrim's Way" (Ballamy, Bruford) – 6:23
  5. "Dancing on Frith Street" (Bates) – 4:19
  6. "A Stone's Throw" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 6:06
  7. "Libreville" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 6:10
  8. "Coroboree" (Ballamy, Bruford) – 4:47

Personnel

  • Bill Bruford – acoustic and electronic drums, percussion
  • Django Bates – keyboards, tenor horn, trumpet
  • Iain Ballamy – soprano, alto and tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Tim Harries – acoustic and fretless bass

    • References

    Dig? Wikipedia
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