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Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford is a person, active since 1949. Member of Absolute Elsewhere, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Bruford, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Bruford–Borstlap, Discipline, Gong, Gordian Knot, King Crimson, National Health, Pete Roth Trio, ProjeKct One, The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, U.K., World Drummers Ensemble, Yes.

Bill Bruford

Person · Active since 1949

Bill Bruford is a musician in the Credits.fm index identified by 1 IPI number and 1 ISNI identifier. A musician is the person or group behind the codes — IPI numbers identify them as a songwriter or publisher, ISNI identifiers as a creative contributor, and their recordings each carry an ISRC.

IPI identities

Bill BrufordIPI 00087629137MusicBrainz·MLC

ISNI

0000 0001 1450 1509

SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

Last verified: September 13, 2026

Verified on

MusicBrainz artist record
ISNI.org identity 0000000114501509

Identifier Graph

Member of

Absolute Elsewhere Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Bill Bruford’s Earthworks Bruford Bruford Levin Upper Extremities Bruford–Borstlap Discipline Gong Gordian Knot King Crimson National Health Pete Roth Trio ProjeKct One The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam U.K.World Drummers Ensemble Yes

Credit Chain

MusicianBill Bruford

ISNI0000 0001 1450 1509

BB

Bill Bruford

Bruford, Bill

Songwriter · Performer

Member of Absolute Elsewhere, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Bruford, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Bruford–Borstlap, Discipline, Gong, Gordian Knot, King Crimson, National Health, Pete Roth Trio, ProjeKct One, The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, U.K., World Drummers Ensemble, Yes

IPI: 00087629137 ISNI: 0000 0001 1450 1509

201Recordings

59Works

23Releases

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Credits

A Venture

Yes

drums (drum set)

A Venture

Yes

drums (drum set)

Abilene

Yes

ALL COME TOGETHER

Unknown Artist

America

Yes

America (instrumental, 2024 Steven Wilson remix)

Yes

America (single version)

Yes

And You and I

Yes

And You and I

Yes

AND YOU AND I

Unknown Artist

And You and I: I. Cord of Life / II. Eclipse / III. The Preacher the Teacher / IV. Apocalypse

Yes

Astral Traveller

Yes

Australia (solo acoustic)

Yes

Awaken

Yes

BBOOM

Unknown Artist

BEELZEBUB

Unknown Artist

ComposerLyricist

Believe Again

Yes

Big Generator

Yes

Big Generator

Yes

Breathe / Comfortably Numb / Money

Ocean Alley

CAGE

Unknown Artist

Can I?

Yes

Changes

Yes

Changes

Yes

Clap / Mood for a Day

Yes

Clear Days

Yes

drums (drum set)

Close to the Edge: I. The Solid Time of Change / II. Total Mass Retain / III. I Get Up I Get Down / IV. Seasons of Man

Yes

Countryside

Yes

Dancing Through the Light

Yes

Days (demo)

Yes

Dear Father

Yes

Dear Father

Yes

Dear Father

Yes

drums (drum set)

Dear Father (early version #1)

Yes

Dear Father (early version #2)

Yes

DOCTOR DIAMOND 1997

Unknown Artist

Don’t Go

Yes

Don’t Take No for an Answer

Yes

Eastern Number

Yes

EASY MONEY

Unknown Artist

EASY MONEY

Unknown Artist

Every Little Thing

Yes

Everybody’s Song

Yes

Everydays

Yes

Everydays

Yes

drums (drum set)

Everydays

Yes

Everydays (early version)

Yes

Everydays (single version)

Yes

Face to Face

Yes

FALLEN ANGEL

Unknown Artist

ComposerLyricist

Finally

Yes

Five Per Cent for Nothing (alternate version)

Yes

Fortune Seller

Yes

Fracture

King Crimson

Friend of a Friend

Yes

Future Times / Rejoice

Yes

Future Times / Rejoice

Yes

Give Love Each Day

Yes

Going for the One (rehearsal)

Yes

Golden Age

Yes

Harold Land

Yes

drums (drum set)

Have We Really Got to Go Through This

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise

Yes

Heart of the Sunrise (alternate version)

Yes

Here I Am Now

John Goodsall Project, Bill Bruford

Songwriterdrums (drum set)

High

Yes

Homeworld (The Ladder)

Yes

I See You

Yes

drums (drum set)

I’m Down

Yes

I’ve Seen All Good People: (i) Your Move

Yes

I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move / b. All Good People

Yes

If Only You Knew

Yes

In a World of Our Own

Yes

In the Presence Of

Yes

In the Tower

Yes

Into the Lens (I Am a Camera) (single version)

Yes

Into the Storm

Yes

Intro / Firebird Suite

Yes

It Was All We Knew

Yes

It Will Be a Good Day (The River)

Yes

It’s Love

Yes

drums (drum set)

LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC, PT. 2

Unknown Artist

Leave It

Yes

Leave It

Yes

Leave It

Yes

Leave It (single remix)

Yes

Light of the Ages

Yes

Lightning Strikes

Yes

Long Distance Runaround

Yes

Long Distance Runaround

Yes

Long Distance Runaround

Yes

Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)

Yes

Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (alternate version)

Yes

Looking Around

Yes

Looking Around

Yes

drums (drum set)

Love Conquers All

Yes

Love Shine

Yes

Madrigal

Yes

Madrigal

Yes

Measure the Sky

John Goodsall Project, Bill Bruford

Songwriterdrums (drum set)

Money

Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin

Songwriterdrums (drum set)

Money

Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin

drums (drum set)

Money

Yes

Mood for a Day

Yes

Never Done Before

Yes

New Language

Yes

New World Symphony

Yes

Nine Voices (Longwalker)

Yes

No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed

Yes

Opening (excerpt from Firebird Suite) / Siberian Khatru

Yes

Owner of a Lonely Heart

Yes

PEOPLE

Unknown Artist

PEOPLE

Unknown Artist

PEOPLE

Unknown Artist

POPCORN

Unknown Artist

Sound

James

ComposerLyricist

Sound (Full version)

James

ComposerLyricist

TALKING DRUMS

Unknown Artist

ComposerLyricist

THIRTY YEARS

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS (LIVE)

Unknown Artist

THIRTY YEARS (LIVE)

Unknown Artist

THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR

Unknown Artist

ComposerLyricist

Musical Works (50)

Untitled Work0 verifiedT-010155407-7 AND YOU AND I0 verifiedT-010174667-1 Untitled Work0 verifiedT-010507195-1 Untitled Work0 verifiedT-010171449-1 BEELZEBUB0 verifiedT-010241273-6 Money0 verifiedT-010454576-7 SLEEPLESS0 verifiedT-011294863-6 Sound0 verifiedT-011379417-4 A Palace of Pearls0 verifiedT-011526668-6 THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR0 verifiedT-070188515-5 FRAME BY FRAME0 verifiedT-070263061-2 POPCORN0 verifiedT-311848042-1 Machines Programmed by Genes0 verifiedT-900230699-2 Everything You've Heard Is True0 verifiedT-900230700-8 A Way With Words0 verifiedT-900230701-9 Infra Dig0 verifiedT-900230702-0 Split Seconds0 verifiedT-900230703-1 Any Suggestions0 verifiedT-900233953-9 Temples of Joy0 verifiedT-900810163-1 Jungles of the World0 verifiedT-900810318-2 Karu0 verifiedT-900976309-1 Cachaça (Baião)0 verifiedT-901903967-9 Blue Brains0 verifiedT-902189702-9 Children's Concerto0 verifiedT-902189782-5 Eastern Sundays0 verifiedT-902190043-6 Flags0 verifiedT-902190078-7 Galatèa0 verifiedT-902190094-7 Hazy0 verifiedT-902190133-7 Impromptu, Too!0 verifiedT-902190205-6 Symmetry0 verifiedT-902190726-6

Groups (17)

Absolute Elsewhere

Group

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Group · 1988–1990

Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Group · 1986–2008

Bruford

Group · 1977–1980

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Group · 1998–2000

Bruford–Borstlap

Group

Discipline

Group

Gong

Group · 1974–1974

Gordian Knot

Group

King Crimson

Group · 1972–1997

National Health

Group · 1975–1976

Pete Roth Trio

Group · Since 2022

ProjeKct One

Group

The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam

Group

U.K.

Group · 1977–1978

World Drummers Ensemble

Group

Yes

Group · 1968–1972

Discography (23)

An Introduction to Summerfold Records

An Introduction to Summerfold Records

2005 · Summerfold

An Introduction to Winterfold Records

An Introduction to Winterfold Records

2005 · Winterfold

Earthworks Underground Orchestra

Earthworks Underground Orchestra

2006 · Summerfold

Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song

Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song

2004 · Summerfold

Feels Good to Me

Feels Good to Me

2013 · Winterfold

Feels Good To Me

Feels Good To Me

1994 · EG

Flags

Flags

1985 · EG

Flags

Flags

1985 · EG

Go Between

Go Between

1987 · Editions EG

Gradually Going Tornado

Gradually Going Tornado

1994 · EG

If Summer Had Its Ghosts

If Summer Had Its Ghosts

1997 · Discipline Global Mobile

In Concert in Holland

In Concert in Holland

2004 · Summerfold

In Tokyo

In Tokyo

2009 · Winterfold

Live At The Schauburg Bremen 1987

Live At The Schauburg Bremen 1987

2022 · MIG

Making a Song and Dance

Making a Song and Dance

2022 · BMG

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

1994 · EG

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

1986 · EG

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

Master Strokes: 1978-1985

1986 · EG

Music for Piano and Drums

Music for Piano and Drums

2004 · Winterfold

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

1993 · Viceroy Music

Sheer Reckless Abandon

Sheer Reckless Abandon

2019 · Summerfold

Summerfold Collection: 1987–2008

Summerfold Collection: 1987–2008

2009 · Summerfold

The Winterfold Collection

The Winterfold Collection

2009 · Winterfold

Top Collaborators

OLIVER RODRIGUEZ

RightsAdministrator · 1 song

WC MUSIC CORP

RightsAdministrator · 1 song

Publishers

LUKE MCMASTERSubPublisherIPI: 00539732230

4 recordings

UNIVERSAL MUSIC MGB LIMITEDOriginalPublisherIPI: 00534290757

4 recordings

UNIVERSAL MUSIC - BRENTWOOD BENSON PUBLISHINGOriginalPublisherIPI: 00538724724

3 recordings

EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTDOriginalPublisherIPI: 00160556775

1 recording

OPIO PUBLISHING LLCOriginalPublisherIPI: 00189018154

1 recording

EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INCSubPublisherIPI: 00223437493

1 recording

Who is Bill Bruford?

Bill Bruford is a songwriter and performer, active since 1949. Bill Bruford is a member of Absolute Elsewhere, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Bruford, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Bruford–Borstlap, Discipline, Gong, Gordian Knot, King Crimson, National Health, Pete Roth Trio, ProjeKct One, The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, U.K., World Drummers Ensemble and Yes, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.

Our database contains 201 recordings, 59 musical works, and 23 releases credited to Bill Bruford. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

People also ask

What identifiers does Bill Bruford have?+

Bill Bruford is identified by IPI 00087629137 and ISNI 0000 0001 1450 1509. IPI numbers identify a songwriter or publisher across collection societies; ISNI identifies a creative contributor across registries.

How many recordings is Bill Bruford credited on?+

The index links Bill Bruford to 201 recordings and 59 musical works, each carrying its own ISRC. Credits come from the MLC, MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

Is Bill Bruford in a group?+

Bill Bruford is a member of Absolute Elsewhere, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Bruford, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Bruford–Borstlap, Discipline, Gong, Gordian Knot, King Crimson, National Health, Pete Roth Trio, ProjeKct One, The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam, U.K., World Drummers Ensemble, Yes; credits earned through those groups are included in this catalog.

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