Gradually Going Tornado

Infobox Album | Name = Gradually Going Tornado
Type = Album
Artist = Bruford


Released = 1980
Recorded = October & November 1979 at Surrey Sound in Surrey, England
Genre = Jazz
Length = 46:02
Label = Polydor Records
Producer = Bill Bruford,
Ron Malo
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28q4g4gttv6z~T1 link]
Last album = "One of a Kind"
(1979)
This album = "Gradually Going Tornado"
(1980)
Next album = "The Bruford Tapes"
(1980)

"Gradually Going Tornado" is the third and final studio album by Bruford. It was co-produced by Weather Report collaborator Ron Malo and released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). In contrast to the band's previous all-instrumental effort, it included several songs, sung by bassist Jeff Berlin. The closing Dave Stewart composition 'Land's End' includes music previously used on the opening and closing tracks of the National Health album "Of Queues and Cures" (1978).

Track listing

# "Age Of Information" (Bruford/Stewart) – 4:41
# "Gothic 17" (Bruford/Stewart) – 5:07
# "Joe Frazier" (Berlin) – 4:41
# "Q.E.D." (Bruford/Stewart) – 7:46
# "The Sliding Floor" (Berlin/Bruford/Stewart) – 4:58
# "Palewell Park" (Bruford) – 3:57
# "Plans For J.D." (Bruford) – 3:50
# "Land's End" (Stewart) – 10:20

Personnel

*Bill Bruford - Drums, Producer
*Dave Stewart - Keyboards
*Jeff Berlin - Bass, Vocals
*The "Unknown" John Clark - Guitar

(Contrary to the belief of many, John Clark is not actually Allan Holdsworth. He is now a long term player with Cliff Richards' band

guests
*Georgie Born - Cello (2)
*Amanda Parsons & * [Barbara Gaskin] - Choir (8)other
*Ron Malo - Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*Pete Buhlman - Engineer, Tape
*Martin Moss - Engineer, Second Engineer
*Paul Neagu - Art Direction, Design

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)