The Sound of Surprise

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The Sound of Surprise
The Sound of Surprise (Earthworks album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001
RecordedNovember 2000, Livingston Studios, London, England
GenreJazz
LabelDiscipline Global Mobile

The Sound of Surprise is an album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks. It was the first Earthworks album to feature saxophonist Patrick Clahar, pianist Steve Hamilton and acoustic bassist Mark Hodgson. Unlike previous Earthworks albums, it showcases a more traditional acoustic jazz quartet sound. It was released on Robert Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile label in 2001.

Track listing[]

  1. "Revel Without a Pause"
  2. "Triplicity"
  3. "Shadow of a Doubt"
  4. "Teaching Vera to Dance"
  5. "Half Life"
  6. "Come to Dust"
  7. "Cloud Cuckoo Land"
  8. "Never the Same Way Once"
  9. "The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances"
  10. "Sound of Surprise"

Personnel[]

  • Bill Bruford - drums
  • Patrick Clahar - tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Steve Hamilton - piano
  • Mark Hodgson - bass



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