In spite of the ups and downs, Ginger clearly loved Jack like a brother. "Jack's not here, which is very sad" That says it all. Ginger a very complicated man.
I think Ginger has gotten plenty of attention over the years, considering that he hasn't been a part of any popular bands. He plays his own style and is well respected by anyone who either plays or follows music.
JustAintThatWay yeah, moonie and Bonzo couldn’t swing a sack a shit if their lives depended on it, however, I love moonie and Bonzo to death. They were rock drummers, Ginger and Buddy Miles were jazz drummers who happened to play the genre of Rock N Roll. Ginger bless your heart my beautiful brother and I hope you live to be a hundred years old. God Bless.
I was into Prog Rock in the 60's 70's and early 80's. So i never really listened to cream because to be honest they bored me back then. But over the years ive grown to appreciated them more than ever. What a great band they were. Jack Bruce's chops musically and vocally actually got better until the day he died. So gifted.
Jack was not just a bass player,he was one of the best musicians of the 60's and 70's, he also was one off the best songwriters. People don't realize the songs that he wrote that other artists had hits with. RIP JACK
Also a great voice, guesting on recordings by Kip Hanrahan, Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Tony Williams, etc. Curious, could you name some of these songs he wrote that were hits for other artists?
Nice to hear Ginger Baker pay tribute to Jack Bruce, after the well documented conflicts between them, over the years. As one who grew up in the 1960s, I still feel Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton, jamming intense blues, is as compelling as any music I've heard during my 67 years of life.
Ginger may be a hard man to get along with, but he's the greatest drummer I've ever heard. When Cream were in their zone in full flower, there was no one better. Zeppelin my other favorite band, took the blue print Cream laid down. Bonham was amazing, Ginger is unbelievable...God bless you Ginger.🙏
Check out a 11yearold Japanese drummer on RUclips called Yoyoka. She does an amazing cover of Zep's Good Times Bad Times,and Cream's Sunshine of your Love. Rock on Bro.
I totally agree with you. There were other great players John Bonham being one of them but Ginger was a force of nature! Kind of like comparison between Clapton and Hendrix. Clapton was off the hook man no one better, except Jimi who like Ginger Baker was a force of nature. I'm the same age as you and have been playing the guitar since age 9 after seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I feel so fortunate to have grown up and come of age during that musically rich time period. Nothing digitized, no pitch correction, all analogue and all true spirit and feeling.
@@Jakal-pw8yq Amen brother 👍🏻 I remember when I first took up the guitar, there were zero resources to draw from, at least where I lived. So I took to the library and checked out an old Mel Bay book of some kind. It just showed how to get your chords and what not. I worked on just learning chords night and day and didn’t know anything about barre chords, along with playing the same chord in different locations of the neck. I just had to listen to my Beatle and Cream records and just used my ears to guide me. I can’t imagine having the internet as a resource, but in some ways I’m sort of glad I didn’t. It forced me to really rely on my ear. I really loved Jimi Hendrix and do agree he was just brilliant. But I still just preferred Eric during that small time when Cream were a live band. I still think that when Cream were in the zone, they were just untouchable live. Some of their jams were just amazing and Eric played some of the most incredible stuff I’ve ever heard. I think I preferred his tone and (outside of the wah pedal) unprocessed raw sound. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Jimi and his sound, but I it’s just a matter of personal taste I suppose. I continued to follow and enjoy Eric throughout the years, but I was disappointed in his laid back approach in style and tone after Cream. When he was playing that SG through a Marshall…man that was magic. It would have been so wonderful had we not lost Jimi so early and tragically. I often wonder what he would have evolved into. Sadly we’ll never know, but I’m certain it would have been incredible! Happy New Year!🙏👍🏻
They shared a rhythm. There was love, despite all the bad press. Someone here said ginger was complicated. Yes, it seems so. We all have many sides to our personalities. Some just more extreme, even volatile. RIP and love to them both.
It's incredible, the talent that Ginger was gifted with. As feeble as he looks and sounds here, you get him behind a drumset and magic happens. This was a touching tribute. Thanks for the upload.
From what I`ve seen, Ginger rode his polo ponies and smoked cigarettes right up `till the end. 80 Ginger years must be the equivlalent of 160 regular years
At the beginning of the day...well there was that story of how they were on stage together in the Graham Bond band and Ginger had said "you're too f**ing loud" and then Jack threw his upright bass into his drum set, destroying it...haha...great stuff.
thank you Ginger for what you have done to the music world. You are a fantastic drummer. You still sound great and I wish you the best in your recovery.
No matter what the press, haters & bad mouther's say about you Mr. Baker you will always be my most important inspiration that keeps me playing for all these years. They can never take away the fact that you & Bruce were the best force behind a power trio. Mr. Baker you & Mr. Bruce brought to us your music in a way that was so special to the music world & at a time that it was never done before. You may have started out with nothing but you were given a special gift & you were blessed with a special friend Jack Bruce.
Exactly my thought. He's unsteady, has difficulty talking, but put Ginger in front of a kit and it's completely rote. Incredible musician...as a person, the jury may be out on that one for a while.
I consider the most fantastic drummer, ever on a kit. Not many of times he opened his heart and mind to express words, but in this case, the powerhouse that was Cream, his relationship with Jack Bruce was something that caused it to end. A beautiful and thank for you uploading it. The Cream, within jazz and blues were implemented and make one of the most influential bands and among Hendrix Experience, the pioneers in rock n' roll.
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 And what is it that doesn't qualify him in Jesus arms? How do you know if he repented? Ginger has said "God is punishing me for my past wickedness" Sounds like he had moments of humility to me. Do 'you' have humility?
The vast majority of “music lovers” will never understand what was lost with the deaths of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. The greatest one-two punch of a rhythm section in rock and roll history and there will certainly never be another trio like Cream. Thank you Mr. Baker, thank you Mr. Bruce, and thank you Mr. Clapton for some of the greatest rock and roll the world will ever know. RIP Jack and Ginger. All respect due.
I gotta agree. He's still got his $*#*$(( chops no doubt. And he loved the guy despite everything. You could tell how sad he was that Jack Bruce was gone, after all these years.
I always felt his rhythmic sensibility in Cream was African in that it was always in the groove, always swung and was often outside the 4/4 - a part of what made Cream so unique.
Since im a young guy, Jacks music arrived Into my concience when i was in my late teens. Always curious about the awesome singer in Cream. Didnt know if it was Clapton or that "Bruce guy". But fastforward to my 20s, saw the "Shadows in the air" album and the name :Jack Bruce. -ahhh that guy from Cream!. Heard Out Into The Fields and was hooked! Bought every record he did and more. For me as a amateur Singer, Jacks singing was/is a big inspiration/goal. But off course i love hos playing on bass /piano/ cello. Today i have one of the biggest Jack Bruce collections in Scandinavia. Thanks Jack and thanks Ginger för staying human
What a GREAT Thing to do/say Ginger!!!! I bet Jack had tears in his eyes listening from Heaven. Good on You!!! Great on the Drums as expected and knew you'd be all that.
Nice to finally hear Ginger respect Jack. I'm sure Jack is looking down and smiling. Thanks Ginz. Jack was the greatest bassist. Cream was my favorite!
TheCream14 ..listening to to Jack Bruce playing....I’m So Glad.....no one can beat his speed on the bass guitar....no one... Jack Bruce’s bass also had not finger boards on it....was the only bass player to play a bass guitar like that....
66 years old here, musician since childhood, classically trained. Rock and blues came rather slowly to me, my focus was mainly classical in the 1960s. There were two bands or acts that woke me up to rock and blues. The first was Booker T and the MG's. The second was Cream. Spoonful was the first blues tune that I really paid attention to. And Crossroads finally turned my full attention to rock. I still think that Cream's rendition of Crossroads is the hottest thing ever recorded -- it's white hot blues/rock. At that time, Ginger Baker was considered the greatest rock drummer in the world by every musician I knew and myself. This was a given, not even open to discussion unless you wanted to be laughed at. Even greater rock drummers came after, but Ginger Baker was the first to set the bar, and he set it very high.
Ginger Baker: a drummer who inspired a generation. This man is as remarkable behind a kit of drums as Pele is behind a soccer ball or Michael Jordan with a basketball in hand. Ginger's talent is inestimable, his influence on rock-and-roll, blues-based rock, and jazz impossible ever to measure, or to exceed. May he live to be 100 (he will be 80 in 2019!), and may he be happy, and healthy, and pounding those skins forever!
Phenomenal! The amazing technique is still intact despite his poor health and recent heart surgery. Ginger is the best all round drummer there has ever been; no-one has made the drums talk like Ginger!
Luv Ginger two notes and you knew it was Mr. Baker the man has his own identity, which is the highest compliment you can give a drummer. Swing on Ging!
Brian Mclaughlin .....I will agree with Cream was the greatest trio that blues rock ever had....BUT....THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROOL BAND IN HISTORY......LED ZEPPELIN.....BY FAR!!!!... BEST TOURING BAND IN HISTORY....THE ROLLING STONES!!!...peace
Youll never know Cream and their impact unless you heard them live,,,I heard them twice,,,,Gingers time and tempo were never a problem,,,I do feel bad that Ginger and Jack never got on so well as mates,,,I never understood that,,or the reason why,,,,,
Heartwarming to see. Jack and Ginger were like siblings , they fought and made up. Ive NEVER read any interview where any of the two talked sh-t about one and other, only maybe "Well you known Ginger -that-" or "Jack -that-" but never any cross words. You may search and see. And that tells me that they respected each other and knew that their chemistry was Special.
One of the best rhythm sections of all time, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Ginger Baker was indeed the Person who put cream together at his home in England. One of the great rock-Jazz innovators of our time, Ginger Baker.
I and so many of my buddy's have, over the years, (im 51 btw) built up n our collective opinions a description of all the members of Cream, musically and personally, and like many we've concluded Ginger was a pain, overly difficult to work with, vain like he believes he's immortal, etc. Etc. And kinda the same thing or close with Eric, and Jack. But just listening to him talk about Jack, and the the love and respect, I am forced to know that I make him all these bad adjectives because I myself fit the same description, and there can't be two alphas. Even long distance. I developed a dislike for his personality because in him , both personally and musician -wise, I recognize all the worst parts of me, I think. So, whether you ever know or not, I am sorry Mr. Baker, for judging you and your bandmates wrong with far too little insight to who you are. Oh and I love the drumming, may not be just a rudiment barrage, but still difficult, especially the groove, and feel, even if I work out the beats, having the touch that makes you feel what Ginger does, you gotta give in and let the piece play itself, like a piano
As Jack Bruce stated once.....Cream was so big because it was a jazz band with rootes on bach playin blues , but clapton never knew jajajajajajajajajaj
Ginger Baker is, bar none, the greatest drummer ever. And Jack was one slamming bassist, composer, performer. It has been an honor and a privilege to be alive at the same time when these men were performing.
Big ups to ol' Ging for this. He and Jack had a very complicated relationship that even pre-dated Cream (Jack's exit from the Graham Bond Organisation a year earlier came at the hands of a beating and switchblade-threatening from Ginger backstage after a show).
A LEGEND HAS SPOKEN BOTH WAYS ... WITH HIS MOUTH AND WITH HIS DRUMS !!! PAYING TRIBUTE TO ANOTHER LEGEND ON BASS, JACK BRUCE !!! BOTH ALONG WITH ERIC CLAPTON (ONE MORE LEGEND) BROUGHT US MUSIC TILL THE END OF OUR DAYS. LONG LIVE GINGER BAKER !!! ... THANKS FOR INSPIRING ME TO PLAY THE DRUMS, MATE !!!
'Nice to hear him?' they say....I should fucking think so. That was a miraculous performance from man whose just had heart surgery - nothing less than what you'd expect from Ginger, who I have no doubt, was playing for Jack.
In spite of the ups and downs, Ginger clearly loved Jack like a brother. "Jack's not here, which is very sad" That says it all. Ginger a very complicated man.
The fist time I heard Cream I knew they were something special. Then the Farewell Concert came and I was crushed. I still followed all three.
RIP GINGER
YOUR WORK WILL LAST IN OUR ROCK N ROLL HEARTS FOREVER
J DEUCE RNR TORONTO CANADA
RIP Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. The greatest.
In my opinion, two of the best drummers ever in rock n roll that rarely get attention, Ginger Baker and John Densmore from the Doors.
I agree with that, and John felt it.
Densmore is underrated. There were only so many drummers who _were_ playing jazz-rock drums on rock as of '66.
jimmy fabs
I think Ginger has gotten plenty of attention over the years, considering that he hasn't been a part of any popular bands. He plays his own style and is well respected by anyone who either plays or follows music.
JustAintThatWay yeah, moonie and Bonzo couldn’t swing a sack a shit if their lives depended on it, however, I love moonie and Bonzo to death. They were rock drummers, Ginger and Buddy Miles were jazz drummers who happened to play the genre of Rock N Roll. Ginger bless your heart my beautiful brother and I hope you live to be a hundred years old. God Bless.
I was into Prog Rock in the 60's 70's and early 80's. So i never really listened to cream because to be honest they bored me back then. But over the years ive grown to appreciated them more than ever. What a great band they were. Jack Bruce's chops musically and vocally actually got better until the day he died. So gifted.
"Cream" and "bored" do not belong in the same sentence in any language on this planet...or any others.
Ginger is banging all 'Em drums on his way to the Pearly Gate today, and it will be a ruckus up there. RIP
All the charm and charisma of a dead badger.
And what have you achieved in your life with all your sarcasm and bile ,piss off.
To Bill Bacon I hear you !!😊😊
Shame they both gone
the original animal ...ginger was differnt but man oh man could he play the drums
Ray Foster, At the age of 78 and just months after open-heart surgery too. Not to mention emphysema
RIP Jack and Ginger. Thanks for all the great music.
Word!!
@@keithmccaslyn2527 Ginger Baker isn't dead.
@@dominiquegaboury1301
Sorry to inform you but, yes, he is. He died October 6, 2019.
Thanks for your "purrumpumpum" in "presence of ThE lord"
Jack was not just a bass player,he was one of the best musicians of the 60's and 70's, he also was one off the best songwriters. People don't realize the songs that he wrote that other artists had hits with. RIP JACK
Also a great voice, guesting on recordings by Kip Hanrahan, Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Tony Williams, etc. Curious, could you name some of these songs he wrote that were hits for other artists?
Nice to hear Ginger Baker pay tribute to Jack Bruce, after the well documented conflicts between them, over the years. As one who grew up in the 1960s, I still feel Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton, jamming intense blues, is as compelling as any music I've heard during my 67 years of life.
When I think of Ginger Baker, I think of his drumming on Tales of Brave Ulysses. One of my favorite songs solely because of his powerful drumming.
Thank you. . I agree Ulysses.
Lpmgato1 Same here, Cream was my favorite band back in the day. I still listen to them today. I'm 66.
Loved Cream...I'm a bass player...Jack Bruce of Cream and Jet Harris of The Shadows..my inspiration
I grew up on 60's music. One of the first drummers I noted was Ginger Baker with Cream. He was as much a success for Cream as Clapton was
Ginger may be a hard man to get along with, but he's the greatest drummer I've ever heard. When Cream were in their zone in full flower, there was no one better. Zeppelin my other favorite band, took the blue print Cream laid down. Bonham was amazing, Ginger is unbelievable...God bless you Ginger.🙏
vanshipman, Remarkable people rarely are easy to deal with
Check out a 11yearold Japanese drummer on RUclips called Yoyoka.
She does an amazing cover of Zep's Good Times Bad Times,and Cream's Sunshine of your Love.
Rock on Bro.
and KEITH MOON WAS THE BEST
I totally agree with you. There were other great players John Bonham being one of them but Ginger was a force of nature! Kind of like comparison between Clapton and Hendrix. Clapton was off the hook man no one better, except Jimi who like Ginger Baker was a force of nature. I'm the same age as you and have been playing the guitar since age 9 after seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I feel so fortunate to have grown up and come of age during that musically rich time period. Nothing digitized, no pitch correction, all analogue and all true spirit and feeling.
@@Jakal-pw8yq Amen brother 👍🏻 I remember when I first took up the guitar, there were zero resources to draw from, at least where I lived. So I took to the library and checked out an old Mel Bay book of some kind. It just showed how to get your chords and what not. I worked on just learning chords night and day and didn’t know anything about barre chords, along with playing the same chord in different locations of the neck. I just had to listen to my Beatle and Cream records and just used my ears to guide me. I can’t imagine having the internet as a resource, but in some ways I’m sort of glad I didn’t. It forced me to really rely on my ear.
I really loved Jimi Hendrix and do agree he was just brilliant. But I still just preferred Eric during that small time when Cream were a live band. I still think that when Cream were in the zone, they were just untouchable live. Some of their jams were just amazing and Eric played some of the most incredible stuff I’ve ever heard. I think I preferred his tone and (outside of the wah pedal) unprocessed raw sound. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Jimi and his sound, but I it’s just a matter of personal taste I suppose. I continued to follow and enjoy Eric throughout the years, but I was disappointed in his laid back approach in style and tone after Cream. When he was playing that SG through a Marshall…man that was magic. It would have been so wonderful had we not lost Jimi so early and tragically. I often wonder what he would have evolved into. Sadly we’ll never know, but I’m certain it would have been incredible! Happy New Year!🙏👍🏻
Ginger Baker is like one of those bad guys in a James Bond movie - no matter what is thrown at him... he just keeps getting back up. Incredible.
@JustAintThatWay q no
Almost brings me tears in my eyes to see Ginger behind the drums again
great tribute from ginger to jack...they were like brothers.....they argued, disagreed, made up...and played magnificent music together. respect.
Jack hated the man but dealt with it
hard to like ginger, even harder to hate him
Actually, you have it backwards
white bird him hate to harder even, ginger like to hard
They shared a rhythm. There was love, despite all the bad press. Someone here said ginger was complicated. Yes, it seems so. We all have many sides to our personalities. Some just more extreme, even volatile. RIP and love to them both.
It's incredible, the talent that Ginger was gifted with. As feeble as he looks and sounds here, you get him behind a drumset and magic happens. This was a touching tribute. Thanks for the upload.
He practiced a lot like all good drummers
From what I`ve seen, Ginger rode his polo ponies and smoked cigarettes right up `till the end. 80 Ginger years must be the equivlalent of 160 regular years
Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce were the greatest rhythm section rock 'n roll had ever seen and are still the greatest to this day RIP Jack !
Both now together in heaven.
Martin I agree with you 1 million percent. They could have had 2 more guitarists with clapton and still had more power.
You need to watch more
After all these years, Ginger finally reveals his soul and love for Jack in words. Musically, the love was always there.
Ginger is a jazz player and he learned good technique. That's why he's still playing so well even at his age.
At the end of the day he loved and respected Jack very much.
Brian Aspden Probably so. But they were not the best of friends,that's for sure.
I don't think they hated each other. Probably he respected him, even though they weren't close friends.
Agreed! Ginger and Jack may have had their issues but they always respected each other no matter what
What about the beginning of the day?
At the beginning of the day...well there was that story of how they were on stage together in the Graham Bond band and Ginger had said "you're too f**ing loud" and then Jack threw his upright bass into his drum set, destroying it...haha...great stuff.
thank you Ginger for what you have done to the music world. You are a fantastic drummer. You still sound great and I wish you the best in your recovery.
No matter what the press, haters & bad mouther's say about you Mr. Baker you will always be my most important inspiration that keeps me playing for all these years. They can never take away the fact that you & Bruce were the best force behind a power trio. Mr. Baker you & Mr. Bruce brought to us your music in a way that was so special to the music world & at a time that it was never done before.
You may have started out with nothing but you were given a special gift & you were blessed with a special friend Jack Bruce.
He can barely stand and talk, but look at our Ginger!! YEAH, BABY!!
Exactly my thought. He's unsteady, has difficulty talking, but put Ginger in front of a kit and it's completely rote. Incredible musician...as a person, the jury may be out on that one for a while.
Always Remember The CREAM ALWAYS RISES TO THE TOP!!
The best drummer in the world? Brings me to tears. And I'm not ashamed about it.
Goddamn!Almost 79 and could kick off the stage and humiliate any young drummer!
GINGER BAKER (1939 - 2019)
Cream was one damn fine band; if not one of the very best.
It WAS one of the very best
One of the best bands ever
They played the best version of crossroads ever and i can herar it now over 40 Years not getting bored!
2nd most influential to the Beatles . Best Trio ever , still is
Tru Dat! They were the trio that all other rock trios were compared to.
"We played some pretty fantastic music..."
I'd say YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!
Now Ginger is in critical condition.
80....Life well lived.
I'd say " Life well...lived"
I consider the most fantastic drummer, ever on a kit. Not many of times he opened his heart and mind to express words, but in this case, the powerhouse that was Cream, his relationship with Jack Bruce was something that caused it to end. A beautiful and thank for you uploading it. The Cream, within jazz and blues were implemented and make one of the most influential bands and among Hendrix Experience, the pioneers in rock n' roll.
RIP Ginger Baker who passed away today Oct 6, 2019. What a life! Safe in Jesus' arms now. Thank you for the music.🌹
What is it that would qualify him to be in Jesus' arms?
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 And what is it that doesn't qualify him in Jesus arms? How do you know if he repented? Ginger has said "God is punishing me for my past wickedness" Sounds like he had moments of humility to me. Do 'you' have humility?
Vernon Steinkamp by your statement possibly more than yourself
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 I like to think that Jesus would've ended up with a drumstick up his nose should that ever have happened.
We LOVE you GINGER !!!
His heart will catch on and HEAL 100% to the BEAT of the Drums..Ginger is awesome..
The vast majority of “music lovers” will never understand what was lost with the deaths of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. The greatest one-two punch of a rhythm section in rock and roll history and there will certainly never be another trio like Cream. Thank you Mr. Baker, thank you Mr. Bruce, and thank you Mr. Clapton for some of the greatest rock and roll the world will ever know. RIP Jack and Ginger. All respect due.
3:50 guy in front of the stage got left hanging. Ginger is savage! Ginger RULES!
emorejekul haha what a dope that guy was!
For me, Jack and Ginger were THE best rhythm section ever.
Along with Moon and Entwistle
I too am moved to tears but they are tears of joy and gratitude :)
I gotta agree. He's still got his $*#*$(( chops no doubt. And he loved the guy despite everything. You could tell how sad he was that Jack Bruce was gone, after all these years.
I always felt his rhythmic sensibility in Cream was African in that it was always in the groove, always swung and was often outside the 4/4 - a part of what made Cream so unique.
Ginger Baker.... impeccable timekeeper a walking metronome.
春畑道哉
Terribly sad listening to an obviously frail Baker. But a legend and one of the best there ever was.
Since im a young guy, Jacks music arrived Into my concience when i was in my late teens. Always curious about the awesome singer in Cream. Didnt know if it was Clapton or that "Bruce guy". But fastforward to my 20s, saw the "Shadows in the air" album and the name :Jack Bruce. -ahhh that guy from Cream!. Heard Out Into The Fields and was hooked! Bought every record he did and more. For me as a amateur Singer, Jacks singing was/is a big inspiration/goal. But off course i love hos playing on bass /piano/ cello. Today i have one of the biggest Jack Bruce collections in Scandinavia. Thanks Jack and thanks Ginger för staying human
I guess even in his Grave he will still drum better than most of the rest...
R.I.P Ginger
I was there, such an incredible moment.
Ginger was playing great here, even right after a heart operation!
And there it is - the rumble from the jungle that signalled the birth of rock drumming all those years ago - and He's STILL doing it. Impossible.
What a GREAT Thing to do/say Ginger!!!! I bet Jack had tears in his eyes listening from Heaven. Good on You!!! Great on the Drums as expected and knew you'd be all that.
RIP Ginger (too). Sad...
Nice to finally hear Ginger respect Jack. I'm sure Jack is looking down and smiling. Thanks Ginz. Jack was the greatest bassist. Cream was my favorite!
TheCream14 ..listening to to Jack Bruce playing....I’m So Glad.....no one can beat his speed on the bass guitar....no one...
Jack Bruce’s bass also had not finger boards on it....was the only bass player to play a bass guitar like that....
66 years old here, musician since childhood, classically trained. Rock and blues came rather slowly to me, my focus was mainly classical in the 1960s. There were two bands or acts that woke me up to rock and blues. The first was Booker T and the MG's. The second was Cream. Spoonful was the first blues tune that I really paid attention to. And Crossroads finally turned my full attention to rock. I still think that Cream's rendition of Crossroads is the hottest thing ever recorded -- it's white hot blues/rock.
At that time, Ginger Baker was considered the greatest rock drummer in the world by every musician I knew and myself. This was a given, not even open to discussion unless you wanted to be laughed at.
Even greater rock drummers came after, but Ginger Baker was the first to set the bar, and he set it very high.
Agree with you about crossroads.
Ginger Baker: a drummer who inspired a generation. This man is as remarkable behind a kit of drums as Pele is behind a soccer ball or Michael Jordan with a basketball in hand. Ginger's talent is inestimable, his influence on rock-and-roll, blues-based rock, and jazz impossible ever to measure, or to exceed. May he live to be 100 (he will be 80 in 2019!), and may he be happy, and healthy, and pounding those skins forever!
Gingers left foot is like a Rolex watch
Phenomenal! The amazing technique is still intact despite his poor health and recent heart surgery. Ginger is the best all round drummer there has ever been; no-one has made the drums talk like Ginger!
Tim charles Ever hear of John Bonham?
Marsbonfire
Ever hear of Neil Peart?
But great respect to Ginger and rip Jack. One hell of a bass player
You need to watch more drummers, times have changed
@@kevinsmith-ee7ne Neil.is the Messiah, ginger great
@Kapālin you are joking
Jack you were amazing and we miss and loved you too
Even at this age he was still better than metal drummers
90% of all metal drummers undoubtedly were influenced by Baker in some way
The Greatest Rock Drummer of All Time....Ever.
And at the same time a totally shit person,violent, egotistical and a wanker at every opportunity.
OH, PLEASE!!!!!
Him and Phil Taylor!
No bastardy is perfect dude
simple...thank you Ginger!
Luv Ginger two notes and you knew it was Mr. Baker the man has his own identity, which is the highest compliment you can give a drummer. Swing on Ging!
LEGEND"" R,I,P GINGER 💜💜
Happy 80th Birthday Mister Baker. One-of-a-kind in all the world.
Ginger Baker is such a great drummer, just simply great.
He is THE best.
Ginger is always consistent he is what he is there's something admirable about that
Cream,the best rock band ever!👏👏
Brian Mclaughlin .....I will agree with Cream was the greatest trio that blues rock ever had....BUT....THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROOL BAND IN HISTORY......LED ZEPPELIN.....BY FAR!!!!... BEST TOURING BAND IN HISTORY....THE ROLLING STONES!!!...peace
I hope Ginger can reconnect with Jack "up there" and jam on some of the jazz standards they used to play together.
Even at his age and health issues he’s still a great drummer that’s a amazing .
This is just amazing considering he had heart surgery and he is a true legend!
That was fucking beautiful and one of my favorite things I’ve heard Ginger play from this era. 😭
Wow, he could barely stand but put him behind the drums and listen to his heart beat. Thanks Ginger for all the great music.
Greatest to ever do it
"...No man,you're playing too loud!!"
Ginger showed a real touch of class with his speech/story about Jack in 62. Nice to hear. RIP and love to them both always.
brilliant Ginger.......!
Youll never know Cream and their impact unless you heard them live,,,I heard them twice,,,,Gingers time and tempo were never a problem,,,I do feel bad that Ginger and Jack never got on so well as mates,,,I never understood that,,or the reason why,,,,,
Heartwarming to see. Jack and Ginger were like siblings , they fought and made up. Ive NEVER read any interview where any of the two talked sh-t about one and other, only maybe "Well you known Ginger -that-" or "Jack -that-" but never any cross words. You may search and see. And that tells me that they respected each other and knew that their chemistry was Special.
One of the best rhythm sections of all time, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Ginger Baker was indeed the Person who put cream together at his home in England. One of the great rock-Jazz innovators of our time, Ginger Baker.
What can I say? Ginger Baker is absolutely phenomenal.
RIP Ginger
I and so many of my buddy's have, over the years, (im 51 btw) built up n our collective opinions a description of all the members of Cream, musically and personally, and like many we've concluded Ginger was a pain, overly difficult to work with, vain like he believes he's immortal, etc. Etc. And kinda the same thing or close with Eric, and Jack. But just listening to him talk about Jack, and the the love and respect, I am forced to know that I make him all these bad adjectives because I myself fit the same description, and there can't be two alphas. Even long distance. I developed a dislike for his personality because in him , both personally and musician -wise, I recognize all the worst parts of me, I think. So, whether you ever know or not, I am sorry Mr. Baker, for judging you and your bandmates wrong with far too little insight to who you are. Oh and I love the drumming, may not be just a rudiment barrage, but still difficult, especially the groove, and feel, even if I work out the beats, having the touch that makes you feel what Ginger does, you gotta give in and let the piece play itself, like a piano
The greatest damn drummer that ever lived. Mr jack bruce is the greatest damn bassist player ever
Even, with the operation he still sounds amazing.🥁🔥
sso old and still drumming after a hart operation!
Awesome video, thanks for the upload . Never get tired of watching the dynamic three play at RAH. Live on Cream !
As Jack Bruce stated once.....Cream was so big because it was a jazz band with rootes on bach playin blues , but clapton never knew jajajajajajajajajaj
Two of the greatest musicians of all time are now gone. Such a great legacy they have left behind. They will be revered for generations to come.
Cream , 2nd most influential band in rock
Still the professor of rhythm. A genius; thank you Mr. Baker.
Crème. Back when just three super talented guys could put out the music it takes at least 5 and still they would never hit that magic.
Ginger Baker is, bar none, the greatest drummer ever. And Jack was one slamming bassist, composer, performer. It has been an honor and a privilege to be alive at the same time when these men were performing.
Err...
Clapton, too, right?
Amazing to think he is 77 here!
Rest in peace Jack and Ginger wonder why Eric Clapton wasn't there I did not see him at all in this video
He just can't stop even though he's not completely healthy❤️👍🏻🆒🌹🌹
Big ups to ol' Ging for this. He and Jack had a very complicated relationship that even pre-dated Cream (Jack's exit from the Graham Bond Organisation a year earlier came at the hands of a beating and switchblade-threatening from Ginger backstage after a show).
How this guy is still alive is a miracle. Total legend!! RIP Jack.
Brown bread now though
A LEGEND HAS SPOKEN BOTH WAYS ... WITH HIS MOUTH AND WITH HIS DRUMS !!! PAYING TRIBUTE TO ANOTHER LEGEND ON BASS, JACK BRUCE !!! BOTH ALONG WITH ERIC CLAPTON (ONE MORE LEGEND) BROUGHT US MUSIC TILL THE END OF OUR DAYS. LONG LIVE GINGER BAKER !!! ... THANKS FOR INSPIRING ME TO PLAY THE DRUMS, MATE !!!
I so get this. My kid brother was a pain in my ass, but I loved him dearly. Same here.
'Nice to hear him?' they say....I should fucking think so. That was a miraculous performance from man whose just had heart surgery - nothing less than what you'd expect from Ginger, who I have no doubt, was playing for Jack.
Un gran tributo para un muy grande del rock. Hasta siempre Jack; gracias por las inolvidables rolas que nos dejaste.
ginger was the cream of all drummers.
Thank you Mr. Ginger Baker..
Absolutely beautiful. And my god that left foot.
Sounds fantastic great job ginger
Ginger had a handler guide and assist him unto his stool then got out of his way so he could perform. Legendary and respect.