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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the only studio album by the English progressive rock band Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, released in June 1989 on Arista Records. The project began in 1988. At that time vocalist Jon Anderson had felt artistically constrained within Yes's current format, where the songwriting of Trevor Rabin had taken the band in a commercially very successful but musically and lyrically different direction. Anderson regrouped with Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford.

He then regrouped with Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford of Yes’ "classic" line-up. Bruford, who had at various times been a member of King Crimson, recruited Crimson bandmate Tony Levin as the group's bassist. The group were unable to use the name Yes for legal reasons. The group rehearsed and composed their material in Paris and then flew directly to the island of Montserrat to record. Many of the tracks on the album (specifically "Teakbois") carry Latin and Caribbean influences

Mastered at Masterdisk Album recorded at: Air Studio Montserrat, Air Studios London Album mixed at: Bearsville Studios. Album Pre-Production Recording at: Studio De La Frette, Paris.

Although Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe performed respectably on the charts and on the road - a live album was released in 1993 - the project was cut short partway through sessions for its second album, which - after a lot more legal finagling - ended up forming the rough basis for a new Yes record that reunited Anderson's. group with the Squire-led faction. That project, ultimately released in 1991 as Yes' Union LP, spelled the end for ABWH, something various members have since openly lamented. But for Anderson, it was all part of a mystical musical journey

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe were a progressive rock band active from 1988 to 1990 that comprised four past members of the English progressive rock band Yes. Singer Jon Anderson left Yes as he felt increasingly constrained by their commercial and pop-oriented direction in the 1980s. He began an album with one of the band's line-ups from the 1970s with guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and drummer Bill Bruford, who invited Tony Levin to play bass

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the self-titled album by four alumni of YES: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe, released in 1989. The group was unable to use the name YES for legal reasons. However, the group did have Arista assign the catalog number of 90126 to the original releases of the CD and cassette. This was their subtle way of stamping Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe as the next YES album after 90125. Bill Bruford Percussion. Rick Wakeman Keyboards. Recommended Versions.

When this version of the band couldn't obtain rights to the name, they put their album out under their combined names, but it's still Yes by any other name. For all that, it's a pedestrian effort for these veterans, not as bombastic as some of their stuff, not as inspired as others, but it definitely has the "Yes" sound.