The Sound of Surprise


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