Gradually Going Tornado is the third and final studio album by Bruford. It was co-produced by Weather Report

Weather Report

Weather Report was an American jazz-rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter...

 collaborator Ron Malo

Ron Malo

Ron Malo was an engineer for Chicago's Chess Studios. He was the engineer for the first sessions the Rolling Stones did in the USA, in Chicago in June 1964, recording songs that wound up appearing on the albums 12 X 5, The Rolling Stones...

 and released in 1980 (see 1980 in music

1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....

). In contrast to the band's previous all-instrumental effort, several songs were sung by bassist Jeff Berlin

Jeff Berlin

Jeff Berlin is an American jazz, jazz fusion and progressive rock electric bass player.Jeff Berlin's bass playing is somewhat similar to that of Jaco Pastorius, though Berlin plays a fretted bass and has stated his distaste for Jaco imitators.-Early life:Jeff Berlin was born to parents who were...

. The closing Dave Stewart composition 'Land's End' includes music previously used on the opening and closing tracks of the National Health

National Health

National Health were a progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Founded in 1975, the band included members of keyboardist Dave Stewart's band Hatfield and the North and Alan Gowen's band Gilgamesh, the band also included guitarists Phil Miller and Phil Lee and bassist Mont...

 album Of Queues and Cures

Of Queues and Cures

Of Queues and Cures is the second album recorded by the progressive rock and jazz fusion group National Health, one of the last representatives of the artistically prolific Canterbury scene.-Track listing:...

(1978). This album is considered among one of the best albums in the progressive rock/fusion genre.

Track listing

1. "Age Of Information" (Bruford/Stewart) – 4:41
2. "Gothic 17" (Bruford/Stewart) – 5:07
3. "Joe Frazier" (Berlin) – 4:41
4. "Q.E.D." (Bruford/Stewart) – 7:46
5. "The Sliding Floor" (Berlin/Bruford/Stewart) – 4:58
6. "Palewell Park" (Bruford) – 3:57
7. "Plans For J.D." (Bruford) – 3:50
8. "Land's End" (Stewart) – 10:20

The name of this album was taken from the British-based Romanian artist Paul Neagu who did a performance under that name in 1974 in London.

Personnel

• Bill Bruford
  Bill Bruford
  William Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
  
   - drums, producer
• Dave Stewart - keyboards
• Jeff Berlin
  Jeff Berlin
  Jeff Berlin is an American jazz, jazz fusion and progressive rock electric bass player.Jeff Berlin's bass playing is somewhat similar to that of Jaco Pastorius, though Berlin plays a fretted bass and has stated his distaste for Jaco imitators.-Early life:Jeff Berlin was born to parents who were...
  
   - bass, vocals
• The "Unknown" John Clark - guitar

Contrary to the belief of many, John Clark is not actually Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...

. He is now a long-term guitar player with Cliff Richards'

Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....

 band.

Guests

• Georgie Born
  Georgina Born
  Georgina Born is a British academic, anthropologist and musician. As a musician she is known as Georgie Born, but in academic circles she does not use the diminutive form.-Background:...
  
   - cello (2)
• Amanda Parsons & Barbara Gaskin
  Barbara Gaskin
  Barbara Gaskin is a British singer who, with her musical partner, the keyboardist Dave Stewart, formed a duo in 1981. In September of that year they had a number one single in the UK with a cover version of the song "It's My Party"...
  
   - choir (8)

Other

• Ron Malo - co-producer, engineer
• Pete Buhlman - engineer, tape operator
• Martin Moss - engineer, second engineer
• Paul Neagu - art direction, design

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	191