B.L.U.E. Nights

B.L.U.E. Nights is a live album by Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, recorded in Japan and the United States during a 1998 tour, and released on Levin's Papa Bear Records label in 2000. It features drummer Bill Bruford, bassist Tony Levin, guitarist David Torn and trumpeter Chris Botti playing a set of edgy jazz fusion instrumentals, some of which were composed pieces and some improvisations.

B.L.U.E. Nights
Live album by Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
Released	2000
Recorded	1998
Genre	jazz fusion
Length	1:46:47
Label	Papa Bear Records
Producer	Tony Levin

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Piercing Glances" – 7:50
2. "Etude Revisited" – 5:28
3. "A Palace of Pearls" – 5:59
4. "Original Sin" – 8:13
5. "Dentures of The Gods" – 6:26
6. "Deeper Blue" – 6:31
7. "Cobalt Canyons" – 7:29

Disc 2

1. "Fin De Siecle" – 5:48
2. "Picnic on Vesuvius" – 9:29
3. "Cerulean Sea" – 7:04
4. "Bent Taqasim / Torn Drumbass" – 5:42
5. "Cracking the Midnight Glass" – 6:53
6. "Presidents Day" – 6:46
7. "3 Minutes of Pure Entertainment" – 11:03
8. "Outer Blue" – 6:06

Personnel

• Bill Bruford — drums
• Tony Levin — bass guitars, Stick
• Chris Botti — trumpet
• David Torn — guitars, loops, Oud