Bruford Levin Upper Extremities 2242075 208656055 2008-04-28T01:19:46Z Mwtoews 711150 abbrev {{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Bruford Levin Upper Extremities | Img = <!-- Put only the image name (e.g. Example.png) without the Image: prefix. --> | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels. Set the value as a number without "px". --> | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = | Genre = | Years_active = 1998–2000 | Label = Discipline Global Mobile | Associated_acts = [[King Crimson]] | URL = | Past_members = [[Bill Bruford]]<br>[[David Torn]]<br>[[Tony Levin]]<br>[[Chris Botti]] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Bruford Levin Upper Extremities''' (B.L.U.E.) was a musical group comprised of [[drummer]] [[Bill Bruford]], [[bassist]] [[Tony Levin]], [[guitarist]] [[David Torn]], and [[trumpeter]] [[Chris Botti]]. The group's origins can be traced to David Torn's album ''Cloud About Mercury'' (1987) which featured the above-listed musicians, except with [[Mark Isham]] playing trumpet. Enjoying their musical chemistry, the performers kept in touch, and formed B.L.U.E. in the mid-1990s. The band had very unusual sound with elements of [[blues]], [[rock music|rock]] and [[ambient music]]. Bruford and Levin were both longtime members of [[King Crimson]], so it's unsurprising that B.L.U.E. sometimes had a "Crimsonesque" quality. ==Discography== * ''[[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (album)|Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]]'' (1999) * ''[[B.L.U.E. Nights]]'' (Live) (2000) [[Category:British rock music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1998]] {{UK-band-stub}}