Bruford - Borstlap: Arabian Quest (Bruford - Borstlap: In Concert In Holland, 2004)

Bill Bruford: Drums Michiel Borstlap: Keyboards #billbruford #michielborstlap #brufordborstlap The loose-ish drum pattern that opens this duet marinaded in the back of my head for a while after its initial airing here, eventually resurfacing a year or so later in a formalised way as the basis for Earthworks’ ‘White Knuckle Wedding’ (available on this channel). Little rhythmic compositions like this migrate, get lost, are tried out with others; reappear at half (or twice) the tempo, in a different meter or in a different configuration of instruments, until they settle into what seems to be their natural home. Often they’re sprung half-formed on an unsuspecting colleague – in this case Michiel - to see what he might do with it in concert, if anything. The rule of thumb when improvising with King Crimson, which we did on occasion, was that any player who started something, and finding that no-one else has joined in, should be able to produce a short, fully-rounded and satisfying improvi