 Most notably, in 1997 Bruford recorded a fully-fledged jazz album with American jazz stars Ralph Towner and Eddie Gómez, called "If Summer Had Its Ghosts".Having retreated from the soured King Crimson situation in late 1997, Bruford met the young Scottish pianist Steve Hamilton, whose musicianship inspired him to launch a new version of Earthworks.With Hamilton on board, Bruford recruited double bass player Geoff Gascoigne and former Incognito saxophonist Patrick Clahar (the latter a former acid jazz and funk musician intent on pursuing and developing his jazz roots).