tom bruno
white boy blues
mte-022/nycac 601

13 october 1981 new york city

tom bruno drums, piano, voice, dance

1. white boy blues
2. ellen, portait of an artist
3. the sound comes from within
4. get my hat, it's a rat
5. brushmush

"Best known, if at all, as the thundering percussive backbone of NYC subway quartet TEST, Bruno has actually had a long career underneath the city of New York jamming through the commuter frenzy at Grand Central Terminal or under Times Square since the early '80s. This isn't a field recording, however-- if that's what you're after, check out his duo with saxophonist Sabir Mateen, called Getting Away with Murder, also on Eremite, which includes clanking trains & loudspeaker announcements. White Boy Blues documents a 1981 solo performance at the Roulette artist's space in Tribeca. However, it is much more than just a solo drum set: while it's not short on alone-in-space tonal impact, some of the most rewarding sections feature Bruno's surprisingly nimble fingered & dramatically melodic piano ringing." --david keenan, the wire