Jack Bruce - The Man Behind the Bass (BBC Documentary)

John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter known primarily for his contributions to the British supergroup Cream, which also included the guitarist-singer Eric Clapton and the drummer Ginger Baker. 
In March 2011 Rolling Stone readers selected him as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time. "Most musicians would have a very hard time distinguishing themselves if they wound up in a band with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker," the magazine said at the time, "but Jack Bruce was so gifted on the bass that he did it with ease."

Bruce maintained a solo career that spanned several decades and also played in several musical groups. Although recognized first and foremost as a vocalist, bassist and songwriter, he also played double bass, harmonica, piano, cello and guitar. He was trained as a classical cellist and considered himself a jazz musician, although much of his catalogue of compositions and recordings tended toward rock and blues.(Wiki) 

I still miss Jack Bruce...a gem of a guy...as well as a bass pioneer...Such an influence to me and my musical friends. I've met Pete Brown, Jack's lyricist, a few times, another decent guy...I was at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 November 1968 to see the farewell Cream concert...I also saw Jack with Tony Williams' Lifetime...His early solo albums 'Songs For A Tailor' and 'Harmony Row' are outstanding musical expressions that defy classification . I still play these classics from 1969 and 1971 today and love them !
Really nice to see the praise from his famous admirers within this docu...And some good reworkings of his classic compositions, that I love...I wouldn't be me without Cream and Jack Bruce...a legend ! - Cheers Gus  

See the BBC docu here :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3r_CN0yRo


Tony Palmer's 1969 documentary on Jack Bruce 'Rope Ladder To The Moon'...Here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZF1HrWKi68&t=2325s&index=7&list=LLwAB0LnUVu1d5C7nTRUhrBQ

And a fuzzy but great video of a later all-star band with Jack showing his Art !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?=J4JGJcL8k_4&index=2&list=PLH2I05nNszj5tV1AttC22Q_U_Eoj2YviW

Thanks to original poster...Above concert (bootleg) available here :    https://mega.nz/#!SJtDVIJC!VTDBfnyCZL5gbVx17pRk2BnnBT1FAuNTAYovoWIjyb0

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Yes...That was fun...and some nice guitars...Gibson SG, Les Paul (Standard), USA Strat, Japanese Fender Strat... And now sitting at the bar Chilling...but I still miss the long hair...LOL !  Fortunately my baby granddaughter Matilda loves to smack my bald head...No competition ! 

I can remember my first band 'Blue Gold' at 15, with my friend and first teacher Pete Lane on rhythm guitar...We played at the local youth club and a church hall (where I first met Gwyn) ..I knew about 3 chords and a basic blues lead style...and we had about 3 songs we played again and again ...My friend Ady (see earlier post) came and played a few jams.
 My set up was an old fruit box with speakers nailed to the wood and an amp we called the Birdcage ... But people came and enjoyed this primitive effort...It got me hooked ! My early influences were Clapton, Green, Beck, Kossoff, Rory Gallagher, Leslie West and Carlos Santana and l later I got to the Blues Masters !  I got to play many varied decent gigs, including odd venues like Tower Bridge, The Natural History Museum, The Law Society, A large boat sailing down the Thames and others... One gig in Croydon ...we had 1 person turn up...and he was a drummer friend ! So if you're a beginner ...Keep on keepin' on... and enjoy.

I played in The O T Band for over 30 years with some great guys and a lady ( Earl Green & Kaiya Maxfield on vocals,Gwyn Hood bass,Andy Dummett tenor sax, Alan Hawkins later Glen 'Funk Foot' LeFleur drums ) We started as a Live Band playing classic Blues R&B Soul and our own originals and played many gigs to mostly appreciative crowds...Met many people, some who became good friends...And laugh after laugh !...Great banter ! 
Here as a repost is my compilation of the years 1984 to 1996 with Studio, Live & other recordings  - The O T Band - 'O T Scrapbook 1'  - Tracks 1,2,6,9,11,13 & 19 are original songs written by band members. The released versions of the alternatives I included  are to be found on the CD 'Earl Green - Feel The Fire ' (1996)  

Here as download  : 
https://mega.nz/#!bQEgTCTD!uKmtb5bFOiVJvAUNZ0rqfvs4rckPTE5vdRzIlAZ3e1k

Streaming here with other earlier bands :  https://soundcloud.com/user-81292978

And.I must promote this full gig from 2008 again...which is a good example of us really going for it !

Here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x14OohXvb3s

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