Dig?

Dig? is the second album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks, featuring Django Bates, Iain Ballamy and fretless bass guitarist Tim Harries (replacing acoustic bassist Mick Hutton). It was released on EG Records in 1989.

Dig?
Studio album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks
Released	August 18, 1989
Recorded	November and December 1988
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	EG Records
Producer	Adam Moseley, Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford's Earthworks chronology
Earthworks (1987) Dig? (1989) All Heaven Broke Loose (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Robert Taylor states: "Never one to rest on his laurels, Bruford continued to search for different contexts in which to express his musical and percussive ideas."[2]

Track listing

1. "Stromboli Kicks" (Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford) – 5:34
2. "Gentle Persuasion" (Ballamy, Bates) – 4:22
3. "Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 5:50
4. "Pilgrim's Way" (Ballamy, Bruford) – 6:23
5. "Dancing on Frith Street" (Bates) – 4:19
6. "A Stone's Throw" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 6:06
7. "Libreville" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 6:10
8. "Coroboree" (Ballamy, Bruford) – 4:47

Personnel

• Bill Bruford – acoustic and electronic drums, percussion
• Django Bates – keyboards, tenor horn, trumpet
• Iain Ballamy – soprano, alto and tenor and baritone saxophones
• Tim Harries – acoustic and fretless bass

References

1. Allmusic – review
2. Meredith, B. Allmusic Review: Dig? accessed 18 April 2010