 He went on to join King Crimson, with whom he cut several albums culminating in 1974's "Red".By the late 1970s Bruford had also put in stints with Genesis, Gong, Roy Harper, National Health and U.K.

Bruford's drumming style and musical outlook had always strongly and sincerely referenced jazz.He began to explore this area more formally in Bruford, the jazz-rock fusion band he led between 1977 and 1980 and which (among others) featured future fusion superstars Allan Holdsworth and Jeff Berlin, as well as National Health keyboardist Dave Stewart.